The European Parliament voted on Tuesday (14 February) to approve a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, clearing the final legislative hurdle. The majority vote wins EU member states have approved the legislation and…
The Golf establishment is still redefining itself 12 months after the emergence of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit shook the global game and pitted longtime friends and colleagues against each other. Tiger Woods, who has stepped down on both the…
It has been a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his 2022 State of the Union address (Sona) that a comprehensive review of the work visa system was “now underway”. Led by the former director-general of Home Affairs, the…
While Italy is serious about running the country’s affairs due to pressure from the European Union – read Germany – they tend to bring in technocratic leaders. Since 1993, the country with many coalition governments with crazy leaders such as…
Organized business has strong reservations about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “solution” to deal with the burden crisis that has hit economic activity, as there is no clear plan on how it can be implemented. During the Mining Indaba in Cape Town…
While Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen yesterday tore into President Cyril Ramaphosa for being “too much, too hesitant and too cowardly” to make bold decisions to move South Africa forward, political experts said the country was short of radical…
The family of four-year-old Bokgabo Poo, who was raped and murdered in Benoni last year, will have to wait until March 30 for answers about the child’s horrific murder. Ntokozo Zikhali, 28, is accused of raping and murdering Poo, whose…
Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Beijing’s “solidarity” with Iran on Tuesday as he hosted Islamic Republic President Ebrahim Raisi at the start of a three-day trip. For the first state visit by an Iranian president to China in more than…
A German court on Tuesday rejected a case brought by the climate group Greenpeace against Volkswagen to ask the car giant to stop selling petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030. The plaintiffs, the two heads of Greenpeace Germany and climate…
Florists with wilting bouquets of red roses and street vendors holding unsold balloons were heartbroken in the Afghan capital on Tuesday after the Taliban’s morality police banned Valentine’s Day celebrations. While Valentine’s Day has never been widely celebrated in Afghanistan,…