Sale of the miner, which is now valued at $4bn, may be delayed following ‘really, really difficult’ market * Business live – latest updates The world’s biggest diamond miner, De Beers, cost its parent company almost $3bn last year as the growth in lab-grown stones continues to take the shine off the industry. Anglo American… Read more: Anglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn
Sale of the miner, which is now valued at $4bn, may be delayed following ‘really, really difficult’ market * Business live – latest updates The world’s biggest diamond miner, De Beers, cost its parent company almost $3bn last year as the growth in lab-grown stones continues to take the shine off the industry. Anglo American… Read more: Anglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] South Africa and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening their strategic partnership during the 16th Session of the Ministerial Political Dialogue on Wednesday in Cape Town.http://dlvr.it/TJ5t43
[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Health yesterday received a progress report from the Department of Health on the department’s key initiatives, performance and challenges across various programme areas.http://dlvr.it/TJ5swk
ICYMI: ICYMI: Project Waterworth, which involves cable longer than Earth’s circumference, to also reach South Africa and Brazil Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions. The tech company said Project Waterworth involved a 50,000km (31,000-mile) subsea cable,… Read more: Meta plans to link US and India with world’s longest undersea cable project
ICYMI: Thailand and Vietnam now often seen as ‘more cost-effective’ than visiting traditional European favourites Holiday companies are reporting a surge in demand for long-haul breaks amid claims that the likes of Thailand and Vietnam are now often “more cost-effective” than visiting traditional European favourites. On Tuesday, the travel brand Kuoni said long-haul bookings for… Read more: Holiday firms reporting surge in demand for long-haul breaks
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] All eyes will be on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday afternoon, when he delivers the 2025 Budget Speech in Parliament, Cape Town.http://dlvr.it/TJ4mn0
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening their strategic partnership during the 16th Session of the Ministerial Political Dialogue on Wednesday in Cape Town.http://dlvr.it/TJ4mfS
ICYMI: Project Waterworth, which involves cable longer than Earth’s circumference, to also reach South Africa and Brazil Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions. The tech company said Project Waterworth involved a 50,000km (31,000-mile) subsea cable, which… Read more: Meta plans to link US and India with world’s longest undersea cable project
ICYMI: Project Waterworth, which involves cable longer than Earth’s circumference, to also reach South Africa and Brazil Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions. The tech company said Project Waterworth involved a 50,000km (31,000-mile) subsea cable, which… Read more: Meta plans to link US and India with world’s longest undersea cable project
ICYMI: Project Waterworth, which involves cable longer than Earth’s circumference, to also reach South Africa and Brazil Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions. The tech company said Project Waterworth involved a 50,000km (31,000-mile) subsea cable, which… Read more: Meta plans to link US and India with world’s longest undersea cable project
Thailand and Vietnam now often seen as ‘more cost-effective’ than visiting traditional European favourites Holiday companies are reporting a surge in demand for long-haul breaks amid claims that the likes of Thailand and Vietnam are now often “more cost-effective” than visiting traditional European favourites. On Tuesday, the travel brand Kuoni said long-haul bookings for the… Read more: Holiday firms reporting surge in demand for long-haul breaks
ICYMI: [SAPS] The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General Patrick Asaneng, emphasized that police across the province will through Operation Shanela, which is focused on enhanced crime prevention and combatting, continue to have a zero tolerance approach for criminals.http://dlvr.it/TJ3fbc
[SAnews.gov.za] All eyes will be on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday afternoon, when he delivers the 2025 Budget Speech in Parliament, Cape Town.http://dlvr.it/TJ3fNx
ICYMI: ICYMI: Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe… Read more: Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
Project Waterworth, which involves cable longer than Earth’s circumference, to also reach South Africa and Brazil Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions. The tech company said Project Waterworth involved a 50,000km (31,000-mile) subsea cable, which is… Read more: Meta plans to link US and India with world’s longest undersea cable project
Project Waterworth, which involves cable longer than Earth’s circumference, to also reach South Africa and Brazil Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions. The tech company said Project Waterworth involved a 50,000km (31,000-mile) subsea cable, which is… Read more: Meta plans to link US and India with world’s longest undersea cable project
[SAPS] The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General Patrick Asaneng, emphasized that police across the province will through Operation Shanela, which is focused on enhanced crime prevention and combatting, continue to have a zero tolerance approach for criminals.http://dlvr.it/TJ2Z3X
ICYMI: ICYMI: Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa The first president of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, who has died aged 95, was one of the original liberation leaders who fought against the colonial project of southern Africa and, in particular, the racist apartheid… Read more: Sam Nujoma obituary
