An aerial photograph shows the Greek-flagged crude oil tanker “Asahi Princess” off the coast of the Syrian Baniyas port refinery, along the Mediterranean Sea on on April 15, 2026. Bakr Alkasem | Afp | Getty Images Ahead of a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven developed economies in Paris on Monday, a…
Naspers and Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi Naspers and Prosus shares both shed around 7% on the JSE on Tuesday after the technology investment group warned it will sharply increase spending at iFood, its Brazilian food delivery crown jewel, to fight off an aggressive competitive offensive in its single most important operating market. In a letter…
South Africa’s ability to compete in the global digital economy is slipping, with key metrics on infrastructure, broadband access and the country’s skills profile lagging as peer economies make faster headway. These are among the findings of the South Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Investment Study (Sadis) 2025 report (PDF) released by the Development Bank of Southern…
On 27 March US President Donald Trump announced he was pausing attacks on energy plants for 10 days for Iran to “make a deal”, and on Saturday he reiterated his threat on Truth Social that “all Hell will reign down on them” if they failed to do this, or to reopen the Strait of Hormuz,…
Washington, DC — Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, joined by other Africa Subcommittee Democrats, today sent a letter to Secretary Rubio in response to public reporting that the State Department plans to end lifesaving assistance to seven African nations…
Less than a week after Valve admitted that soaring RAM prices and global supply constraints were disrupting its hardware roadmap, the Steam Deck has officially sold out across the board. While the handheld has fluctuated in availability before, the timing of this total stockout has raised concerns that the ongoing memory crisis is directly impacting…
Pick n Pay has issued a stark warning to investors, revealing that its headline loss per share for the 2026 financial year is expected to widen by more than 20% compared to the previous year. The announcement sent the retailer’s share price into a tailspin, dropping 9% in early Johannesburg trading. Read: iPhone 17e to…
Protests in Iran raged Friday night in the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show, despite a threats from the country’s theocracy to crack down on demonstrators after shutting down the internet and cutting telephone lines off to the world. The protesters appeared to be taking encouragement from repeated declarations of support by the Trump…
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a weather warning for disruptive rains and severe thunderstorms across the country for today. The warnings for rain are as follows: Orange level 5 warning: Disruptive rain resulting in flooding of settlements (both formal and informal) and roads, low-lying bridges, as well as damage to mud-build houses…
Venezuela has accused US President Donald Trump of making a “colonialist threat” after he said the airspace around the country should be considered closed. The country’s foreign ministry called Trump’s comments “another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people”. The US does not legally have the authority to close another country’s airspace, but…
