
Starlink spat: Ramaphosa spokesperson tells Elon Musk to ‘move on’ from South Africa
Following a heated exchange over local ownership laws, SA’s presidential spokesperson delivered a blunt message to the Pretoria-born tech billionaire.
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Following a heated exchange over local ownership laws, SA’s presidential spokesperson delivered a blunt message to the Pretoria-born tech billionaire.

Chery has seen rapid growth since launching sales in Europe in 2023

New polling suggests most South Africans would not use race as a deciding factor when choosing the country’s president.

One of South Africa’s top asset managers has warned that an open and competitive electricity market may leave Eskom with mostly non-paying customers.

Security chiefs will not be able to block spies from giving evidence to future public inquiries.

Reality TV has perfected the rebranding of idleness as aspiration

Business owners in Cape Town’s informal economy are threatened with violence and even death as part of extortion rackets.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has not been accredited to attend the upcoming meeting of the Group of 20 finance chiefs in Washington, deepening a rift with the US.
US President Donald Trump told reporters that he is “not a big fan” of Pope Leo XIV, after the global leader of Catholics made a plea for peace.

Oil surged while stocks and bonds fell after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, heightening tensions with Iran following the collapse of weekend peace talks.

Wayne Rooney says Manchester City have the psychological edge over leaders Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

Don’t risk your health, get checked.

Despite a warm reception for US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell last week, South Africa’s finance chiefs have been snubbed ahead of a G20 meeting in Washington.
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Many small businesses in South Africa’s informal sector remain unregistered and outside the tax system often due to administrative burdens or a lack of data available to SARS.
As the DA concludes its federal congress with a renewed focus on attracting a diverse pool of voters, black delegates argue that the party’s challenge lies not in appealing to black voters but in overcoming what they describe as “stigma” and narratives propagated by political opponents.

Entrepreneurship education is one of the most important missing pieces in the fight against youth unemployment.
To the voters, politics increasingly appears driven by the “it’s our turn to eat” phenomenon

Sir Keir Starmer is planning a law which will mean that the UK government can adopt EU single market rules, without them being voted on in Parliament.
Gauteng continues to reinforce its position as Africa’s leading metropolitan investment hub.

While coalition politics require compromise, this move appears to be more about political survival than principled governance