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Posted by The Analyst | 10 August 2020 | Breaking News
I saw ‘Boxing for Grannies’ and I thought, why not?

'Boxing Grannies!" ran the headline on an article about Johannesburg "Gogos" aged between 60 to 80 who box weekly at a gym there. 'Boxing for grannies? Why not, why let age stop you?' I thought. I had fantasised about trying boxing ever since I interviewed Barry McGuigan years ago. Before I had time to have...

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Posted by The Analyst | 10 August 2020 | Breaking News
‘Keeping a diary helped me quit smoking’

Deep in the midst of lockdown, Suzanne Minagh decided to do something she'd never managed to do before - give up cigarettes and stay off them.

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Posted by The Analyst | 10 August 2020 | Farming
The financial pros and cons of joint land ownership for farming couples

Some years ago, I wrote an article for this paper where I highlighted some of the benefits of joint ownership of the family farm between spouses. In response, I received numerous queries that outlined scenarios where transferring into joint ownership could prove a costly move.

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Posted by The Analyst | 10 August 2020 | Farming
Robin Talbot: An upside-down year takes another twist with stop-start conditions for the harvest

It has certainly been an upside-down year, weather-wise. In May, we had ideal harvest conditions.

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Posted by The Analyst | 10 August 2020 | Breaking News
Trump seeks to have his face carved into Mount Rushmore

A White House official has made discreet inquiries into the possibility of US President Donald Trump's image being carved into Mount Rushmore.

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Posted by The Analyst | 10 August 2020 | Breaking News
New ‘breakthrough’ Alzheimer’s drug fast-tracked by US watchdog

The first drug that could halt Alzheimer's is to be fast-tracked for approval, in what experts say could be the biggest breakthrough yet in the fight against the disease.

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Posted by The Analyst | 10 August 2020 | Breaking News
Ministers step down as anger builds on streets over Beirut ‘catastrophe’

Chants of "revolution" rang through Beirut's streets yesterday as protesters confronted security forces, while two government ministers resigned in protest at last week's deadly blast that killed 158 people.

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