AA CEO Bobby Ramagwede South Africa’s car manufacturing industry could be decimated within five years unless the country settles on a clear policy direction, Automobile Association of South Africa CEO Bobby Ramagwede has warned. “I’ve given it five years. If we continue in the same vein, allowing this rampant importing of not just Chinese vehicles,…
Mackenzie’s followers believed he was “Jesus’s mouthpiece”, Justice Mochache said as she delivered her eight-hour judgement last month. Those who opposed Mackenzie’s teachings were beaten to death. One of his co-accused said he had told his followers that anyone who “resisted the directive to fast must be forced to go to heaven through kicks and…
Hisense South Africa marked three decades in the country on 29 October with its 30th Anniversary Customer Conference. Themed around the company’s 30-year development journey and its RGB Mini technological innovation, the event reflected on Hisense’s roots in South Africa and its growth alongside local partners and set out a collaborative vision for the next…
The world has more tools than ever to tackle climate change, yet millions remain unable to benefit from them. As clean energy technologies advance faster than ever, the challenge facing countries at COP31 is no longer just finding solutions – but making sure everyone can afford them. Catastrophic floods, deadly heatwaves and prolonged droughts have…
By 2014, Wong, who was then at the forefront of a civil disobedience movement known as the “Umbrella Movement”, had already become one of the most recognisable faces of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. In 2016, he co-founded Demosisto with Law and Agnes Chow, an activist who is now also in exile. But he often expressed…
Hull, England – For 28 years and one day, Karl Bushby took the long way home on an epic odyssey of human endurance back to northern England. His adventure was made even more difficult – physically and mentally – with his two self-imposed guiding rules: he could not advance his journey with the help of…
Karl Bushby was 29 years old when he embarked on his “Goliath Expedition” across South and North America, Asia and Europe. After more than 10,000 days on the move, he’s finally returning home to northern England. Ramy Inocencio reports.
The ceasefire allowed the road out of the city to be cleared of mines and humanitarian aid to be delivered. Ceasefire measures will remain in place until the end of Sunday 1 November. Residents had a four-hour window to leave before a convoy of 25 buses, with space for 750 people, left the town on…
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) Executive Committee (“EXCO”) today unanimously decided that the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) will return to taking place every Two Years. The President of CAF Dr Patrice Motsepe announced at the CAF Strategy Conference in Cabo Verde which was held from 7-9 October 2026, that the CAF EXCO…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reversed its decision to stage the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) every four years, announcing that the tournament will return to its traditional two-year cycle. The decision was unanimously approved by the CAF Executive Committee, with President Patrice Motsepe announcing the development after the organisation’s Strategy Conference in…
