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Tokyo Olympics chief in sexist row

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The President of the Tokyo Olympics Organising Committee, Yoshiro Mori, has sparked outrage after saying that women do not belong on committees because they talk

Bezos to step down as Amazon boss

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Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of the online retail behemoth, Amazon, has announced that he will step down later this year. The announcement comes

All asset classes, all South Africans at risk from Expropriation Bill – IRR

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The property of millions of South Africans – from land, farms and houses to shares, business premises and mining rights – will be at risk

Australia cancels tour to South Africa

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The Australian cricket team has pulled out of its tour to South Africa at the last minute, citing concerns over Covid-19. The Test series was

Putin under pressure

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Protests across Russia have placed President Vladimir Putin under mounting pressure as the arrest of opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, continues to fuel outrage.   Last year, Navalny survived exposure

H&M sales look pretty smart in 2020

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Swedish clothing retailer H&M recorded remarkably good sales in South Africa last year, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the lockdown and restrictions on selling certain clothing

Western Cape protests against lockdown regulations

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Coronavirus denialists and those against wearing protective masks were among almost 200 people gathered at Muizenberg beach on Saturday in protest against Level 3 restrictions.

IRR urges South Africans to take a stand on the Expropriation Bill

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The African National Congress (ANC) is using the ‘emotive issue of land dispossession as cover for doing what the apartheid government did: destroying property rights

SCA strikes a blow for exercise and hot chicken

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The government’s level 4 lockdown regulations on limiting exercise and selling hot food were unconstitutional, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled. The case was

Coup in Myanmar

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The military in Myanmar (Burma) has reportedly staged a coup and detained the country’s State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Monday. The position of