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Andrew Watson: The 'most influential' black footballer for decades lost to history

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  By Andrew Aloia BBC Sport Last updated on 11 October 2021 11 October 2021 . From the section Football Watson was a trailblazer who helped transform how football was played There are two murals of black footballers facing one another across an alleyway in Glasgow. One helped shape football as we know it, the other is Pele. Andrew Watson captained Scotland to a 6-1 win over England on his debut in 1881. He was a pioneer, the world's first black international, but for more than a century the significance of his achievements went unrecognised. Research conducted over the past three decades has left us with some biographical details: a man descended of slaves and of those who enslaved them, born in Guyana, raised to become an English gentleman and famed as one of Scottish football's first icons. And yet today, 100 years on from his death aged 64, Watson remains something of an enigma, the picture built around him a fractured one. His grainy, faded, sepia image evokes many differen...
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Takealot creator Kim Reid is ‘stepping back’. Here’s how he built SA’s biggest ecommerce site

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  BUSINESS INSIDER  |  EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS Takealot creator Kim Reid is ‘stepping back’. Here’s how he built SA’s biggest ecommerce site Business Insider SA   Feb 27, 2021, 04:06 PM (Takealot) Takealot CEO and creator Kim Reid is "stepping back", the e-commerce behemoth announced on Friday. He will become chairperson of the 2,500-employee group that also includes Mr D and Superbalist, and it is looking for a new CEO. Here's how Reid built Takealot, with mega-injections of capital and by buying customers from rivals, creating SA's biggest online retailer. For more stories  go to www.BusinessInsider.co.za . Online retailer Takealot is looking for a new group CEO, it announced on Friday. Current CEO Kim Reid will soon become its chairperson,  Takealot said in a statement , "stepping back from day-to-day operations to focus on initiatives that will deliver future value for the group". Takealot is,  by a significant margin , the biggest e-commerce operator i...
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2022 Ferrari Purosangue SUV Will Take the Urus’ Lunch Money and Here’s Why

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  It seems like people have been so busy discussing possible designs for the upcoming Ferrari Purosangue SUV that we forget about an essential aspect, which is performance. There’s little point in trying to speculate what it will look like, seeing as how all the prototypes we’ve spotted in the wild have been wearing Maserati clothing. 2022 Ferrari Purosangue SUV Will Take the Urus’ Lunch Money and Here’s Why 19 Feb 2021, 16:18 UTC ·  by  Sergiu Tudose   Home  >  News  >  Coverstory Right now, we’re a lot more intrigued about what might be powering those test mules because Ferrari is in a privileged position regarding the Purosangue. What we mean is that benchmark models like the Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid Coupe, and even the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk have already shown the world their skills. Logic then dictates that all Ferrari needs to do is look at those cars and their performance and simply make sure that the ...
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R37m Beitbridge fence will not be fixed - those who built it still contracted

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  ctifying of fence defects, the delays with compliance of the orders, the disciplinary action against the contractors and their existing contracts with the department were put to the minister on February 11. Scopa slams fresh plans to repair Beitbridge border fence Parliament's standing committee of public accounts has slammed plans by the department of public works and infrastructure to repair the shoddily ... POLITICS 3 weeks ago On Friday she responded. De Lille said an accounting officer had performed a  detailed technical condition assessment of the fence and the outcome was found to be against  the recommendations of Scopa - which was to rectify all physical defects in the fence “in line with  all applicable regulations”. “As the fence, in its current form, is not fit for purpose and in material non-compliance with the specifications, the department has taken a decision not to entertain the possibility of any further repairs of the fence. “Any further border f...
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Andrew Watson: The 'most influential' black footballer for decades lost to history

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  By Andrew Aloia BBC Sport Last updated on 11 October 2021 11 October 2021 . From the section Football Watson was a trailblazer who helped transform how football was played There are two murals of black footballers facing one another across an alleyway in Glasgow. One helped shape football as we know it, the other is Pele. Andrew Watson captained Scotland to a 6-1 win over England on his debut in 1881. He was a pioneer, the world's first black international, but for more than a century the significance of his achievements went unrecognised. Research conducted over the past three decades has left us with some biographical details: a man descended of slaves and of those who enslaved them, born in Guyana, raised to become an English gentleman and famed as one of Scottish football's first icons. And yet today, 100 years on from his death aged 64, Watson remains something of an enigma, the picture built around him a fractured one. His grainy, faded, sepia image evokes many differen...
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Are there any planets outside of our solar system?

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  Academic rigour, journalistic flair COVID-19 Arts  +  Culture Business  +  Economy Education Environment  +  Energy Health  +  Medicine Politics Science  +  Technology In French Artist illustration of an exoplanet.  dottedhippo/iStock via Getty Images Are there any planets outside of our solar system? July 19, 2021 2.06pm SAST Author Jean-Luc Margot Professor of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles Disclosure statement Jean-Luc Margot receives funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and philanthropists. Partners University of California  provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. The Conversation is funded by the National Research Foundation, eight universities, including the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Rhodes University, Stellenbosch University and the Universities of Cape Town, Johannesb...
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If everyone on Earth sat in the ocean at once, how much would sea level rise?

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  There are a lot of people, but the oceans are very big.   Rosley Majid/EyeEm via Getty Images If everyone on Earth sat in the ocean at once, how much would sea level rise? March 29, 2021 2.07pm SAST Author Tony E. Wong Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology Disclosure statement Tony E. Wong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Partners Rochester Institute of Technology  provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. The Conversation is funded by the National Research Foundation, eight universities, including the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Rhodes University, Stellenbosch University and the Universities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pretoria, and South Africa. It is hosted by the Universities of the Witwatersrand and Wester...
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