Last year, South Africa’s budget and unemployment data were set to drop in the same week. However, at the last minute, the latter (which has a huge historical impact) was postponed, creating a good distance between the two. This changed…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised the selflessness, self-sacrifice and patriotism of the country’s armed forces, who always put the country’s interests first even in the face of great danger. “As commander-in-chief, I commend the good work you do as men…
Pregnant mothers who live in air pollution are at risk of giving birth to children with congenital anomalies – especially cleft lip and palate orofacial (CLP). This is according to research by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), in…
Unbeaten opening centuries from Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits saw the Proteas cruise into the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals with a thrilling 10-wicket win over Bangladesh in the final pool match at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday…
A top US official on Tuesday described President Vladimir Putin’s accusation that Russia has been threatened by the West as justification for attacking Ukraine as “absurd”. “No one attacked Russia. There is a variety of absurdity in the notion that…
A Chinese biophysicist jailed for creating the world’s first genetically modified baby said on Tuesday that he was looking for collaborators after Hong Kong granted him a research visa, to the consternation of the scientific community. He Jiankui was jailed…
An Iranian court on Tuesday sentenced to death on terror charges an Iranian-German national who supporters say was abducted in the Gulf and forced to return to Iran to try to perform. Tehran’s Revolutionary Court convicted Jamshid Sharmahd in connection…
African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that the Cabinet reshuffle issue will be “wrapped up” by the end of February. Mbalula said this during an ANC media briefing on Tuesday after the party’s national executive committee…
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an alert for heatwave conditions in Dawid Kruiper and Kai !Garib Local Municipalities of the Northern Cape from Thursday to Sunday. “In these conditions, direct sunlight poses a health risk, so it’s…
Sisi Ntombela is scheduled to step down as Free State premier on Tuesday after consulting with ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. On Tuesday, Mbalula told reporters that he received a phone call from Ntombela signaling his resignation. However, he said…