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Discovery Health Medical Scheme plans to introduce Active Smart, a new and affordable medical plan designed to meet the needs of new entrants and young professionals. Source: Reuters. Set to launch on 1 January 2025, it awaits approval from the Council for Medical Schemes. Discovery Health’s new Active Smart plan caters specifically to young professionals […]

Baku, Azerbaijan — The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP29) has opened amid deep divisions over agenda items, fossil fuel lobbying by the host nation, and new carbon market rules that threaten to derail urgent climate action. Critical issues such as climate finance, just transitions,

Hans Niemann is gearing up to play tens of thousands of players simultaneously at Web Summit. ADVERTISEMENT The chess world will try and break a new record at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon this week when Grandmaster Hans Niemann competes online against what he hopes will be tens of thousands of opponents in

African leaders may have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his election, professing a desire for mutually beneficial partnerships, but there are meager expectations that his presidency will change things for this continent of over 1.4 billion people. In the wake of Trump’s win, Kenya’s William Ruto said his country “stands ready” to deepen

Prime Video has set a premiere date for the sophomore season of its musical drama series “Bandish Bandits.” The new season continues to explore the fusion of Indian classical music with contemporary pop, following protagonists Radhe and Tamanna as they compete for recognition. Series creators Amritpal Singh Bindra and Anand Tiwari return, with Tiwari directing

South Korean actor Song Jae-lim was found dead at his home in Seoul on Tuesday. He was 39. Police sources said that Song’s body was found in Seoul’s Seongdong Ward at around 12:30 p.m. by a friend who had plans to have lunch with the actor, according to Korean media reports. The cause of death

John Krasinski has been crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The news was announced Tuesday night on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” “Just immediate blackout, actually. Zero thoughts,” Krasinski told People about his reaction when he learned he would be this year’s honoree. “Other than maybe I’m being punked. That’s not how I

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new projects from Primal Scream, SahBabii, Claire Rousay, Perila, El Cousteau, BabyTron, Loe Shimmy, Ab-Soul, and

Photo credit: Kemz_mama/Instagram On this episode of #WithChude, actress and content creator Kemi ‘Kemz Mama‘ Ikuseedun, also known as Mummy Wa, shared her inspiring journey to success despite many challenges. Kemz Mama talked about how her father once called her career “irrelevant irrelevancies,” and how she faced setbacks, such as not being called back by

Image Source: MultiChoice On Tuesday, MultiChoice, South Africa’s pay-TV giant, reported mixed half-year results for the period ending September 30, 2024, citing an “extremely hostile” operating environment. Revenue reached R25.4 billion ($1.4 billion), declining by 10% year-on-year (YoY), but up by 4% on a constant currency basis, if currency fluctuations are not accounted for. Trading