

Crime forces Italtile to shut, relocate stores
- By Staff Writer
- . Mar 23, 2025
Italtile, which makes and sells tiles, bathroomware and other home products, is having to relocate or even close stores because of crime, BusinessTech reports. The

Shakespeare birthplace to be “decolonised”
- By Staff Writer
- . Mar 23, 2025
Stratford-upon-Avon is to be “decolonised” due to “concerns” that the birthplace of Shakespeare could be used to promote “white supremacy”, according to an article in

Mixed day for ANC in by-elections
- By Staff Writer
- . Mar 22, 2025
Three by-elections were held on Wednesday, all seats held by the ANC. The ANC successfully defended two, while being shocked by MK in the Western

Cape independence advocates court US
- By Staff Writer
- . Mar 22, 2025
In the wake of a highly publicised visit to the US by Solidarity and Afriforum, the Cape Independence Action Group (CIAG) has announced that it

US and Mexico in water standoff
- By Staff Writer
- . Mar 22, 2025
The United States has declined to provide a special supply of water to Mexico for the first time since a 1944 agreement established the basis

MPs must “challenge harmful policies instead of remaining silent”, IRR urges
- By Staff Writer
- . Mar 21, 2025
Parliament must answer for its failure to oversee Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policies that obstruct investment and job creation, says the Institute of Race Relations

Latest figures show sharp rise in UK asylum seekers
- By Staff Writer
- . Mar 21, 2025
The scale of the rise in asylum seekers entering Britain is revealed in government figures comparing asylum applications in 2023 and 2024. The BBC reports

Turkish opposition leader arrested
- By Staff Writer
- . Mar 21, 2025
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, has been arrested by Turkish authorities, sparking widespread protests in Turkey’s biggest city. Imamoglu, who was likely to be

SA businesses should pay 3% of after-tax profit towards “transformation” – Tau
- By Staff Writer
- . Mar 20, 2025
Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition, Parks Tau, says South African businesses must pay 3% of their annual net profit after tax to the proposed

China celebrates Trump defunding Voice of America
- By Staff Writer
- . Mar 20, 2025
The Trump administration’s decision to cut public funding for radio programmes such as Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Radio Free Europe