THURSDAY, 23 JANUARY 2025, 17:22
The emotional purgatory of not knowing if a loved one is dead or being denied the rituals of mourning is known as ambiguous loss. Journalist Diane Coetzer digs deep into her personal story of this grief that has provided the inspiration for a new music and interactive technology project that will have its world premiere in South Africa in February.
Controversial social media blogger Musa Khawula appeared in court on Tuesday over comments he made on his platform about businessman Zesimdumise “Ze” Nxumalo between October 10 and 12 last year.
City Power technicians will no longer be sent underground in the Joburg CBD unless when escorted by police; this after numerous confrontations with armed cable thieves.
City Power will no longer sent its technicians to do repair work underground the Joburg CBD without police escort following violent confrontations with armed cable thieves.
The children’s laureate says a “recession in children’s happiness” is caused by a decline in reading.
After previously feuding with Musk, pro-Israel group rushes to defend gesture, which critics compared with Nazi salute.
Netflix just scored a blockbuster holiday season with nearly 19 million new subscribers, thanks to a killer lineup featuring everything from “Squid Game” to boxing matches, but don’t get too cozy—prices are going up as the streaming giant cashes in on its newfound popularity.
President Donald Trump is due to announce private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure on Tuesday, two sources told Reuters.
Ulbricht was given two life sentences, plus 40 years for running site that allegedly facilitated $183m in drug sales.
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A proposed new law will also give ministers greater powers to request bank account information.
The alarming rise in disorders such as anorexia and bulimia is now an emergency, a cross-party group says.
Trump said he had called Ulbricht’s mother to let her know that he had granted a full and unconditional pardon to her son.
Squid Game and live sports, including the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson fight, fuelled new memberships.
Reforms after the Southport attacks and Donald Trump’s threat to tax foreign nationals lead the papers.
PetroSA controversially chose to partner with Gazprombank Africa to restart the gas-to-liquids refinery in Mossel Bay. A year later, the deal appears to be on the brink of collapse after the Russian bank failed to deliver on its financial commitments.
For more than a decade, agencies like ICE and CBP avoided raids on places that provide vital services, like hospitals.
Indonesian rescuers on Wednesday were searching for 13 people missing after a landslide in Central Java province which killed at least 17 people, an official said.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said former President Joe Biden left him a “nice” letter inside the Resolute Desk at the White House, continuing an inauguration day tradition.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and others conducted over $200 million in illicit trade using bitcoin.