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Transnet pipeline theft incident contaminates river

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A ‘massive diesel spillage’, caused by thieves tampering with Transnet’s multi-product pipeline between Durban and Heidelberg, has led to the contamination of the Meul River

Punjab result could signal change in Indian politics

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India’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a political party which until now almost exclusively held seats around the capital city of Delhi, has swept the election

IRR launches petition to oppose workplace race quotas

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The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has officially launched a petition calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to veto the race-based Employment Equity Amendment Bill. The

New measures being mooted for next Covid phase

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South Africa is considering several non-pharmaceutical measures to prepare for the next phase of the Covid pandemic, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Nkosazana

Raymond Zondo to be next Chief Justice

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has chosen Judge Raymond Zondo as the next Chief Justice, with Judge Mandisa Maya as his deputy.Zondo has been acting in the

GDP increased at fastest rate in 14 years in 2021 – Stats SA

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South Africa’s economy grew at its quickest rate in 14 years in 2021, reversing a coronavirus-induced decline the previous year. This is the highest rise

SA backs creation of single African currency – Pandor

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Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Naledi Pandor says that South Africa supports the establishment of a single African currency. She was replying to a

Conservative candidate wins South Korean election

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Elections in South Korea this week saw the candidate of the conservative People Power Party (PPP), Yoon Suk-yeol, narrowly emerge victorious over challenger Lee Jae-myung

SA ‘practically a failed state’ – Froneman

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Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman said in an interview this week that he believed South Africa was ‘practically a failed state’. Froneman said in the interview

South Africans praised for ‘vital role’ in discovery of Shackleton’s ship

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After weeks of searching, a team that included a number of South Africans has located the wreck of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance. Endurance