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A long-awaited scheme enabling foreign investors to buy and sell Chinese bonds has been launched. The Bond Connect programme is Beijing’s latest attempt to open up its financial markets and attract foreign capital. China’s $9 trillion bond market is the third-largest in the world, but only 2% of Chinese bonds are foreign-owned. The launch has been timed to coincide with ...

President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has presented a cheque of one million dollars to the African Union Foundation to help end the “donor dependency syndrome”. Mr. Mugabe made a pledge last year during the meeting of African Heads of State to auction 300 cattle from his farm with the proceeds to be used to strengthen the AU Foundation. Speaking at ...

The South African Wine and Spirit Board has approved ‘Cape Town’ as a new Wine of Origin District, allowing producers to springboard from the capital’s international brand to better promote its wines and marking a “huge step forward for the South African wine industry”. Described as a “ground-breaking move”, the new designation of Cape Town WO is aimed at elevating ...

Pastor MBORO has claimed on his Facebook page that he went to hell and killed satan. On a post that was later deleted when people started asking questions, the pastor claims God sent him to hell to get rid of world’s number one enemy. He wrote “when I got to hell there was a queue of millions of people waiting ...

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has bid farewell to Manchester United and insists he conquered English football. The Swedish striker scored 28 goals for United in his only season in the Premier League. –– ADVERTISEMENT –– He had looked set to agree a second year before damaging his ACL in the Europa League semi-finals. But he missed the end to the season, including ...

Childhood sweethearts Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo have tied the knot in a glamorous ceremony in Rosario on Friday night The pair shared a passionate kiss for the cameras after marrying as the newlyweds lovingly embraced out on the red carpet. Messi looked besotted with his new bride as they held hands while walking out of the Rosario City Center ...

People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. It means people without “close” family or business relationships in the US could be denied visas and barred entry. Lawyers took up positions at US airports, offering free advice. But there was no sign of the chaos that ...

JAY-Z appears to have confirmed his mum is in a same-sex relationship. According to lyrics on his new album, 4:44, the rapper says: “Mama had four kids but she’s a lesbian/Had to pretend so long, that she’s a thespian. “Don’t matter to me if it’s a him or her/I just want to see you smile through all the hate.” Early ...

A clear majority of German MPs have voted to legalise same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her opposition to a vote. The reform grants couples now limited to civil unions full marital rights, and allows them to adopt children. Mrs Merkel’s political opponents were strongly in favour. But the chancellor, who signalled her backing for a free vote ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has visited Huawei’s Executive Briefing Center in Beijing where in a telepresence video conference system interacted with its Ghana employees as part of his official visit to China recently. He also held talks with Mr. Li Dafeng, Senior Vice President of Huawei. He said during their interaction that “the emphasis on R & D, the ...