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UK smoking ban looms for all born after 2009

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British Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has said ‘there is no liberty in addiction’, in defence of government plans to ban anyone born after 2009 from

IMF cuts SA growth forecast to 0.9%

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The International Monetary Fund expects the South African economy to grow by only 0.9% this year, and forecasts growth of 1.2% for next year. This

‘I’m a huge fan’, Rise Mzansi candidate says of DA opponent

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Nonkululeko Hlongwane-Mhlongo, Rise Mzansi’s premier candidate in KwaZulu-Natal, told a meeting that she had the highest regard for the work of the Umgeni mayor and

Inflation drops for first time in 2024

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The inflation rate has dropped for the first time this year, according to Stats SA. Annual consumer price inflation (CPI) was recorded at 5.3% in

Magashule’s former PA to be extradited – reports

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Former Free State Premier Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, is expected to become the subject of an extradition process, following her arrest by

Challenge against London school’s no-prayer ban fails

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A London High Court has ruled against a Muslim student who challenged her school’s ban on prayer rituals, the BBC reports. In an 83-page written

Fire ravages Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange

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Denmark’s 17th Century Børsen, one of the capital city’s oldest buildings, lost its spire in a fire that devastated the iconic building yesterday. The BBC

No freedom for SA until ‘land is in our possession’ – Zuma

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South Africans will ‘only attain freedom when the land is in our possession and when we have changed the economic outlook of our country’, says

Artist Mahlangu receives honorary doctorate in maths

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Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu, celebrated internationally for her striking decoration of a BMW car using traditional geometric forms, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of

African athletes slowed down to let China’s He win Beijing race – reports

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Organisers of the Beijing half marathon at the weekend are investigating allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China’s star runner He Jie to win