Cut minimum wage and recover up to half a million lost jobs, urges IRR
Cutting rather than increasing the minimum wage could help South Africa recover most and possibly all the jobs lost since 2019 as a result of
Truck volumes plummet in Moz unrest – report
The number of trucks travelling from South Africa to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, has plunged as a result of the recent unrest in that
Iran, Russia announce closer military co-operation
Russia and Iran have announced closer military co-operation, in a move announced during an Iranian state visit to Moscow. Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian was visiting
Iconic film maker David Lynch dies at 78
Filmmaker David Lynch, who created surreal television shows and films such as Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet, has died at 78. His television
Dylan’s “Tambourine Man” draft lyrics sold for half a million dollars
The typewritten draft lyrics for Bob Dylan’s 1965 song Mr Tambourine Man netted $508,000 in an auction in the US. The BBC reports that the
American teenager pulled off a major tennis upset in Melbourne
Learner Tien, a 19-year-old from California, toppled the world No. 5, Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open in the third round. Tien is the youngest
National minimum wage backfires
The national minimum wage is to increase for 2025 by CPI+1.5% on the current R27.58 per hour from March. Increases since it was implemented in
Govt must reform SA’s policing – DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants government to take an innovative approach to reform policing, pointing out that had the South African Police Services‘ (Saps) resources
Manchester United legend Denis Law dies aged 84
Denis Law, the Manchester United and Scotland legendary striker, nicknamed ‘the King’, has died at the age of 84. A former winner of the Ballon
Tanzania denies claims of Marburg outbreak
Tanzania has denied a report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that there has been an outbreak of the Marburg virus. This week the WHO