A new car maker is coming to South Africa
Chinese state-owned Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Motor) has signed a strategic partnership with Salvador Caetano to distribute its cars in South Africa, reported TopAuto. Chinese
Ukraine-born Ms Japan steps down
The Ukrainian-born Ms Japan, Karolina Shiino, who caused a debate around identity after she was awarded the Ms Japan beauty pageant crown, has stepped down
UN and aid NGOs accuse Eritrea of raiding Ethiopia
The UN and NGOs have accused the Eritrean army of kidnapping farmers and stealing cattle in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. This was according to a statement
IRR highlights risks of demonising farmers through sloppy reporting
Media misrepresentation of the accused in a recent alleged assault case as ‘farmers’ ‘perpetuates a dangerously negative stereotype and could contribute to further divisions and
Senegal in crisis as presidential election postponed
Senegal has been plunged into a constitutional crisis, following the announcement by the country’s president, Macky Sall, that the country’s presidential election scheduled for later
Namibian president Hage Geingob dies at 82
Geingob died at a hospital in Windhoek at the age of 82. Vice president Nangolo Mbumba announced that Geingob died on Saturday morning. “By his
Iconic Eastern Cape hotel closes
The iconic Mazeppa Beach Hotel on the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast has closed its doors. The hotel was unable to recover from the negative financial
Head of Tunisia’s largest opposition party sentenced to three years in prison
Rached Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia’s largest political party, the Renaissance Party (known locally as the Ennahda Movement), has been sentenced this week to three years
ANC’s election strategy ‘regime-change’ claims call for vigilance – FSU SA
The Free Speech Union of SA (FSU SA) has urged South Africans to be vigilant in monitoring ANC claims about a ‘fightback’ or ‘regime change
German police confiscate R40.9bn’s worth of Bitcoin
German police have confiscated 50 000 Bitcoins worth R40.8-billion in the country’s ‘most extensive’ cryptocurrency seizure ever. This was said in a statement on Tuesday.