Reigning MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo will start Sunday’s Indonesia Grand Prix from pole position after a dramatic qualifying session Ahead of the first premier class race in Indonesia in 25 years qualifying was a wild ride that saw Marc Marq…
Growing calls for term ‘Coloured’ to be scrapped
There are increasing calls for the term ‘Coloured’ to be abolished. Parliament’s Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings will, on Thursday, consider a petition calling for the removal of the use of the word “Coloured” from all official…
Industrial Training Fund boss denies campaign poster
The Director General of the Industrial Training Fund ITF, Mr Joseph Ari has called on the general public to disregard any campaign poster with his pictures vying for any political position or canvassing support for aspirants under any political party. …
Agriculture Researchers Working at Developing Disease-resistant Cassava Seeds
Olubunmi Osoteku, IbadanThe International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in collaboration with Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) and the Tanzania Official Seed Certification…
Dads who take parental leave still a rarity, but change is coming
Dean Wharewera jumped at the chance to be a stay-at-home dad when his employer changed its parental leave policy last year. In October, Lion NZ extended its 12 weeks’ paid parental leave to all employees regardless of gender or parenting role, one of f…
EPL: Saka sends Arsenal closer to Champions League return
Arsenal took another big step towards ending a five-year exile from the Champions League as Bukayo Saka’s strike beat Aston Villa 1-0 to open up a four-point lead in fourth in the Premier League. The Gunners could even increase that gap with a game in …
Hamdan bin Mohammed meets with Japan’s Minister for the World Expo 2025
Hamdan bin Mohammed meets with Japan’s Minister for the World Expo 2025 DUBAI, 19th March, 2022 – H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, today met with Wakamiya Kenji, Japan’s Minister for the World Expo 2025, at …
Thousands more security guards dealing with aggro customers, vaccine passes and rising retail crime as pandemic fatigue grows
Along with making Kiwis physically sick and noticeably grumpier, the pandemic is proving a bonanza for our $3 billion-a-year security industry as businesses grapple with Covid-19 fallout. King’s Security owner Zack Simpson says his guards recently inte…
Best French Polynesian Islands for a holiday: Six of the best
There’s more to Tahiti than the beaches and coastline. TahitiThe largest French Polynesia island, home to unlovely transport hub Papeete, is often just an overnight of necessity for visitors. While it’s true its lagoon and resorts can’t compare to some…
Colombia: South America’s remarkable capital of culture and adventure
Now, when I look back to that sultry, sweaty day in the jungle in March 2020, I realise that period of calm and hope for the future that so many Colombians shared with us, is gone again, not just because of the ravages of Covid-19 but as political unre…