The urine affair: race reflections through the Stellenbosch incident

Read More Almost every detail of that night stands with clarity in my memory. It must have been  2003, in a small coastal town called Richards Bay, that my cousin and I became aware of the fact that we were black. Not that we had not seen ourselves in the mirror and realised this before, […]

Reserve Bank hikes repo rate for fourth consecutive time amid inflation concerns

Read More The South African Reserve Bank’s (Sarb) monetary policy committee hiked interest rates by 50 basis points  to 4.75% on Thursday, the fourth consecutive increase at its once-every-two months meetings. Announcing the decision, Lesetja Kganyago, the bank’s governor said in the near-term, headline inflation had increased well above the mid-point of the Sarb’s 3-6% […]

Lab-grown meat firms say post-Brexit UK could be at forefront

Read More Britain could become a world leader in cultured meat production post-Brexit by outflanking the EU to bring the hi-tech products to market swiftly, industry leaders say. Cultured meat is grown from animal cells in a bioreactor that can be powered by 100% renewable energy, thereby curbing both greenhouse gas emissions and animal cruelty. […]

Russia claims over 1,700 Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Mariupol

Post Content NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia claimed on Thursday that some 1,730 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered from Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant this week which far outstrips the numbers Kyiv has reported. Ukrainian officials acknowledged that the steel plant – which became a symbol for resistance against Russia’s invasion – fell […]

Take a journey through Israel’s graves of holy men (and women)

Read More In the Biriya Forest, among rich foliage, springs, orchards and historical sites, a path twists toward one of the most popular tombs of tzaddikim – righteous or pious religious figures – in the region. It is that of the sage of the Mishna Yonatan Ben Uziel, which is near Safed. The tzaddik is […]

Iranian plot to lure Israelis abroad and kidnap them foiled, Shin Bet says

Read More The Shin Bet has uncovered an Iranian espionage campaign targeting Israeli academics and former defense officials, the agency said Thursday. The Iranians contacted the Israelis while portraying themselves as academics, journalists, business people and philanthropists, using the identities of real people from overseas who were unaware their names were being used, the Shin […]