eSwatini government crackdown sees ‘dozens’ killed
Ongoing unrest in eSwatini (previously Swaziland) has seen dozens of protestors killed by government forces, according to activists in South Africa’s small, landlocked neighbour. In
Government searching for funds to assist those affected by lockdown level 4
Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, has said his department is currently involved in discussions that aim to find funding to assist those workers
China’s behaviour an ‘immense danger’ – analyst
China’s behaviour on the global stage is an ‘immense danger’ and could lead to a military confrontation. This is according to Orville Schell, an analyst
Rio Tinto declares force majeure, closes SA operation
Rio Tinto, the global mining company, has declared force majeure at its operation in KwaZulu-Natal, Richard’s Bay Minerals (RBM), according to Miningmx. Rio Tinto, which
Experts caution against going ahead with local government elections in October
The government has been warned not to go ahead with local government elections scheduled for late October, as the country is expected to be in
More aggressive transformation needed – Nxesi
Thulas Nxesi, the minister of labour, has lamented the number of white males employed in the upper reaches of many companies. He was speaking at
Zuma sentenced to prison
Former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for contempt of court. The Constitutional Court yesterday found the former President guilty,
Top UN bureaucrat calls for reparations for racism
Michelle Bachelet, the former President of Chile and current High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations (UN), has called for reparations for slavery
SOEs ‘mostly associated’ with corruption, inefficiency – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that, for ‘some years now’, the country’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) ‘have mostly been associated in the public eye with state
North Koreans worried about Kim Jong-un
State media in North Korea reports that the country’s people have been traumatised by the appearance of the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un. Video footage of