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Namibia’s central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at 6.50% on Wednesday, saying the outlook for economic growth and inflation had worsened due to the spillover effects of the Iran war.
The World Championship semi-final between John Higgins and Shaun Murphy is delicately poised at 8-8 after a captivating second session at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
The state’s proposed overhaul of South Africa’s (SA’s) capital controls finally brings the crypto sector into the regulatory fold. But between missing thresholds, peer-to-peer transaction bans, and widespread panic over state confiscation, the draft is a messy mix of overreach and libertarian pearl-clutching.
But Alex Davies-Jones says further restrictions must be balanced against the “fundamental right” to protest.
The commission’s regulatory review project asks which rules are still necessary, and which are holding the economy back, and to identify changes that lower regulatory compliance costs, reduce delays and open markets to more participants.
A Ugandan court sentenced a man to death on Thursday for killing four young children this month at a nursery school, in an attack that sparked public outrage and concern for pupils’ safety in the East African country.
The Constitutional Court’s ruling that the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) cannot issue binding directives weakens one of South Africa’s most accessible human rights institutions, shifting the burden of enforcement onto those least able to carry it. In doing so, it underscores a deeper reality: that access to justice in SA remains uneven, often shaped less by rights than by...
Slovo Park, a township south of Johannesburg between Eldorado Park and Lenasia, tells the same story of failure and neglect experienced by so many other communities further away from the economic hub and public eye of Johannesburg
Tshwane University of Technology confers recognition on one of nation’s sporting greats
Phone 17 Pro series and newly launched low-cost MacBook Neo laptop are drawing buyers
American singer Izzy Escobar features on the album alongside the likes of Dua Lipa and Olivia Dean.
What the Africa Forward Summit means for the continent in anew global order.
Abdullah Albadri was arrested in April last year as he tried to climb over the railings of the embassy in London.
A viral spicy wings challenge by fast-food franchise RocoMamas has sparked a heated debate over participant safety, with critics questioning the health risks associated with the extreme chilli levels used in the meal.
The US defence secretary says the timer for the president to report to Congress “pauses or stops” in a ceasefire.
The sculpture depicts a suited man walking forward off a plinth while carrying a flag that covers his face.
Gems was established as a social solidarity instrument – to provide affordable, equitable healthcare to public servants. Today, that founding vision is under threat. When contributions rise beyond affordability, when co-payments increase, when members are forced to downgrade or exit the scheme, we are witnessing the erosion of that social compact.
James Holder, 54, assaulted a woman after a night of drinking in Cheltenham.
Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died after a car crashed into the Study Preparatory School in July 2023.
Chinese pick-up sparks curiosity, but mass adoption unlikely
Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of attacking Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76.