Miguel Gomes

2 weeks ago | tandfonline.com | Miguel Gomes |Afonso Fitas |Paulo Santos |Pedro Pezarat-Correia

This study explored the effects of concurrent-training (CT), resistance-only (R) and endurance-only (E) training on back squat one-repetition maximum (1RM), load-velocity profile (LVP) parameters and countermovement jump (CMJ). Thirty trained males were randomised into three groups (E, R, CT) and trained thrice-weekly for 11-weeks. R and CT groups completed a two-phase resistance training programme: maximal-strength (weeks 1–5) and explosive-strength (weeks 6–11).

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Wendell Roelf |Miguel Gomes

Chevron's Angolan business said on Wednesday that there was one person missing after an early morning fire at its Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) offshore oil platform on Tuesday. Seventeen people were injured, four seriously, when the fire started around 3am (1am GMT) in the basement of the multistorey deep-water oil platform, Angolan authorities and the US oil major said on Tuesday. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

1 month ago | businesslive.co.za | Wendell Roelf |Miguel Gomes

Chevron’s Angolan business said on Wednesday that one person was missing after an early morning fire on its Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) offshore oil platform on Tuesday. Seventeen people were injured, four seriously, when the fire started at around 3am (1am GMT) in the basement of the multi-storey deep-water oil platform, Angolan authorities and the US oil major said on Tuesday. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

1 month ago | businesslive.co.za | Miguel Gomes |Robbie Corey-Boulet

Luanda — Gabon’s ousted former president Ali Bongo has flown to Angola with his wife and son, who had been freed almost two years after being detained following a coup. Angola’s presidency confirmed their arrival on Friday. The family were welcomed “for humanitarian reasons”, presidency spokesperson Luis Fernando said. “They will then decide what they want to do, in other words, which country they want to go and live in as exiles,” he added.

1 month ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Miguel Gomes |Robbie Corey-Boulet

Gabon's former president Ali Bongo makes a statement through a video message, after the Gabon military had seized power, at an unknown location, in this screen grab taken from a social media video released on August 30 2023. Bongo and his family are reportedly in Angola. File photo.