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The United States’ true message to South Africa

Today at 08:58 AM, via Daily Investor

The United States’ Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, extended a hand of friendship to the country in his first public speech.

South Africa

Restoring dignity through decent housing

Today at 08:44 AM, via SAnews

Restoring dignity through decent housing

As South Africa marks Human Rights Month and approaches three decades since the adoption of its Constitution, the link between human rights and human settlements has never been more pronounced. 

Few portfolios illustrate the lived reality of constitutional rights as directly as housing – where dignity, equality and access to opportunity...

Business

South Africans can kiss interest rate cuts goodbye

Today at 09:00 AM, via BusinessTech

Surging oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict will likely push South African inflation higher and keep policymakers from raising interest rates for months, according to Morgan Stanley.

Business

South Africa chooses sides

Today at 08:50 AM, via BusinessTech

Director-general of the Department of International Relations said South Africa has no reason to cut ties with Iran.

Sport

Confirmed: Coach Rulani Mokwena arrested

Today at 07:14 AM, via The South African

The South African Embassy has confirmed coach Rulani Mokwena’s arrest in Algiers for allegedly attempting to leave Algeria with undeclared foreign currency.

Education

EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing

Yesterday at 21:40 PM, via The Guardian

Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safety

The EU is hoping to urgently reboot talks on the “reset” of relations with the UK as negotiations are in danger of foundering before a planned July summit.

At a public meeting of the EU-UK parliamentary partnership assembly in Brussels, the European Commission...

Lifestyle

Why do we celebrate Human Rights Day on 21 March?

Yesterday at 18:44 PM, via The South African

Human Rights Day is a South African public holiday that is commemorated annually on 21 March and is related to the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre.

Entertainment

Unfinished TRC business haunts nation

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Citizen

Decades after the TRC, victims’ families still seek accountability as political disputes overshadow justice.

Science/Tech

What’s behind the injectable peptide craze? – podcast

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Grey-market injectable peptides – a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names such as BPC-157, GHK-Cu, or TB-500 – have developed a devoted following among biohackers and health optimisers. To understand how these unregulated substances have become mainstream and what they could be doing in our bodies, Madeleine Finlay hears from journalist Adrienne Matei and from Dr Anna...

Motoring

Major oil hub resumes operations

Today at 07:42 AM, via TopAuto

A key Middle East oil handling port has resumed some operations despite the ongoing conflict.

Motoring

Gauteng still has an e-toll problem

Yesterday at 16:39 PM, via TopAuto

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse is preparing to settle its case against Sanral’s collection of outstanding e-toll debts.

Health

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies

Yesterday at 22:21 PM, via New York Times

Ruling on a lawsuit brought by several prominent medical organizations, a district court said the federal government did not base its decisions on science in limiting Covid shots and changing the childhood immunization schedule.