WeChat clampdown raises fears of LGBT-content curbs
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
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
Niehaus annoys NEC
The ANC suspended Carl Niehaus with immediate effect yesterday. This comes after Niehaus on Tuesday released a statement defying the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC)
Public sector wage offer over budget
The National Treasury has confirmed that the government’s latest wage offer to public servants would break the compensation ceiling. This means that Treasury will have
Competing with illicit cigarettes
Illegal cigarettes are on sale in two out of five shops, according to research by Ipsos‚ commissioned by British American Tobacco (BAT). The cheapest pack
RNTP claims two “enormous” victories
On Monday, the new initiative, Racism Is NOT The Problem (RNTP) released a press statement in which it claimed two “enormous victories”. The statement says that the
SA sliding back into apartheid – Zuma
Former South African President Jacob Zuma compared the Constitutional Court judges to ‘the white minority rulers’ he once fought. Zuma said this while he was
SANDF is minding its business
In a recent statement, the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) dismissed claims that soldiers are being deployed to Nkandla to confront supporters of former President
Competition from illicit cigarettes
Illegal cigarettes are on sale in two out of five shops, according to research by Ipsos‚ commissioned by British American Tobacco (BAT). The cheapest pack
Possible Taiwan invasion plan published
An article in the Chinese publication Naval and Merchant Ships has published an article setting out a scenario for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. This coincided