Tesla reported on the volume of production and deliveries of electric cars in the second quarter of this year. On an annualized basis, growth took place despite a number of difficulties, but compared to the first quarter, there was a decline. The company also noted that last June was the …
Read More »VOX POP: What we’re doing with our time while ASUU strike continues – University students
It is nearly five months now since the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) went on strike to protest the Nigerian government’s failure to implement the agreements it entered with the union. University campuses have been deserted, as lecturers continued to shun the classroom. The National Association of Nigerian Students …
Read More »It’s time to consider proper fuel saving
There is one old saying which most South Africans hope will come true… and sooner rather than later. That is: What goes up must come down. The cause of most of our pain, when it comes to the spiralling cost of living is, interestingly, from outside our borders. The Russia-Ukraine …
Read More »‘Trespasses’: A thrilling account of forbidden love in the time of the Troubles
Trespasses is a love story and an account of war weaved into the life of a young woman living through the Troubles in 1975 Northern Ireland. It has received critical acclaim from celebrated authors Emma Donoghue and Marian Keyes, among others. The writing is matter-of-fact and, apart from the somewhat …
Read More »Why Young Thug Is One Of The Greatest Of All Time
Disrupt (verb): To successfully challenge (established businesses, products, or services) by using an innovation (such as a new technology or business model) to gain a foothold in a marginal or new segment of the market and then fundamentally changing the nature of the market [via Merriam-Webster]. Throughout the history of …
Read More »It’s time Lesufi deals with real issues and Orania isn’t one of them
We are bludgeoned by Stage 6 load shedding, unemployment is at a record high, the cost of living is soaring, our cities are crumbling around us, as is our transport infrastructure. So what does incoming ANC Gauteng chair Panyaza Lesufi choose to rave about? Orania. The man who is quickest …
Read More »Serena Williams LOSES in Round 1 at Wimbledon: Surely time to retire?
Serena Williams was defeated in her first singles match for a year on Tuesday, going down 7-5, 1-6, 7/6 (10/7) to unseeded Harmony Tan in the first round of Wimbledon. READ | WIMBLEDON SHOCK AS MATTEO BERRETTINI OUT DUE TO COVID-19 “For my first Wimbledon it’s wow – just wow,” …
Read More »‘I don’t want to die’ – Chacha Eke announces split from husband a second time in two years
A Nollywood actress, Chacha Eke, has, for the second time in two years, announced the end of her marriage of nine years to filmmaker Austin Faani. The actress, who married Mr Faani in June 2013 in Asaba, Delta State, broke the news in a late-night post on her official Instagram …
Read More »DJ Clen Drops His 14-Track Hip-Hop Album “It’s A’Bow Time”
It is no Friday but the club dj, music compiler and producer, DJ Clen has kept to his word and released his debut album titled, “It’s A’Bow Time”. The 14-tracker body of work sees DJ Clen work with the talents of Makwa, Maglera Doe Boy, Zoocci Coke Dope, PdotO, Bigstar …
Read More »Russia defaults on foreign debt for first time since 1918
Russia is seen to have defaulted on repayment of foreign debt for the first time since 1918. The country’s failure to pay lenders $100 million by Sunday was also its first debt default of any form since in nearly two decades and a half. Even though the world’s third biggest …
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