ICYMI: Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven… Read more: Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
ICYMI: Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven… Read more: Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
ICYMI: [Govt of SA] Investigators from the Department of Home Affairs, assisted by the South African Police Service (SAPS), this morning detained Ms Anabela Rungo, the mother of Ms Chidimma Adetshina, at a property in Cape Town. The Department withdrew Ms Rungo’s South African documentation in September 2024 after finding that it had been fraudulently… Read more: Home Affairs Detains Ms Chidimma Adetshina’s Mother in Cape Town
ICYMI: Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa The first president of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, who has died aged 95, was one of the original liberation leaders who fought against the colonial project of southern Africa and, in particular, the racist apartheid regime… Read more: Sam Nujoma obituary
ICYMI: Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa The first president of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, who has died aged 95, was one of the original liberation leaders who fought against the colonial project of southern Africa and, in particular, the racist apartheid regime… Read more: Sam Nujoma obituary
ICYMI: Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa The first president of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, who has died aged 95, was one of the original liberation leaders who fought against the colonial project of southern Africa and, in particular, the racist apartheid regime… Read more: Sam Nujoma obituary
Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for… Read more: Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for… Read more: Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The deadline for South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries to swop their SASSA Gold Card for the Postbank Black Card has been extended from 28 February to 20 March 2025.http://dlvr.it/TJ0p3b
[Govt of SA] Investigators from the Department of Home Affairs, assisted by the South African Police Service (SAPS), this morning detained Ms Anabela Rungo, the mother of Ms Chidimma Adetshina, at a property in Cape Town. The Department withdrew Ms Rungo’s South African documentation in September 2024 after finding that it had been fraudulently obtained,… Read more: Home Affairs Detains Ms Chidimma Adetshina’s Mother in Cape Town
ICYMI: ICYMI: [Premium Times] The controversy surrounding Ms Adetshina began in October 2024 when she entered the Miss South Africa pageant.http://dlvr.it/THz2vDhttp://dlvr.it/TJ0Sq2
Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa The first president of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, who has died aged 95, was one of the original liberation leaders who fought against the colonial project of southern Africa and, in particular, the racist apartheid regime of… Read more: Sam Nujoma obituary
Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa The first president of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, who has died aged 95, was one of the original liberation leaders who fought against the colonial project of southern Africa and, in particular, the racist apartheid regime of… Read more: Sam Nujoma obituary
[SAnews.gov.za] The deadline for South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries to swop their SASSA Gold Card for the Postbank Black Card has been extended from 28 February to 20 March 2025.http://dlvr.it/TJ04D8
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The National Treasury has encouraged investors interested in participating in the upcoming Global Investor Call (GIC) after the tabling of the budget, to submit their questions through designated representatives from Goldman Sachs or Investec.http://dlvr.it/THxwTfhttp://dlvr.it/THzfZd
ICYMI: [Premium Times] The controversy surrounding Ms Adetshina began in October 2024 when she entered the Miss South Africa pageant.http://dlvr.it/THz2vDhttp://dlvr.it/THzfRf
ICYMI: [Premium Times] The controversy surrounding Ms Adetshina began in October 2024 when she entered the Miss South Africa pageant.http://dlvr.it/THz2vD
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The National Treasury has encouraged investors interested in participating in the upcoming Global Investor Call (GIC) after the tabling of the budget, to submit their questions through designated representatives from Goldman Sachs or Investec.http://dlvr.it/THxwTfhttp://dlvr.it/THyXls
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The National Treasury has encouraged investors interested in participating in the upcoming Global Investor Call (GIC) after the tabling of the budget, to submit their questions through designated representatives from Goldman Sachs or Investec.http://dlvr.it/THxwTf
ICYMI: ICYMI: Some locals in picturesque district of Bo-Kaap are fed up with influx of visitors, and worry about impact of gentrification After Table Mountain, the candy-coloured houses of Bo-Kaap have become one of Cape Town’s most iconic images, a key stop in any tourist’s visit to the South African city and a must-have for… Read more: Bo-Kaap: the candy-coloured corner of Cape Town facing tourism v heritage dilemma
[SAnews.gov.za] The National Treasury has encouraged investors interested in participating in the upcoming Global Investor Call (GIC) after the tabling of the budget, to submit their questions through designated representatives from Goldman Sachs or Investec.http://dlvr.it/THwp7l
ICYMI: ICYMI: US president also offers asylum to Afrikaners and criticises law that allows land seizures without compensation in some circumstances The US president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, accusing the country’s government of “unjust racial discrimination” against white Afrikaners and offering them asylum in the… Read more: Trump cuts aid to South Africa over ‘racial discrimination’ against Afrikaners
