The fact that America’s first “pro-crypto” president and his wife are, um, hawking tokens with no tangible utility while they prepare to overhaul the US regulatory regime has some in the crypto industry on edge. This is not a good look.

Extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cape, Western Cape and Eastern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service.

Organised business, including Business Unity SA, has already publicly said it opposes the BEE fund plan. CEO Khulekani Mathe has made the important point that the scheme would end up operating more like a tax on businesses than a contribution to BEE.

Vietnam’s apparent reluctance to share DNA samples of smuggled horns with South Africa – the country with the largest remaining populations of rhinos in the world, albeit decimated by a relentless wave of poaching over recent decades – has been criticised by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Since the implementation of diphtheria immunisation in South Africa in the 1950s, cases have been uncommon. However, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases has warned clinicians countrywide to be on the lookout for the disease following a recent spike in infections in the Western Cape.

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Since 2009, Mike Ratcliffe (owner of Vilafonté Wines and chairperson of Stellenbosch Wine Routes) has hosted the annual Foodies vs Winos Boules Tournament at Warwick Wine Estate, one of the hotly anticipated industry events of the year and a veritable who’s who of the SA food and wine industry. 

A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following a knife attack on Wednesday in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg in which two people were killed, including a toddler, police and the state health minister said.

A vote due on Wednesday in the Irish parliament to elect a new prime minister was delayed by a day after opposition protests over speaking rights for independent lawmakers supporting the incoming coalition government derailed a chaotic sitting.

Retail sales hit their best level in 14 years in November as the introduction of the two-pot retirement system, a strong Black Friday and lower inflation boosted consumer spending.

Donald Trump is always flexible when it comes to self-enrichment. Clearly, Musk and Sacks, along with the other super-rich, are among Trump’s most influential initial advisers.

The Constitutional Court’s dismissal may not be the end of the road for the embattled judge, who was impeached for drunk behaviour. Judicial analyst Mbekezeli Benjamin says Motata could have other legal avenues.