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India’s palm oil imports hit 5-year low as soy oil purchases surge to record

India’s palm oil imports slid to their lowest level in five years during the 2024/25 marketing year, while purchases of soy oil soared to a record high as a widening price premium made palm oil less attractive to buyers, a leading industry body said on Thursday

Nigerian aid groups help children accused of witchcraft to rebuild lives

A 13 year old accused of being a witch and responsible for her family’s misfortunes

Pakistan to host T20 tri-series in Rawalpindi after bombing

The tri-nation Twenty20 international series featuring hosts Pakistan as well as Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will be played entirely in Rawalpindi from November 18, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday, after this week’s suicide bombing in the capital Islamabad

Springbok utility back anticipates strong all-round challenge from Italy

Springbok utility back, Damian Willemse says Italy will pose a strong all-round challenge when the sides meet at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on Saturday

SA’s Eastern Cape province revealed as epicentre deepening food insecurity crisis

A new study that FoodForward South Africa (SA) and the University of Cape Town commissioned has revealed a deepening food insecurity crisis in SA

Unreliable electricity supply threatened SA’s economy: Finance Minister

South Africa’s (SA) Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana says for the first time in a decade, power utility Eskom has recorded a profit and few days of power cuts