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Eskom: South Africa's fallen energy giant
Eskom: South Africa's fallen energy giant
Business and Economy
by  AFP

It was once a source of national pride -- an award-winning firm that powered South Africa's mining boom and later brought electricity to black communities left behind by apartheid. All this largely benefited white people, with black South Africans segregated and disregarded by the apartheid government.

Women's sport a winner as money pours into India cricket league
Women's sport a winner as money pours into India cricket league
Business and Economy
by  AFP

India's inaugural Women's Premier League cricket has generated hundreds of millions of dollars even before a ball is bowled on Saturday, with experts calling it a game-changing moment for women's sport. The Twenty20 tournament's five debut franchises together sold for nearly $200 million -- more than the eight founding teams of the men's Indian Premier League in 2008.