President Donald Trump is looking for unlikely allies as he rolls out a new agenda to try to address Americans’ concerns about affordability and position Republicans for the midterm elections: progressives. On Monday, he called Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., after she delivered a speech excoriating her own party for being too cozy with its wealthy…
The killing of 14-year-old Yosef Eisenthal, who was run over by a bus during an anti-recruitment protest in an Orthodox district of West Jerusalem on Tuesday night, has brought renewed attention to one of the most contentious issues in Israeli politics: the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service. According to numerous analysts, the scale…
This Monday marks 50 years since television was officially launched in South Africa – on 5 January 1976, a lifetime ago. South Africa was late – very late – to launch television. While many countries embraced TV in the 1950s and 1960s, apartheid-era government concerns about foreign cultural influence and social change delayed its introduction…
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia — In Dar es Salaam’s train station, hundreds of passengers sat amid piles of luggage as a listless breeze blew through the open windows. Shortly before their scheduled 3:50pm departure on the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority’s (TAZARA) Mukuba Express train, an update crackled over the tannoy: the train…
The Southern African Large Telescope, or Salt The Southern African Large Telescope (Salt) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. Salt is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. It’s been steadily revealing new science knowledge, ranging from the discovery of planets outside our solar system to understanding the unusual physics around black holes….
Pepkor claims it now accounts for eight out of every 10 prepaid handsets sold in South Africa. The fintech segment was a standout performer in retailer Pepkor’s financial results for the year ended 30 September. In its annual results published today, the JSE-listed Pepkor says its fintech segment increased revenue by 31.1% to R16.6 billion…
Netcare CEO Dr Richard Friedland JSE-listed private healthcare group Netcare has partnered with Dutch medical technology company Corsano Health to bring full-time diagnostics through wearable devices to its hospitals and clinics in South Africa. Netcare CEO Dr Richard Friedland said the partnership will allow for continuous patient monitoring and offer “numerous benefits” to Netcare’s staff…
TLDR Kenyan asset-financing startup M-KOPA has reported its first-ever profit after more than a decade of operations across Africa The Nairobi-based company posted a KES 1.2 billion ($9.2 million) profit in 2024, reversing a KES 3.2 billion ($24.7 million) loss in 2023 Founded in 2011 to provide solar home systems on credit, M-KOPA has since…
DStv celebrated its 30th anniversary on Monday, marking a milestone in South African broadcasting history. From humble beginnings in a caravan in Randburg, DStv’s parent – MultiChoice Group – has grown into a pan-African pay-TV powerhouse, now reaching more than 14 million homes across the continent. When it launched on 6 October 1995, the service…
DStv celebrated its 30th anniversary on Monday, marking a milestone in South African broadcasting history. From humble beginnings in a caravan in Randburg, DStv’s parent – MultiChoice Group – has grown into a pan-African pay-TV powerhouse, now reaching more than 14 million homes across the continent. When it launched on 6 October 1995, the service…
