By Drew Dietsch
| Published 3 days ago

The Toxic Avenger remake is out in theaters right now. Since it was an unrated release on just under 2,000 screens, it didn’t exactly bust the box office wide open. The scuzzy sendup of superheroes opened in the #11 spot and only managed to take in $2.2 million over the Labor Day weekend. But, I’m going to make a point to go see The Toxic Avenger in the movie theater because the folks behind the film’s distribution have done something so amazing that it can only be described as heroic.

Instead of spending their $5 million marketing budget on more TV spots or talk show appearances, Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting took…

A petition to wind up Sizzler Pizza Ltd, which trades from 19 Church Street in Wellington, was lodged by creditors in August, before the firm went into voluntary liquidation on August 20.

The take-away offers a range of kebas, pizzas and American style “smash burgers” along with sides, milkshakes and deserts, and also sells via home delivery giants Deliveroo and Just Eat. 

The Birmingham-registered business has traded from the premises since 2021, have previously been the site of La Rosa italian restaurant, which closed in 2015.

According to a statement of affairs posted to companies house by liquidators, the firm owes around £57,000 to HMRC, and has no fixed…

Newtown Creative Ltd traded under the name Teals Prairie International, advertising as “expert gift builders”.

It sold products such as personalised wooden boxes through Amazon and Etsy.

But during a meeting on August 4 at its principal address in Saltpans, Charlestown, it was decided that the company would be voluntarily wound up.

Joe Whiley, of Insolvency Direct Limited in Cheltenham was appointed as liquidator.

Liquidation is the process of closing a limited company, selling the assets to pay off debts and dissolving the company from the official register at Companies House.

The business will stop trading and employing people, although as off 2024 there was only one person working for Newtown Creative.

Aryza, a leading global provider of credit and debt lifecycle SaaS solutions, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Bravure, a market leader in technology enabled debt sale and recovery solutions. Based in Sydney Australia, this strategic acquisition reinforces Aryza’s commitment to the Australian market, while enhancing its capabilities in the complex post-arrears environment.

Bravure’s Bridge software helps creditors optimise recovery by analysing debt books, automating decisions on collection strategies, maximising the pricing of debt books, and enabling data exchanges with third parties such as debt collection agencies and…

Ghana has dealt with a debt crisis since the early 2000s, originating from a long history of colonialism. Although it was one of the first African countries to gain independence in 1957, Ghana continues to depend on the export of raw materials such as gold, oil and cocoa. When global commodity prices declined in the ’80s and ’90s, countries in the Global South relied on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank’s advice to expand production to pay debts. As a result, the price of commodities remained low for 20 years.

The HIPC Initiative and Debt Relief Successes

In 2002, the Ghanaian government granted the central bank autonomy to use monetary policy as a tool to promote economic growth and deal with inflation….

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South Africa is facing an alarming rise in online gambling that is destroying lives and draining billions of rands from families and the economy.

Experts warn that unless lawmakers strengthen regulation, the scourge could spiral out of control.

A former gambling addict, whose habit eventually led to imprisonment, said he learnt the hard way.

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“It didn’t happen overnight; it was a gradual descent into hell. I was oblivious to the direction I was taking. It started with small bets and wins, then grew with the amounts I spent and the losses I incurred.

“We lie, we cheat, we steal, we connive, and eventually we hit rock bottom,” he told Gamblers…