Crime forces Italtile to shut, relocate stores

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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”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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