Giorno: 4 Luglio 2023

Ramaphosanomics cuts SA adrift

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa at a working session with representatives of banks of the “Finance in Common” network during the New Global Financial Pact Summit at the Palais Brongniart in Paris on June 22, 2023. Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / POOL / AFP World leaders are closely associated with the economic policies they espouse, […]

5G connections in Africa to increase 50-fold by 2028

Read More Growing adoption of 5G technology across Africa is set to drive a staggering 47-fold increase in subscriptions in the next five years, not counting North Africa, according to a recent report. According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report 2023, 5G subscriptions will grow from a relatively modest base of 3 million last December […]

Mining companies eye the last unspoilt strip of the Western Cape’s west coast

Read More Old rustic huts are still scattered over the Karoetjies Kop 150 farm coastal area. They are used by surfers and other travellers to the West Coast. Photo by Ant Fox The last, relatively pristine section of Western Cape coastline between the Olifants River and the Northern Cape border is threatened by two new […]

VIP officers in assault video are part of Mashatile security detail

Read More Deputy president, Paul Mashatile. File photo The VIP protection unit members caught on video assaulting young men on the side of the N1 in Johannesburg are part of the security detail of Deputy President Paul Mashatile.  The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said the victims were military trainees.  Mashatile’s spokesperson, Vukani Mde, told […]

Warning Bell: Trade union threatens strike action at machinery maker

Read More JSE-listed heavy machinery manufacturer Bell Equipment could soon face a “total shutdown” at its Richards Bay and Boksburg plants, with workers accusing management of discrimination. According to a statement released by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) on Tuesday, Bell Equipment workers are demanding they receive a R2 000 housing […]

Climate-heating El Ni?o has arrived and threatens lives, declares UN

Read More The arrival of a climate-heating El Ni?o event has been declared by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO), with officials warning that preparation for extreme weather events is vital to save lives and livelihoods. The last major El Ni?o was in 2016, which remains the hottest year on record. The new El Ni?o […]

Emerging details on Titan sub reveal allegedly cavalier attitude toward safety

Read More As additional details emerge about the Titan submersible’s deadly implosion in June, raising still more unknowns, concerns surrounding exploration company OceanGate Expeditions’ allegedly cavalier attitude toward safety have come into sharper relief. The doomed vessel reportedly dropped weights at some point during its descent; however, it is not known whether this was due […]

Man found guilty of Nottingham arson murder of woman and two children

Read More A man has been found guilty of murdering his nextdoor neighbour and her two young children by pouring petrol through their letterbox and setting fire to their flat while they were asleep. Jamie Barrow, 33, admitted starting the fire in November last year which killed Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, and her daughters, Fatimah Drammeh, […]

Thousands of Palestinians flee Jenin refugee camp after major Israeli raid

Read More Several thousand Palestinians have fled their homes in the Jenin refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank after the launch of the biggest Israeli military operation in the area in two decades, Palestinian officials say. “There are about 3,000 people who have left the camp so far,” the Jenin deputy […]