Four arrested in Libya for attempting Christian conversions
Four people have been arrested in Libya for trying to encourage Muslims to convert to Christianity. Two of the arrested individuals are Americans, while the
Most South Africans feel country moving in wrong direction – report
A ‘significant majority’ of South Africans across race, class and party political lines believe the country ‘is moving in the wrong direction’, according to a
Two arrested in Hong Kong for shooting water pistols
Two men have been arrested in Hong Kong for shooting water pistols at police officers. The incident happened during the ongoing festival of Songkran, which
Alibaba’s ChatGPT rival is here
Alibaba’s cloud computing subsidiary, Alibaba Cloud, unveiled its generative AI chatbot, Tongyi Qianwen, a month after Beijing-headquartered Baidu launched their AI tech, Ernie Bot. Tongyi
New ‘equity’ law: what was Ramaphosa thinking?
President Cyril Ramaphosa made history yesterday [Wednesday 12 April 2023] by signing a far more aggressive form of BEE – the Employment Equity Amendment Bill
Twitter now X
Twitter has ceased to be an independent company after merging with a newly formed shell firm called X Corp, driving speculation about what Elon Musk
China faces pension crisis as population ages
China is grappling with a crisis of retirement as the country’s population ages. This could have serious implications for the future of China and the
IMF cuts global growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its global economic growth forecast for 2023. It said that global GDP would likely grow by 2.8% in
Kenya cash crunch sees civil servants go unpaid
Many Kenyan civil servants have not been paid their March salaries as the East African country faces a cash crunch. President William Ruto has ruled
Harry Potter fans vow to boycott HBO TV
Harry Potter fans are divided after it was revealed the franchise is to be made into a TV series, with some vowing to boycott the