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Tusk makes political comeback in Poland

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Donald Tusk, the former prime minister of Poland, has re-entered politics in that country in an attempt to shake things up. Tusk served as prime

#ZumaArrest results in violent #ShutdownKZN Protests

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On Friday morning police were deployed, to Nkandla in Kwazulu-Natal.  A viral message which called for #ShutdownKZN has spread like wildfire and has led to

Florida man arrested after he tries to sell duct-taped iguanas 

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Dayniel Del Toro Mendez from Miami Florida was arrested last week by Gwinnett County Police in Georgia for allegedly selling live iguanas which he had

Biden announces US military withdrawal from Afghanistan

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US President Joe Biden has this week announced that the US will remove its military forces from Afghanistan by 31 August 2021. This announcement is

Pepuda amendments pose retrenchment, bankruptcy threats – IRR

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The Institute of Race Relations has warned that proposed changes to South Africa’s equality legislation ‘could precipitate a banking crisis and push many companies into

Joburg mayor dies of Covid

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The mayor of Johannesburg has died after contracting the coronavirus. He was 53. Makhubo died yesterday after being hospitalised last week. On June 20 Makhubo’s

Giant pandas no longer endangered

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Chinese officials have announced that the giant panda is no longer classified as endangered, as the number of the animals in the wild has reached

South Africa faces an unsustainable threat, warns Capitec

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The number of South Africans who receive social grants has increased prodigiously over the last 20 years, and this is one of the greatest risks

WeChat clampdown raises fears of LGBT-content curbs

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The deletion of dozens of LGBT accounts on Tencent’s popular WeChat platform has sparked fears of a tightening of control over gay content on Chinese

Voter registration weekend postponed by two weeks

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The planned voter registration weekend, which was scheduled for 17 and 18 July, has been postponed by a fortnight because of the current third wave