2 minutes China said on Saturday “the market has spoken” in rejecting US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and called on Washington for “equal-footed consultation” after global markets’ dramatic reaction to the trade levies, which drew Chinese retaliation. Several Chinese commerce associations in industries from healthcare and textiles to electronics also issued statements on Saturday calling…
The investigation revealed irregularities connected to IDT’s R836 million oxygen plants scandal. The Black Business Council has called for harsher sanctions against corrupt individuals in the country. This is in reaction to serious allegations that suspended Independent Development Trust (IDT) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tebogo Malaka sought to bribe journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh on allegations of…
FILE| Entrance of Wits University in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Wits University students in Johannesburg held a protest on Monday night against gender-based harm. The protest follows allegations that a newly elected member of the Student Representative Council (SRC) raped a fellow student. The university says the incident has been reported to its Gender Equity Office, which…
The main entrance of the Dr Rantlai Petrus Molemela Stadium. Fans of Siwelele Football Club in the Free State say fireworks should be expected when the team lock horns with Marumo Gallants at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Rocklands, Bloemfontein, on Sunday afternoon. This fixture marks the first Free State derby since 2019 after…
Accused pig farmer Zachariah Olivier speaking to his lawyer The trial of a pig farmer accused of killing two women and disposing of their bodies in a pigsty will resume on Friday at the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. The lead investigating officer, Captain Phaladi Makola, has told court that pig farmer Zachariah Olivier expressed…
File image: Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute A father and his son have been shot dead, and another person, the mother, has been seriously injured at Umbumbulu on the south coast of Durban. It is alleged that this family was parked on the side of the road on R603 when the family…
Children cool-off during a heatwave. 1 minute City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Services has urged residents to stay indoors as much as possible, especially during peak heat hours and remain hydrated. This as a heatwave persists across most parts of the country including Johannesburg and Pretoria with temperatures soaring up to 36 degrees celcius. Johannesburg EMS…
The Singularity South Africa Summit that returned in physical form in Johannesburg last week, in collaboration with Old Mutual, brought global and local thought leaders together to address the ways that exponential technologies can help future proof Africa. With over 1,300 delegates, over 50 prolific speakers, robotic displays, interactive experiences, many of which were a…
The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US January 10, 2024. 3 minutes Alphabet’s Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial intelligence ahead of a global wave of AI regulation….
Outside the homestead where the massacre of 18 people occurred in Lusikisiki. The trial of six men who allegedly killed 18 people in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape continued today and during the cross-examination of one of the witnesses, he accused the first suspect, Mzukisi Ndamase, of being a drug dealer. Taking place at the…
