SA Survey lays bare scale of jobs crisis
The full extent of South Africa’s failure to create jobs – the country’s most enduring problem since 1994 – is brought out in the 2023
The barcode turns 50
The barcode turns 50 this year. It’s estimated that the barcode is used 10 billion times a day globally. It revolutionised businesses across the spectrum.
Meta won’t pay publishers
Facebook parent company, Meta Platforms, is threatening to pull news from its sites in California if the state passes a law requiring technology platforms to
Time to bring back the Scorpions – Mbalula
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has admitted that the governing party made a mistake in disbanding the Scorpions and that it was time to bring them
US schools ban Bible for ‘vulgarity and violence’
Based on a complaint from a parent that the King James Bible contained material unsuitable for children, a school district in the US state of
UAE introduces corporate tax
The former tax haven’s Ministry of Finance began rolling out a 9% corporate tax last week as part of the once tax-free oil producer’s efforts
Musk is once again world’s richest man
South African-born entrepreneur Elon Musk is once again the richest man in the world, thanks to a rise in the value of his electric car
Japanese fertility rate hits historical low
In 2022, Japan produced the lowest number of newborns – 770 747 – on record since the previous low of 2005. The country’s fertility rate –
Nazi loot returned to Poland
A painting which had been looted from Poland during the Second World War has been returned to Poland after a ceremony in Japan. The painting,
Proposed race-based water regulations ‘unrealistic and unlawful’ – Agri SA
New legislation that could see commercial farmers getting allocated less water would have a devastating impact on agriculture, warns Agri SA. AlgoaFM reports that the