insert_link Business / Economics Africa’s top 25 Best Places to Work revealed for 2023 The Best Places to Work organization announced today the top 25 most performing employers in Africa for 2023. The program recently compiled its annual list based on the assessment of over 500 organizations operating across the continent. Findings from this year indicated that the top performing organizations in Africa continued to invest in creating a highly-engaged workforce, with an average engagement score of 80%,1 point lower compared to last year […] todayDecember 19, 2023 9
insert_link Business / Economics Ripples of 2023: FBS’s insight on the 2024 global financial outlook With 2023 coming to an end, leading global broker FBS looks back at the significant economic events and delves into the perspective of the financial landscape in 2024. FBS financial market analysts point out that next year, financial markets will stand at the cusp of transformation under the influence of the US economy, global and local military conflicts, and the sprawl of AI. As FBS experts further stress, the cautious stance […] todayDecember 19, 2023 5
insert_link Sport Coe pleads for athletes’ families before Paris Olympics World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Monday that the tickets for the Paris Olympics are "expensive" and pleaded for the families of athletes to be given priority by organisers. Coe, who was chief organiser of the 2012 London Olympics, said in a conference call with news agencies including AFP that he was concerned athletes' families could miss out on the greatest moment of their careers at next year's Games. "It […] todayDecember 19, 2023 3
insert_link Sport Fluminense edge Al Ahly Fluminense coach Fernando Diniz credited his side's experience for riding out an Al Ahly storm to reach the final of the Club World Cup with a 2-0 win on Monday. Two goals in the final 20 minutes in Jeddah by Jhon Arias, from the penalty spot, and then John Kennedy carried the Brazilians into Friday's final against European Champions League winners Manchester City or Japanese side Urawa Reds. Al […] todayDecember 19, 2023 3
insert_link Sport Leicester stuns Birmingham City Leicester City turned on the style to beat Birmingham City 3-2 in the Championship at St Andrew's on Monday thanks to two goals from Stephy Mavididi. The Foxes, bidding to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, opened up a three-point lead over second-placed Ipswich. Mavididi scored first for Leicester in the 10th minute just seconds after teammate James Justin had hit his own post, but […] todayDecember 19, 2023
insert_link Sport Contepomi to coach Argentina Former Argentina fly-half Felipe Contepomi was named on Monday to replace Michael Cheika as head coach of the World Cup semi-finalists. Contepomi, who played 87 times for Argentina and turned out for French clubs Toulon and Stade Francais and Irish giants Leinster, where he was also on the coaching staff from 2018 to 2022, moves up from the national staff to the top job at the age of 46. "The […] todayDecember 19, 2023 28
insert_link Sport Bulls snap 76’ers winning streak in the NBA The Chicago Bulls withstood a 40-point double-double from Philadelphia star Joel Embiid on Monday to snap the 76ers' six-game NBA winning streak with a 108-104 victory. Coby White scored 24 points and Nikola Vucevic added 23 for the Bulls, who saw a 12-point lead to start the fourth quarter whittled to one point on Tyrese Maxey's three-pointer with 33.2 seconds remaining. DeMar DeRozan, who finished with 15 points, drained a […] todayDecember 19, 2023 2
insert_link Sport Top players eye huge IPL payday Some of the world's top cricketers will go under the hammer in Dubai on Tuesday in the next auction for the lucrative Indian Premier League. Players can start the bidding for their services at up to $240,000 but the best will be snapped up for many times that. This time the 10 IPL franchises will have a combined $31.5 million to spend. The Twenty20 tournament, the richest in cricket, is […] todayDecember 18, 2023 5
insert_link Sport Tiger “encouraged” by comeback performances Tiger Woods says he has been encouraged by his performance in two December events, the first competitive golf for the 15-time major winner since April ankle surgery. Woods, who turns 48 later this month, had not played since the Masters eight months ago before placing 18th of 20 in the Hero World Challenge two weeks ago. "A lot of things are aching a lot more than my ankle, which […] todayDecember 18, 2023 5