Swiss neutrality on the line as arms-for-Ukraine debate heats up
Switzerland is close to breaking with centuries of tradition as a neutral state, as a pro-Ukraine shift in the public and political mood puts...
Hope for jobs drives recruitment by militant groups in Africa –...
Hope of employment more than religious belief is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by the...
Wunderkind, 9, becomes second-youngest child ever to graduate from high school
David Balogun has become the second-youngest child to graduate high school in the entire world at just age nine.DAVID Balogun may look like your...
You can make R20 million a month – zama zama gang...
Once the world’s biggest producer of gold, South Africa has over 6,000 abandoned mines. These mines make for fertile ground for zama zamas to...
Drug companies face Covid cliff in 2023 as sales set to...
Pharmaceutical companies that made billions from the pandemic over the past two years selling vaccines and treatments are now up against a steep Covid...
Busa and BLSA pen letter to Ramaphosa on potential Cabinet reshuffle
The CEOs of Business Leadership South Africa and Business Unity South Africa wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday, urging that the size of...
SA financial markets nervous ahead of Ramaphosa’s Sona
Markets on Monday: South African share and bond markets moved nervously during last week, writes Chris Harmse. SOUTH African share and bond markets moved...
Don’t bully us, say vapers
While agreeing that laws were needed to protect children, people in the vaping industry are angry at the government’s ‘bullying tactics’ in a new...
Load shedding pay docking is illegal
Employers - particularly of domestic workers - have been warned that docking an employee’s pay because of hours lost to load shedding is illegal.EMPLOYERS...
Carping Point: Disastrous state of disaster looms
OPINION: South Africa is about to enter another state of disaster. It’s a chilling concept, after all the last one saw smoking grannies turned...