Eskom tariff hike shows ‘contempt for the public’
The power utility’s application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for a 16.6% tariff increase ‘marked a new level of arrogance and
Ruins of ancient palace uncovered in Mexico
Archaeologists in Mexico believe the ruins of a large palace on the site of the ancient city of Kulubá in Yucatán state date back more
Fees Must Fall activist released on parole
Kanya Cekeshe, who was serving an eight-year sentence for trying to set a police van alight in a 2016 #FeesMustFall protest, was released on Christmas
Power hikes, carbon tax to cost thousands of jobs – mining body
Minerals Council of SA has warned that increased electricity tariffs over the next three years, coupled with the carbon tax, threaten more than 100 000 mining
Macron forfeits benefits to offset Christmas strike outrage
As French transport strikes disrupted Christmas travel, President Emmanuel Macron announced that he would give up his own generous presidential pension in an attempt to
Christmas collection for victims of bus fire
South Africans moved by the plight of a group of Zimbabweans who lost all their luggage in a fire which destroyed the bus they were
Alarm over report that SA sport to be ‘nationalised’
A weekend report that the government has published an amendment bill to ‘nationalise’ the country’s sporting bodies has caused in alarm in sport circles. Rapport
Addis aims high
Ethiopia has entered the space age with the Friday launch of its first satellite – from a space station in China. Solomon Belay, director general
Miss America reveals the beauty of science
A biochemist from Virginia in the United States was named Miss America 2020 after winning the judges’ approval with a live science experiment intended to
India cracks down on protests over ‘anti-Muslim’ law
Draconian colonial-era law is being used to halt protests against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) law, which critics say makes it easier for ‘persecuted’