Zimbabwe inflation spikes
The inflation rate in Zimbabwe jumped to nearly 40% in October, as the country continues to face an economic crunch. The inflation rate in our
Brain drain spurred by black empowerment is ‘paralysing our economy’
The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) has tabled a motion in Parliament to debate the impact of the government’s Affirmative Action (AA) and Black Economic
Trump roasted over Yovanovitch tweet
President Donald Trump’s Twitter attack against former United States ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during her testimony at an impeachment hearing in Congress on Friday
Scripts of sex lessons published to allay public concern
The Department of Basic Education has published on its website the Scripted Lessons Plans being used in the pilot phase of a Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Dlamini is back – chairing social housing board
Bathabile Dlamini, head of the ANC Women’s League and former minister, has been appointed to head the Social Housing Regulatory Authority interim board. The Authority
SAA staff goes on strike
Employees at South African Airways, the state-owned airline, embarked on a strike on Friday. All local and regional flights were cancelled yesterday and today, as
We need aid – but we must control it
Africa needed development assistance from the Western world, but this needed to be on the basis of local ownership, and not colonial-style control. So said
Bizarre police chase in Florida ends in man’s unexplained death
A Florida man died from unknown causes after trying to evade arrest, even stealing a police car to attempt a get-away. The Hardee County Sheriff’s
Bad moon rising for the DA?
Three by-elections were held on Wednesday. The Democratic Alliance (DA) was the incumbent in all three wards, and managed to defend two of the wards.
KZN tornado claims two lives
A tornado in KwaZulu-Natal caused some severe damage to property and cost at least two people their lives. The weather phenomenon hit New Hanover in