Pepkor pulls out of Zimbabwe
Pepkor, the South African retailer, has pulled out of Zimbabwe, after having had a presence in that country for twenty years. The company’s brands include
Possible Olympic ban for Russia
Russia could be banned from the 2020 Olympic Games as well as the 2020 European Championship in football because of doping concerns, according to The
Cape Town voted top tourist city
The City of Cape Town says it intends making ‘tourism a game-changer’. Cape Town has been voted the best city in the world to visit
Namibia to the polls today
Namibia votes in its sixth election today since winning independence from South Africa in 1990. Elections will be held both for Parliament and to elect
UCT’s rejection of Israel boycott welcomed
The SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has welcomed the University of Cape Town Senate’s vote against a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, saying this
Soapies to be scrubbed?
Popular soap operas Generations: The Legacy and Isidingo seem set to be taken off air, amid financial problems at the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Generations:
Hong Kong vote backs democracy
In what has been described as a ‘landslide’ victory, pro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong scored major victories in elections for the city’s district councils. Hong
Wealth tax needed ‘to catch well-heeled’
University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has urged South Africans to revive discussion about introducing a wealth tax, according to Business Times. Phakeng
Most of SA’s problems caused by apartheid, colonialism – Mogoeng
But Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said in his 17th Mandela Annual Lecture on Saturday that South Africans could not blame all of the country’s problems
Snake in the class
Students at a school in Kerala in southern India protested last week over the death of a 10-year-old pupil who was bitten by a venomous