Zimbabwe’s economy has more than tripled in dollar terms over the past 15 years while South Africa’s has stagnated and slightly declined, highlighting the latter’s prolonged economic underperformance.
Former Statistician-General Pali Lehohla says that, according to his estimations, the number of people living in poverty, as well as poverty intensity, is exceeding the levels of early democracy.
The tender-driven empire of politically connected businessman Edwin Sodi is slowly crumbling under the weight of liquidations, a R50m creditor claim and a bid by authorities to blacklist him from lucrative government contracts.
Tribunal flags omitted “salacious” messages and unproven in-person claim, sparing Judge President Selby Mbenenge from impeachment but drawing fury from activists and experts.
In nearly two dozen interviews, Houstonians expressed everything from admiration and relief to skepticism and dread following the seizure of leader Nicolás Maduro.
The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, which contains a key component in the production of smartphones.
Employers in South Africa face steep fines and a higher administrative burden following new changes to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act.
Newcastle United needed no reminding of Hugo Ekitike’s quality after trying to sign him last summer – and the Liverpool striker haunted his former suitors at Anfield on Saturday.
The physician work force is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive decline. Many have resisted.
In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers and buying families groceries. At dismissal, the superintendent patrols for federal agents.
Five French unions representing Ubisoft workers “have called for a ‘massive international strike’,” reports the gaming news site Aftermath. The move follows a “series of layoffs and cancellations” at Ubisoft, the article points out, plus what the company calls a “major organizational, operational and portfolio reset” that will lead to more layoffs and cancellations announced last week. Ubisoft...
Remember that lawsuit questioning WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption? Thursday Bloomberg reported those allegations had been investigated by special agents with America’s Commerce Department, “according to the law enforcement records, as well as a person familiar with the matter and one of the contractors.”Similar claims were also the subject of a 2024 whistleblower complaint to the US Securities...
An anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Press:American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll. Some 12% of employed adults say they use AI daily in their job, according to a Gallup Workforce survey conducted this fall of more than 22,000 U.S. workers. The survey found roughly...
A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.