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Reuters
5 hours ago
- Business
- Reuters
Cremonese promoted to Serie A with playoff win over Spezia
June 1 (Reuters) - Cremonese were promoted to Serie A after a two-year absence, following a 3–2 victory at Spezia in the second leg of their playoff final on Sunday. After the first game ended goalless on Thursday, the second match turned into a thriller as a double from Manuel De Luca and a goal from Michele Collocolo gave Cremonese a three-goal lead. Spezia rallied with two late goals but could not overcome the deficit and will remain in Serie B for the next season. The Lombardy club Cremonese, relegated in 2023, will now join Pisa and Sassuolo in returning to Italian top flight, taking the places of Empoli, Venezia and Monza, who were relegated at the end of the season. "This season will be remembered for all we achieved: with sheer determination and plenty of drive, we secured promotion," Cremonese manager Giovanni Stroppa told DAZN.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Italy's Dynamic Family Firms Are Breaking the ‘Succession' Mold
Come to Milan, as I recently did, and you cannot help but notice that Italian capitalism remains what it has always been: a family affair. (Granted, I was there to attend a conference on the future of capitalism.) The great Milan-based fashion houses of Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, and Prada are all family companies. The Ferraris that roar through the city's streets, the Bezzera machines that make such excellent coffee, the Ferrero chocolates that finish off a meal are all produced by family companies. Family giants such as Ferrari sit atop a vast network of suppliers, almost all of them family companies, that dominate the Lombardy region. Giant public companies and chain stores belong to the alien world of Anglo-Saxon capitalism. Even in the most economically advanced region of Italy, the family is king. Yet anyone who has watched 'Succession' knows that family companies are subject to unique and often fatal problems, notably dysfunctional children and family feuds. Most languages have a phrase for the three-generation curse of family companies: 'clogs to clogs in three generations,' in English, for instance. In Italy the popular phrase is 'from stables to stars to stables.'
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Olorato Mongale: Suspect in South Africa student's murder killed in police shootout
A suspect wanted for the murder of a South African university student has been killed in a shootout with the police. Olorato Mongale's body was found on Sunday in Lombardy, north of Johannesburg, about two hours after she was reported missing having gone on a the early hours of Friday morning, police officers found the main suspect hiding at a residential complex in the coastal town of Amanzimtoti, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe suspect, who has not been named by the police, shot at the officers, who returned fire and killed him, Brigadier Mathe added. Ms Mongale's death has sparked a fierce debate about the levels of violence faced by women in South Africa. You may also be interested in: Chris Brown concert shines spotlight on violence against women in South AfricaSexual violence in South Africa: 'I was raped, now I fear for my daughters'Tears and heartbreak over tragic story of South African girl sold by her mother Go to for more news from the African us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica
The Herald
3 days ago
- General
- The Herald
Two suspects in Olorato Mongale case are on bail for kidnapping, robbery
The suspects are linked to various other cases, she said. Mongale's body was discovered at the weekend, abandoned in Lombardy, outside Alexandra, northern Johannesburg. On Wednesday night, police issued a statement saying they had identified Makhanya and Fezile Ngubane as people of interest in the murder. This after the white VW Polo that picked up Mongale from her Joburg residence for a date was found at a panel-beating workshop in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal. On Thursday morning police identified a third man, Mthimkhulu, a friend of Makhanya, as the additional suspect. The police are looking for all three men. Mathe urged anyone who spots the suspects to immediately contact Brig Edwin Nama on 082-778-9035. SowetanLIVE
BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Olorato Mongale: South African police name suspects linked to murder of student on date
Police in South Africa have named three men believed to be directly involved in the murder of a university student who had gone on a date. Olorato Mongale's body was discovered on Sunday in Lombardy, north of Johannesburg, about two hours after she was reported late on Wednesday said they had seized a VW Polo that was allegedly used in the murder of the 30-year-old student. "The vehicle was found with traces of blood inside at a panel beater workshop in Phoenix, Durban," police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said. One man, who police believed was the owner of the vehicle, has been arrested. Photographs of three other suspects - Fezile Ngubane, Philangenkosi Sibongokuhle Makhanya and Bongani Mthimkhulu - who are said to be on the run, have been released by Mathe said the men were "dangerous" and cautioned members of the public not to come near them.A reminder of South Africa's femicide problemSouth Africa: Violence against women like a war"These suspects are warned to hand themselves over at their nearest police station."Ms Mongale was last seen on Sunday in the company of a man she had met a few days earlier at a footage showed her leaving a location in Kew, Johannesburg, and walking towards a white VW Polo, with fake licence friends said she was invited for a date by a man only identified as John, who she met in Johannesburg, where she was studying for a postgraduate degree at Witwatersrand texted one of her friends shortly before leaving home, saying that she was excited and getting ready for her police later found her body in an open field, sparking public outrage and calls for spokesperson Criselda Kananda said Ms Mongale's body was "brutally violated."A candlelight vigil was held on Wednesday evening in Lombardi West, at the site where the body was found dumped. Family and friends have described her as an outspoken, bubbly woman who "lived with purpose and love", local media reported. Ms Mongale was a journalism graduate from Rhodes University and worked briefly as a multimedia reporter at the TimesLIVE news website. While working as a journalist, she covered the murder of Karabo Mokoena - a young woman who was murdered by her boyfriend in 2017. Ms Mongale's killing has sparked a fierce debate about the levels of violence faced by women in South is the latest femicide in a country which has a particular problem with femicide and violence against 2020, an average of one woman died at the hands of her intimate partner every eight hours, according to a study by the University of the Free 2019, South Africa ranked among the five countries with the highest rates of the murder of women, according to the United country has one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world, with rape being the most reported crime against children. More BBC stories from South Africa: Chris Brown concert shines spotlight on violence against women in South AfricaMissing South Africa girl: Our children are scaredSexual violence in South Africa: 'I was raped, now I fear for my daughters' Go to for more news from the African us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica
