Statistics South Africa released its latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which revealed that more women than men are unemployed. South Africans weighed in.
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Paris hotels angry over tourist tax hike ahead of Olympics
Paris hoteliers were up in arms on Tuesday over a government plan to triple the tax paid by visitors on nights at hotels next year when the capital hosts the Olympics. The government is to triple that fee as part of its 2024 budget, which it plans to ram through parliament without a vote before Christmas.
Pfizer sues Poland and Hungary over Covid debts
Pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech are suing the governments of Poland and Hungary alleging they failed to pay for vaccines ordered during the Covid pandemic, lawyers said Tuesday.
Fears for miners on second day of S.Africa underground protest
Frantic families waited at the surface Tuesday for news of more than 2,000 platinum miners who have taken over two shafts in one of South Africa's biggest mine protests in years. Dozens of miners and families waited at the entrance to the Bafokeng mine, which employs 10,000 people.
French sports retailer secretly supplying Russia: report
French sports retail giant Decathlon has secretly continued selling clothes in Russia despite officially pulling out in protest at Russia's war in Ukraine, a media report published Tuesday said. "I learned in the summer of 2023 that Decathlon wanted to continue selling its products in Russia," the media quoted an unnamed source who recently left the company as saying.
Yemen rebels vow to keep up Red Sea attacks despite new task force
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said Tuesday they would not halt attacks on Red Sea shipping in solidarity with Gaza despite the announcement by the United States of a new maritime protection force. According to analysts, the maritime task force announced by Washington can do little to halt attacks by Huthi rebels, who command an arsenal of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones.
Yemen rebels 'will not stop' Red Sea attacks: Huthi official
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said Tuesday they would not halt attacks on Red Sea shipping despite the announcement by the United States of a new maritime protection force. Yemen's Huthi rebels have launched a flurry of drone and missile attacks on vessels passing through the Red Sea, aimed at pressuring Israel over its devastating war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
At Stockholm auction, vintage Ikea goes high-end
At a chic Stockholm auction house, 122 carefully-curated items with unusual provenance went under the hammer on Monday evening: vintage furnishings from flatpack furniture retailer Ikea was sold for a total of 37,000 euros ($40,000). A red sofa sold in Ikea stores in 1972 for the equivalent of 120 euros went under the hammer for 2,000 euros.
Last orders? UK pubs hit by rising costs and changing tastes
They've served Roman soldiers, knights and poets and have been a gathering place for communities to enjoy a brew beside a crackling fire for centuries. - Attempts to preserve - Attempts are being made to preserve Britain's pub culture, which stretches back 2,000 years to the Roman era, when wine-serving "tabernae" were set up to quench the thirst of soldiers and travellers.
Chocolate wars as Italian artisans battle Swiss giant
Turin's famed gianduiotto, a small, creamy chocolate that melts on the tongue, is at the centre of a battle for European recognition pitting Italian artisans against Swiss giant Lindt. But they are facing opposition from Lindt, owner since 1997 of Italian producer Caffarel, which claims to have invented the gianduiotto.
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