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Afrikaner ‘refugees’ in the US: One sunny state with zero arrivals
Where are Afrikaner ‘refugees’ in the United States settling? ‘SA People’ unpacks the latest State Department data to find the one destination with zero arrivals.
News24 | Peace deal optimism lifts rand, weakens oil
Along with other currencies, the rand benefited as hopes of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices below $100 per barrel, even as the US played down the chances of reaching an agreement with Iran soon.
SIYABULELA MAKUNGA | Why SA’s new company merger rules matter
Competition laws can now be applied in a more focused manner
READER LETTER | No one in SA should go hungry
SA produces sufficient food, yet more than 40% of households remain hungry. Millions of black families struggle to afford basic necessities while the president is wasting R700m on a useless talk show.
WBC honours veteran boxing administrator Dr Ngatane
The former BSA board chairman was reacting to Ngatane’s honor by the Mexico based organization’s president, Mauricio Sulaiman, recently.A medical practitioner by trade, Ngatane is WBC commissioner and he serves in its medical and ratings committees.
BOOK EXCERPT: Kin: Tayari Jones explores motherhood and friendship in the American South
The award-winning and internationally bestselling author Tayari Jones returns with her latest book, Kin.
S’THEMBISO MSOMI | Polls in danger of being overshadowed by national issues
Voters should guard against being blinded by the glitz and glamour surrounding the “national figures” to the point where they miss what matters the most − ward candidates and the PR list, write S’thembiso Msomi.
SOWETAN | Pandor robbery shows no one is safe in SA
On Saturday morning, South Africans awoke to the disturbing news that former minister of international relations and cooperation, Naledi Pandor, had fallen victim to crime.
News24 | One of SA’s biggest child feeding schemes was once a small Cape Town soup kitchen
Danny Diliberto started a small Cape Town soup kitchen outside his Italian restaurant 12 years ago and fed 70 homeless people. Today, Ladles of Love is one of South Africa’s biggest suppliers of food to pre-school children.
ITSHOKENG KEKANA | BEE failures deepen inequality and public cynicism
Corruption and poor implementation undermine SA’s transformation agenda, writes Itshokeng Kekana
The one food item essential destroying your grocery bill
Consumers are battling a 4.0% inflation jump, but one specific staple is quietly devastating household budgets across South Africa.
Listen | Gauteng municipalities’ reliance of water trucks is becoming too costly
More than R314mn has already been spent by Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni alone on outsourced water tanker services over the past three financial years, as Gauteng municipalities grapple with deepening water shortages, failing infrastructure and mounting pre
HPCSA probes Wits medical programme
Health professions regulator is investigating allegations surrounding a specialist training programme linked to the Wits University following a complaint by a trainee doctor.
The cost of being uninsurable
Did you know that you can be deemed uninsurable by insurance companies and be forced to pay astronomical premiums just to stay covered and to protect your assets?
Baby Yoda re-sets ‘Star Wars’ films with $165 million global opening
LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Reuters) – Baby Yoda brought crowds to movie theaters over the U.S. Memorial Day weekend, putting “Star Wars” film “The Mandalorian and Grogu” on track to collect roughly $165 million around the globe, distributor Walt Disney DIS.N said on Sunday.
Trump says there is no rush for Iran deal, US blockade stays
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, May 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, as his administration played down hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised a day earlier.
GAME RESERVE MURDERS: SANParks beefs up security after Mossel Bay couple killed in Kruger Park
The manhunt for the killers of a Mossel Bay couple in the Kruger National Park continues as trackers discover tyre tracks leading into Mozambique. The murders happened as SANParks introduced measures to protect tourists in the north of the park.
Kings of Africa again! Superb Sundowns add second star with final win against FAR
Brazilians rewarded for their ambition being at the forefront of SA football’s revival, but the players the heroes in Rabat
TUMBLE TURN: Swimming SA concedes SIU requested meeting over Franschhoek millions
After months of denying any knowledge of an investigation, Swimming South Africa has confirmed that it was notified last week of an investigation by the state’s integrity unit, and a request to meet.
POPULIST THUGGERY: Xenophobia crisis: Who is funding the June 30 fear-mongering?
Amid growing xenophobic violence in Durban, refugees are terrified as a June 30 deadline looms, exposing the urgent need to address who is fuelling this fear-driven movement.