Trump to give primetime address on war as questions swirl over his next move
The US president finds himself under growing pressure at home to avoid a protracted conflict.
The US president finds himself under growing pressure at home to avoid a protracted conflict.
Regulators have called for platform accountability, stronger legislation and improved enforcement in SA’s e-commerce industry. As South Africa’s e-commerce sector enters a new era of growth and maturity, the National Consumer Commission (NCC) is moving to tackle several challenges consumers face when making online purchases. These include misleading advertising, outdated laws, refund disputes, delivery challenges,…
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber The department of home affairs plans to shut down all tourist visa processing at South African missions abroad, minister Leon Schreiber has announced, with all applications to be routed instead through the department’s Electronic Travel Authorisation system. Speaking at the release of a Special Investigating Unit interim report on Monday,…
Global Citizen last week announced the third edition of its Move Afrika concert series, set for Kigali and Pretoria, South Africa, following the success of the previous two shows headlined by Kendrick Lamar (2024) and John Legend (2025). The 2026 edition will feature Grammy Award-winning American rapper and singer Doja Cat, who is scheduled to…
President John Dramani Mahama has emphasized the need for Africa’s integration agenda to be translated into a daily economic reality, where businesses can trade seamlessly across borders without undue challenges. He noted that although Africa has largely put in place the institutional and policy architecture for integration, the real task remains the difficult work of…
Images of rubber dinghies overcrowded with refugees heading for Europe and narratives about mistreatment and exploitation of migrants on unsafe migration routes have come to dominate how African migration is perceived in European public and policy debates. They suggest a continent on the move, driven mainly by conflict and heading to the global north. These…
South Africa’s renewable energy sector is entering a new phase in 2026. According to industry players, one of the emerging trends is how wind and solar are combined and stored. Falling battery costs, escalating electricity tariffs and mounting grid constraints are reshaping both public procurement and private investment strategies, pushing energy storage from the margins…
Nairobi — The African Union (AU) has expressed deep concern over the escalating crisis in Venezuela, warning that the country’s complex internal challenges can only be resolved through inclusive political dialogue among Venezuelans themselves. In a communiqué issued from its headquarters in Addis Ababa on January 3, the AU said it was closely monitoring recent…
More than one million South Africans, about 1.6% of the country’s population of 63 million, currently live overseas. Emigration is never a solitary event or a purely economic decision. When one person leaves, an entire network of relationships is reshaped. This means that parents, grandparents, siblings and friends are left behind, making it challenging to…
Cell C headquarters in Midrand. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) Cell C is set to follow the same capex-light model that it does for cellular services when it expands its fibre offerings – partnering with open access companies. CEO Jorge Mendes says the company, which turned its first profit earlier this year ahead of a 27…