Considers reducing tax on low-cost cigarettes, increasing levy on expensive brands

OECD sees unprecedented loss of income as measures to contain virus take toll

Insists it will help shopkeepers with rented premises to recover losses

Farmers struggle as worst locust plague in 25 years wipes out entire harvests

Bans export as federal, provincial departments meet only 80% of procurement target

Pesticide use has risen fivefold since 1950, with over 4 million tons used on fields globally every year, says report

Sino-US relations have nosedived in recent months with the countries

Overall, reported deaths stood at 14,649

Routine facemask use by 50% or more of the population reduced Covid-19 spread

Thousands of mourners attend funeral for black man whose fatal arrest led to international protests