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4+ min ago (365+ words) Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav has confirmed that both Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya have regained full fitness ahead of the T20I series against South Africa. The Men in Blue are set to take on the Proteas in a five-match contest, beginning with the opening game in Cuttack on December 9. Hardik had picked up a quadriceps injury during the clash against Sri Lanka prior to the 2025 Asia Cup final and was ruled out of the summit showdown against Pakistan. The star all-rounder also skipped the subsequent white-ball tour of Australia but eventually made his return in the ongoing 2025-26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). On the other hand, Shubman Gill sustained a neck injury during the recent home Test series against South Africa. The setback occurred in the opening match in Kolkata, which forced him to miss the remainder of the series,…...

7+ min ago (414+ words) Norwegian renewable energy firm Scatec has signed equity deals for a massive solar-plus-storage project in Egypt and begun operations at a site in South Africa. Scatec signed two equity deals with Norfund, the Norwegian state-run investment fund, and French energy utility EDF for stakes in its 1.1GW/200MW Obelisk solar-plus-storage project in Egypt. The deals will see Norfund take a 25% stake in the holding company for the Obelisk solar-plus-storage project, while EDF will take 20% in the operating company. Scatec will retain majority ownership of Obelisk, which is its largest renewables undertaking to date. "Obelisk is Scatec's largest project to start construction to date and combines solar and batteries to deliver stable and cost-competitive renewable energy to support Egypt's growing power demand and energy transition," said Scatec CEO Terje Pilskog. Earlier this year, the company raised over US$400 million to support the project....

26+ min ago (185+ words) Dr Mark Darko, Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Cannabis Industry Ghana, has said the emergence of Ghana's regulated cannabis sector presents a major opportunity for the Volta Region to diversify its agricultural base and attract new agro-industrial investments. - You are only allowed to submit content which you have created yourself. - No nudity, pornography and any unlawful content is permitted. - You grant GhanaWeb the right to publish and use your content. - You allow GhanaWeb to communicate with you using the info you provide. - GhanaWeb reserves the right to reject/remove your content without explanation. - No, I reject the terms for becoming a GhanaWeb member. Yes, I accept the terms for becoming a GhanaWeb member. Business News of Monday, 8 December 2025 Volta Region urged to leverage cannabis industry to diversify agriculture Dr Mark Darko, Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of…...

37+ min ago (652+ words) South Africa's Ramaphosa has warned that rising ideas of white racial superiority are threatening the country's post-apartheid unity and international relations. Speaking at an ANC conference, he urged global efforts to counter false narratives of "white persecution" circulating abroad. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday warned that ideas of white racial superiority pose a threat to South Africa's post-apartheid unity, its sovereignty and its international ties. He urged global efforts to counter "false stories about white persecution," speaking at an African National Congress (ANC) conference, the party that ended apartheid three decades ago. "Some in our society still adhere to notions of racial superiority and seek to maintain racial privilege," Ramaphosa said, noting that such views "conveniently align with wider notions of white supremacy and white victimhood fed by false claims of the persecution of white Afrikaners " in our country." More…...

54+ min ago (188+ words) Shubman Gill is back in action, hitting intensely in training ahead of the T20 series opener. Hardik Pandya, however, opted out of the session as a precaution. Gill looked in fine form, facing pace and spin. Suryakumar Yadav confirmed Pandya is fit. Pandya's workload will be managed carefully before the World Cup. Gangwal exited "paan ki dukaan" IndiGo With INR30k cr. Did he see this coming? Priyanka Gandhi 'fact-checks' PM Modi on 1937 Vande Mataram review PM on why congress reviewed the National Song in 1937 PM Modi speaks on 150 years of Vande Mataram in Lok Sabha | Full Speech Dileep acquitted after 8-year trial; 6 convicted in 2017 actress assault case "End cruelty of 10-minute delivery": Raghav Chadha raises gig workers" plight in RS Railways expand with 124 coaches, 89 trains amid IndiGo crisis 150 Years of Vande Mataram: PM Modi"s special address in Lok Sabha 'Russia must…...

58+ min ago (377+ words) Malawi is on the brink of a major power breakthrough as the country prepares to start importing 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Mozambique from February 2026, in a move set to significantly ease the crippling load shedding that has battered households and businesses. Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Hon. Dr Jean Mathanga, disclosed the progress after inspecting works at the Phombeya Substation in Balaka, where she confirmed that the Mozambique-Malawi Interconnector Project (MOMA) is now in its final stages of completion. Crucially, Dr Mathanga revealed that the project is now firmly backed financially, following strong assurances from the Minister of Finance and the Reserve Bank of Malawi that the required monthly payments will be prioritised. "This 50MW will go a long way in easing the burden of load shedding that Malawians are experiencing. I have also received firm guarantees that…...

59+ min ago (665+ words) At least 2,600 refugees living in the Rochester area could have their status re-evaluated under the latest directives from the Trump administration. "And some may think that's just being prudent, right?" said Jim Morris, who oversees family prosperity programs with Catholic Charities Family and Community Services. But this reassessment, he said, "is being undertaken by a government that's clearly hostile to them. The administration statements are not nuanced on this topic." The reassessment of refugees already admitted to the country, along with curtailing their work authorizations, comes in the wake of an Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard service members in Washington D.C. One died; the other was gravely wounded. "All of us are horrified at this senseless loss" Morris said. "But you know, if and when a motive is uncovered, it's going to tell us something more about that…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (450+ words) [India vs South Africa Best Fantasy Playing XI Prediction for 1st T20I 2025 and Who Will Win IND vs SA T20I?]The India vs South Africa game will be hosted at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. The India vs South Africa 1st T20I 2025 will have a scheduled start time of 7:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time). Meanwhile, fans can scroll down to find out details about the India vs South Africa best fantasy playing XI predictions of the 1st T20I 2025 India vs South Africa Best Fantasy Playing XI Prediction for 1st T20I 2025: India have won the ODI series 2-1 after losing the Test series 2-0 and will be taking on South Africa in the first of the five-match T20Is, on Tuesday, November 09 The India vs South Africa game will be hosted at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. The India vs South Africa 1st T20I 2025 will have a scheduled start time of 7:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time). Meanwhile, fans…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (416+ words) Home " Popular Cape Town mall gets a new cinema this December A new cinema will be opening up at one of Cape Town's most popular malls this December. Here's when and where" Nu Metro is expanding its footprint in South Africa once again as it continues taking over former Ster-Kinekor cinema sites. And its latest move brings big-screen entertainment back to one of Cape Town's most popular malls. The cinema chain will officially open its new Cineplex at Cavendish Square on Monday, 15 December 2025, restoring a movie theatre experience to the Claremont centre after a six-month gap. Ster-Kinekor previously operated the Cavendish cinema but closed its doors on 12 June 2025 after its lease was not renewed. Nu Metro has since taken over several of Ster-Kinekor's former locations, including Gateway in Umhlanga as well as Bedford Square, and Cavendish is now the latest…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (293+ words) Tom's Matola, chairperson of Hidroel'ctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the company that operates the Cahora Bassa dam, on the Zambezi River in the central Mozambican province of Tete, has called for the creation of a National Defence Fund (FDN) for better response against various threats, especially islamist terrorism. According to Matola, who was speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of the Coordinating Council of the Defence Ministry, the new Fund would be responsible for mobilizing, managing, and allocating financial resources to enable operational activities in the defence sector. "The FDN should promote the mobilization of financial resources from the State Budget, specific contributions, donations, partnerships, and other legally established sources to finance national defence priorities, said Matola. He explained that the priority areas for FDN should be funding defence strategies and the defence infrastructures. "It will also fund the…...