Johannesburg—This is an unusual move for the African continent’s leading democracy: South Africa’s President announced earlier this month that he would deploy the army in high-crime areas. The deployment is aimed at combating the prevalent issues of organised crime, gang violence, and illegal mining. chairman Cyril Ramaphosa Said troops would take to the streets –…
My first chance as a manager came in the summer of 1992 with Bournemouth. At first I wasn’t thinking much of anything beyond my first game – a draw on Preston’s plastic pitch, by the way – and neither, it seemed, was my chairman, Norman Hayward. I was given a club car, which was about…
Ocado is to cut around 1,000 jobs as part of a plan to reduce costs and restructure its operations. The company, which provides automated technology for distribution centres and runs its own UK online grocery business through a joint venture with Marks & Spencer, said two-thirds of the job losses would be in the UK….
As the world awaits possible US military action against Iran, has Donald Trump backed himself into a corner and has only himself to blame? There is now heavy American firepower in the area, and also the commander-in-chief has been issued Tehran. With several warnings: make a deal or else. But what if they don’t? It appears…
Russia said British troops would become ‘legitimate military targets’ in a sharp rejection of the deal – while Americans living in Kyiv were warned of ‘potentially significant air strikes’. Benedict Tetzlaff-Des, News reporter, Connor Wilson And aaron newbury 22:35, 08 January 2026 Updated 22:37, 08 January 2026 Kremlin says Vladimir Putin would consider any Western…
