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One thing Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump are afraid of
Economist Dawie Roodt argues that all governments fear capital markets, as investors can quickly drive up borrowing costs and push a state into a debt crisis to force a change in policy.
Africa’s voice and power must be underpinned by dignity
For many African public intellectuals such as Steve Biko, Leopold Senghor, Kenneth Kaunda, Julius Nyerere and Kwame Nkrumah, political independence represented more than the transfer of formal authority from colonial administrations to newly sovereign states
Fort Hare council split deepens after VC’s suspension
The University of Fort Hare faces a governance crisis after vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu was placed on precautionary suspension. Councillors warn of contested authority, procedural strain and risks to institutional integrity in the Eastern Cape university
Canada’s Mark Carney ‘so proud’ of astronauts in call to Artemis II
Jeremy Hansen received a call from the prime minister as Canada’s first astronaut to travel into deep space as part of the Artemis II mission.
US plans to automatically register men for military draft eligibility
The proposed new rule would end decades of mandatory self-registration for Selective Service in the US.
Man jailed after grooming girl he met on gaming platform Roblox
Carlo Tritta, now aged 19, encouraged the teenage girl to send sexually explicit images of herself.
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BTS battle torrential rain to kick off $1bn world tour
The K-Pop band are battered by the elements as they launch their marathon world tour in Goyang.
News24 | Businessman and security guard shot dead in Ormonde
Two people were killed, and two others were seriously wounded during a shootout in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday afternoon.
WATCH | You now have a say in the kind of police you want in your area
The SAPS has asked residents of Alexandra in Johannesburg to have a say about the calibre of police officers they want in their community.
News24 | Cape Town cricketer accused of girlfriend’s murder granted bail
Cape Town cricketer Tristan Perez, 24 – accused of murdering his girlfriend, Elana Brooke, 46 – has been granted bail of R5 000 by the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court.
Your three-legged pot could slowly be poisoning you: health department
Be warned: the three-legged silver pot you use to cook potjiekos and other favourites is slowly poisoning you and potentially causing your kidneys to fail.
WATCH | Woman ‘sets lover on fire’, watches him burn
Victim’s family say wheels of justice turning too slow
Seven games to go – how will De Zerbi try to save Spurs?
Clubs at risk of relegation tend to hire pragmatic coaches – but Spurs have not done that by appointing Roberto de Zerbi.
Major legal changes make it easier for skilled professionals to move to South Africa
New immigration reforms are set to make it easier for skilled professionals and their spouses to live and work in South Africa.
Looking past the SANDF deployment to solve our crime crisis together
It is also clear to many people, following revelations at the Madlanga Commission and corruption scandals in the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, that both the SAPS and SANDF are deeply compromised institutions in need of wholesale reform if South Africans’ trust in them is to be restored
Pub thief jailed for stealing handbag with £2m Fabergé egg inside
An “opportunistic” thief is jailed for stealing a handbag from a pub that happened to contain a £2.2m Fabergé egg.