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SA Shoprite billionaire Wiese returns to his diamond-hunting roots

SA Shoprite billionaire Wiese returns to his diamond-hunting roots

Wiese first got into alluvial diamonds in 1976 when he bought a mine along the Orange River.Christo Wiese, South Africa’s billionaire retail king, is going back to the future.The 82-year-old serial investor, who steered the expansion of both Africa’s biggest clothing reta

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The UK economy is in recession (and becoming a bit more European)

The UK economy is in recession (and becoming a bit more European)

Four years after the UK exited the European Union and three years after leaving its formal structures (single market and customs union), the British economy is becoming a bit more European. While the United States continues to grow at pace (an annual rate of 3.1 per cent in the last q

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Top FDC Mobilizers Cross to NRM in Front of Their Party Boss in Pakwach District

Top FDC Mobilizers Cross to NRM in Front of Their Party Boss in Pakwach District

Belated NRM celebration in Pakwach /Photo The Ankole TimesOn February 15, 2024, Pakwach District held a colorful and highly successful belated NRM Day Celebration at Kitawe Primary School in Pakwach Sub-County, themed “Building the Country We All Cherish.”Thousands of people fro

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42 years in marriage: This is what we’ve learnt

42 years in marriage: This is what we’ve learnt

What you need to know:No eyelids are batted as man and wife inform us that they have written a joint will. They are, in fact, calm and easy-going as they talk to us about that sensitive topic in their home in Lavington, Nairobi.Married for 42 years, and with investments that inclu

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Shakira unveils Pique diss-album Women No Longer Cry with pic of her ‘weeping diamonds’ over former Barcelona star ex

Shakira unveils Pique diss-album Women No Longer Cry with pic of her ‘weeping diamonds’ over former Barcelona star ex

SHAKIRA has made another veiled nod to her breakup drama with Gerard Pique following the announcement of her first studio album in seven years.The Colombian singer confirmed "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran" - Women No Longer Cry - will b

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BIG STORY: Ministers Endure Pressure, Pain as Museveni Misses Cabinet Session

BIG STORY: Ministers Endure Pressure, Pain as Museveni Misses Cabinet Session

"My boss reached out to the clergy in Rubaga to appeal to the President to spare him in the upcoming cabinet reshuffle," said an aide of a Cabinet minister from BugandaPressure continues to mount among Ugandan Ministers as President Museveni polishes the final list of his new Cabinet.&nb

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Dr Lilian Matovu: From being S.3 dropout to getting a PhD

Dr Lilian Matovu: From being S.3 dropout to getting a PhD

At the 74th graduation of Makerere University, Namutebi Abishag Lilian Matovu was among the 132 students awarded the coveted PhD, climaxing a journey she never dreamt would end the way it did.Like many children born to peasant families, education is never assured. Perhaps, this explains wh

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The rumored couple were photographed separately at the event.

The rumored couple were photographed separately at the event.

Kim Kardashian and Odell Beckham Jr. are only heating up the rumor mill in Sin City. The 43-year-old reality star and SKIMs founder and the 31-year-old Baltimore Ravens wide receiver w

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Judiciary to commission new home next week

Judiciary to commission new home next week

L-R: Chief Registrar Sarah Langa Sui, Supreme Court Judge Mike Chibita, and Judiciary's Permanent Secretary Mr Pius Bigirimana addressing journalists on Fe

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Museveni to commission Shs63.9b Court of Appeal and Supreme Court buildings

Museveni to commission Shs63.9b Court of Appeal and Supreme Court buildings

President Yoweri Museveni is set to commission Shs63.9 billion Court of Appeal and Supreme Court buildings.The twin buildings will be commissioned on February 9, 2024.The development was confirmed by Pius Bigirimana, the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Jud

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