South Korea-China spat over Taiwan
China and Taiwan have exchanged sharp words following an interview granted by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to Reuters. In the interview, on 19 April,
Privatisation a (possible) option – Ramokgopa
Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has said that no options for resolving the electricity crisis should be taken off the table. Speaking to News24 in advance of
Drakensberg hikers rescued after fight with herders
A couple had to be rescued last weekend after becoming embroiled in a fight with Basotho shepherds on the last day of their 10-day hike in
Finland ups nuclear power generation
Finland has started regular electricity output at Europe’s largest nuclear reactor. The long-delayed Olkiluoto 3 reactor is the first European nuclear-power facility to open in
IRR presses Ramaphosa for answers on race-law rationale
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has handed the Presidency a second letter seeking clarity on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s rationale for signing the unconstitutional, counter-productive
North Korea denounces G7 as US puppet organisation
North Korean foreign minister Choe Son Hui declared the Group of Seven (G7) a ‘tool for ensuring the US hegemony’ in a statement yesterday. The
Sudan army chief says officers committed to civilian rule
Head of the Sudanese army General Abdel Fattah Burhan pledged this week that Sudan’s army was committed to returning governance of the country to civilian
More than R5bn mistakenly paid to students, MPs told
A sum of R5.1 billion was mistakenly paid to some 40 000 students by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) between 2018 and 2021, MPs
Former Venezuelan official and Chávez nurse jailed in US for money laundering
Claudia Díaz, the former nurse of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez – who appointed her as Venezuela’s national treasurer – has been jailed for
Egyptians up in arms over black Cleopatra
Controversy has erupted in Egypt over a new Netflix series which depicts legendary Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, as black. An Egyptian lawyer has filed a complaint