The Kremlin said on Friday that a visit to the United States by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special investment envoy did not mean that negotiations on a possible peace deal in Ukraine had resumed.
Myanmar’s new President Min Aung Hlaing said on Friday his government has many challenges to overcome and seeks to improve the country’s international standing, including normalising ties with Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN after five years in the cold.
Access to health information has exploded in the digital age, but greater availability doesn’t guarantee understanding – often, it fuels misplaced confidence and misinformation. While a small group of truly empowered e-patients can engage meaningfully in their care, most users risk becoming ‘instant experts’, navigating complex medical decisions without the skills to interpret information safely.
N3 reopens near Harrismith following truck obstruction
All lanes in both directions on the N3 near the Harrismith North Interchange have been reopened on Friday to traffic, after an earlier multiple-truck obstruction.
Motorists are, however, advised to expect ongoing congestion and delays in the area while the traffic backlog is cleared.
Public urged to shape new whistleblower protection law
Government has called on South Africans to help shape a sweeping new law aimed at protecting whistleblowers.
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamaloko Kubayi, on Thursday unveiled the proposed Protected Disclosures Bill in Pretoria, describing it as a “critical intervention” to safeguard individuals who...
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has urged all trusts registered in South Africa to submit income tax returns for every year of assessment, in line with legislative requirements.
This obligation applies even where a trust had no economic activity during the relevant year.
“Where a trust is no longer being used for its intended...
As criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to the Iran war grows, government censors are scrambling to knock down memes that use the Indian leader as the punchline.
Governments are blocking the internet, banning social media posts and cutting access to commercial satellite images. But experts say that efforts to censor information have had mixed results.
Iran war-linked shipping disruptions have stranded 8 million kg of tea in the Kenyan port of Mombasa, costing the industry about $8 million a week in mounting losses.
Ukraine is playing an outsized role in Hungary’s election, where the Kremlin-aligned ruling party accuses Kyiv of sabotaging pipelines, laundering money and dragging Hungarians into war.
CEF data for the end of the first full week of the month shows that motorists are still on the hook for a massive jump in pump prices in May, with an even bigger blow in store.
SARS has received a court order against two of its former officials, with incoming Commissioner Dr Johnstone Makhubu warning that no one is above the law.
[This Day] 17-year-old Nigerian student, Uchenna Scott-Ananaba, will this fall join the league of Nigerian students shining as beacons of academic excellence globally, having scored an impressive 1540 out of 1600 in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), THISDAY has learnt.
[Namibian] * President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says a conclusion for a joint declaration between Namibia and Germany regarding the 1904-1908 Ovaherero and Nama genocide is now within reach, possibly before the end of the year.
Videos of fake relationship guru podcasters are reinforcing gender tropes and racking up millions of views, all the while driving sales to AI influencer schools.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sweeping changes to federal vaccine guidance are paused for now. But even if they’re reversed, lasting damage has already been done.
The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.
President Trump will meet privately at the White House on Thursday with disenchanted leaders of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement.