Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff there said Saturday. It was the second such attack in the region in a week. No one was…
Communications regulator Icasa has formally signalled that it cannot give full effect to communications minister Solly Malatsi’s December 2025 policy direction on broad-based black economic empowerment without an amendment to the Electronic Communications Act (ECA). In a brief media statement on Wednesday, the regulator said it had communicated its position to the ministry and remained…
“So long as the visit proceeds smoothly and Trump concludes he was treated respectfully, then the uneasy calm in the bilateral relationship will endure. If, on the other hand, Trump leaves feeling disrespected or trifled with, then he could have a change of heart,” says Ryan Hass, Director of the John L Thornton China Centre…
Department of Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber. South Africa is moving closer to a formal digital identity framework after Department of Home Affairs (DHA) minister Leon Schreiber published draft amendments under the Identification Act 1997 for public comment, with submissions open until 6 June. The proposed regulations set out how a national digital identity system…
U.S.-Israeli attacks launched previously during negotiations with Iran have led to a complete loss of trust in the United States, Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday, according to Mizan News, the news agency of Iran’s powerful judiciary branch. In a phone call with Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Pezeshkian…
An aerial view of the Samsung Electronics’ chip production facilities at Hwaseong, South Korea Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported record quarterly profit driven by a 49-fold jump in chip income, saying it expects a severe supply shortage to deepen next year as clients spend on AI, driving up prices of its memory chips. The world’s…
Novartis‘ CEO warned Tuesday that the U.S. drug pricing policy under President Donald Trump poses a “very difficult situation” and the reality will soon catch up with both drugmakers and patients. “The longer-term implications are significant,” CEO Vas Narasimhan told CNBC’s Carolin Roth. “The reality of MFN is going to set in in the next…
After more than a month without filming, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is set to resume production, a source with knowledge of the decision told NBC News on Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The news comes after a pause in the wake of…
For die-hard Madonna fans, Sabrina Carpenter’s Friday Coachella set was “like (an answered) prayer” as the “Queen of Pop” was brought out as a surprise guest. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The music icon “struck a pose” and was met with raucous applause as she…
A pedestrian walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains, as traders assess mixed messaging on Iran war. U.S. President Donald Trump has…
