1m ago Kuwaiti army says it intercepted 15 Iranian missiles and drones Kuwait said Wednesday that it had intercepted two ballistic missiles and 13 drones fired by Iran. In a statement on X, the Kuwaiti army said it “detected, at dawn today, two hostile ballistic missiles and 13 hostile drones that breached Kuwaiti airspace.”…
TOPSHOT – People take photographs with Mount Fuji at Lake Yamanakako in snow in Yamanakako, Yamanashi prefecture on December 5, 2025. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images) Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Travelers who require a visa to enter Japan will pay up to five times more from July 1,…
Entrepreneurs across Bellville and the Northern Suburbs looking to grow their businesses are invited to apply for the 2026 Bellville Connect Level Up Programme, a four-month business development journey designed to help local businesses strengthen their foundations, increase their visibility and connect with new market opportunities. Now entering its fourth year, the programme forms part…
Luigi D’Amico, Chief Operating Officer, e4. South Africa’s property market is experiencing a renaissance. Interest rate cuts, competitive offerings from new entrants and pent-up demand from middle and emerging classes have created a surge in bond applications. However, beneath this momentum is a troubling reality: the very process meant to facilitate homeownership is actively undermining…
Worldwide, women carry the greatest burden of malnutrition. More than two-thirds of women of childbearing age don’t get enough of at least one micronutrient. These are the vitamins and minerals, such as iron, that the body needs in small amounts to stay healthy. A shortage is often called “hidden hunger” because a woman can eat…
Mombasa, Kenya — A significant challenge for the conservation sector is the 30×30 goal to protect 30% of the planet’s oceans by 2030. It heavily depends on the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ agreement), which is the first legally binding agreement to establish Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the open seas. Before the treaty, nearly half…
More than three and a half years after the public launch of ChatGPT, the generative AI industry is entering a mature, hyper-competitive era. While OpenAI’s chatbot remains the global incumbent, its market share has officially slipped below the 50% threshold for the first time. According to analytics firm Sensor Tower’s State of AI Report for…
Global forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday, though the figure remains unacceptably high and tens of millions of people are still trapped in prolonged exile with little prospect of rebuilding their lives. UNHCR‘s flagship Global Trends Report, launched in Geneva by High…
Washington, DC — In February, U.S. Congress passed a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This came after a year of foot-dragging which resulted in the temporary lapse of the trade preference program. Meanwhile, China extended duty-free access to 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. The juxtaposition of these…
Dar es Salaam — FOR many young adults, questions about marriage often begin long before they feel ready to settle down. Family gatherings, conversations with friends and even casual interactions with neighbours can quickly turn into discussions about when they plan to get married. While such questions may appear harmless, relationship experts warn that pressure…
