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Cotton futures close higher

Cotton futures closed higher Friday in daytime trading on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE).

The most active cotton contract for January 2025 delivery gained 315 yuan (about 44.94 U.S. dollars) to close at 14,555 yuan per tonne.

On Friday, the…

South Africans must know the names of struggle heroes and heroines

President Cyril Ramaphosa has stressed the importance of South Africans recognising and honouring the former liberation heroes and heroines who have returned to their home country, acknowledging their vital role in securing the nation’s freedom.

The…

China province goes newlywed friendly with longer marriage leave

East China’s Zhejiang Province is becoming friendlier to newlyweds after it moved to extend marriage leave.

On Friday, the Standing Committee of the 14th Zhejiang Provincial People’s Congress, the local legislature, passed a regulation extending pai…

Mpumalanga residents urged to use water sparingly

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on Mpumalanga residents to use the available water the province has, wisely and sparingly, as dam levels record a marginal decrease from last week’s 86.0% to 85.1% in the current week.

In a sta…