Internet access price hikes worry the Competition Commission. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | GenAI and Competition Commission) While internet connectivity, which the Competition Commission considers an essential service, has become more expensive, the increase pales in comparison with the surge in transport costs. Increases of 4.1% for wireless and 3.5% for wired internet services rising at…
Joburg says its finances are a mess, but claims billing accuracy. (Image by Nicola Mawson | Wikimedia Commons and Freepik) The City of Johannesburg’s (CoJ’s) billing system is in such disarray that former homeowners are still being billed months after selling. While the Auditor-General has issued a qualified audit, a think tank warns the city…
Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted to advance two proposed bills that call for the formal annexation of the already Israeli-occupied West Bank, an ambition openly promoted by far-right ministers in recent months but opposed by President Trump. The vote by Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, came with Vice President JD Vance visiting Israel to shore up…
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas became the latest state to enact a host of public health measures driven by the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda with new laws taking aim at additives and sugary foods. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the Legislature on Wednesday as he joined Gov. Greg…
Representative Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, center, speaks to members of the media in Statuary Hall of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images The future of a trio of crypto regulation bills was in limbo late Wednesday, after the second day of…