ICYMI: Some locals in picturesque district of Bo-Kaap are fed up with influx of visitors, and worry about impact of gentrification After Table Mountain, the candy-coloured houses of Bo-Kaap have become one of Cape Town’s most iconic images, a key stop in any tourist’s visit to the South African city and a must-have for Instagram… Read more: Bo-Kaap: the candy-coloured corner of Cape Town facing tourism v heritage dilemma
ICYMI: Some locals in picturesque district of Bo-Kaap are fed up with influx of visitors, and worry about impact of gentrification After Table Mountain, the candy-coloured houses of Bo-Kaap have become one of Cape Town’s most iconic images, a key stop in any tourist’s visit to the South African city and a must-have for Instagram… Read more: Bo-Kaap: the candy-coloured corner of Cape Town facing tourism v heritage dilemma
ICYMI: US president also offers asylum to Afrikaners and criticises law that allows land seizures without compensation in some circumstances The US president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, accusing the country’s government of “unjust racial discrimination” against white Afrikaners and offering them asylum in the US.… Read more: Trump cuts aid to South Africa over ‘racial discrimination’ against Afrikaners
ICYMI: US president also offers asylum to Afrikaners and criticises law that allows land seizures without compensation in some circumstances The US president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, accusing the country’s government of “unjust racial discrimination” against white Afrikaners and offering them asylum in the US.… Read more: Trump cuts aid to South Africa over ‘racial discrimination’ against Afrikaners
ICYMI: US president also offers asylum to Afrikaners and criticises law that allows land seizures without compensation in some circumstances The US president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, accusing the country’s government of “unjust racial discrimination” against white Afrikaners and offering them asylum in the US.… Read more: Trump cuts aid to South Africa over ‘racial discrimination’ against Afrikaners
Some locals in picturesque district of Bo-Kaap are fed up with influx of visitors, and worry about impact of gentrification After Table Mountain, the candy-coloured houses of Bo-Kaap have become one of Cape Town’s most iconic images, a key stop in any tourist’s visit to the South African city and a must-have for Instagram feeds.… Read more: Bo-Kaap: the candy-coloured corner of Cape Town facing tourism v heritage dilemma
ICYMI: [Govt of SA] The government of South Africa has taken note of the latest executive order issued by President Trump. It is of great concern that the foundational premise of this order lacks factual accuracy and fails to recognize South Africa’s profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid.http://dlvr.it/THtbs8
ICYMI: ICYMI: US secretary of state repeats remarks by Donald Trump about ‘expropriation of private property’ in African nation The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has accused South Africa of “anti-Americanism” and refused to attend a G20 meeting in Johannesburg later this month, as diplomatic ties sour between the two countries under Donald Trump’s… Read more: Rubio accuses South Africa of ‘anti-Americanism’ and snubs G20 meeting
US president also offers asylum to Afrikaners and criticises law that allows land seizures without compensation in some circumstances The US president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, accusing the country’s government of “unjust racial discrimination” against white Afrikaners and offering them asylum in the US. The… Read more: Trump cuts aid to South Africa over ‘racial discrimination’ against Afrikaners
US president also offers asylum to Afrikaners and criticises law that allows land seizures without compensation in some circumstances The US president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, accusing the country’s government of “unjust racial discrimination” against white Afrikaners and offering them asylum in the US. The… Read more: Trump cuts aid to South Africa over ‘racial discrimination’ against Afrikaners
[Govt of SA] The government of South Africa has taken note of the latest executive order issued by President Trump. It is of great concern that the foundational premise of this order lacks factual accuracy and fails to recognize South Africa’s profound and painful history of colonialism and apartheid.http://dlvr.it/THss9V
ICYMI: ICYMI: Serge Alain Nitegeka was forced out of his home as a result of genocide and now, awaiting citizenship, turns his displacement into art showing at a New York gallery Artist Serge Alain Nitegeka became a refugee of the Rwandan genocide in 1994 at age 11, when he began a years-long odyssey through multiple… Read more: Configurations in Black: a stateless Rwandan refugee makes art out of his experience
ICYMI: US secretary of state repeats remarks by Donald Trump about ‘expropriation of private property’ in African nation The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has accused South Africa of “anti-Americanism” and refused to attend a G20 meeting in Johannesburg later this month, as diplomatic ties sour between the two countries under Donald Trump’s administration.… Read more: Rubio accuses South Africa of ‘anti-Americanism’ and snubs G20 meeting
ICYMI: US secretary of state repeats remarks by Donald Trump about ‘expropriation of private property’ in African nation The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has accused South Africa of “anti-Americanism” and refused to attend a G20 meeting in Johannesburg later this month, as diplomatic ties sour between the two countries under Donald Trump’s administration.… Read more: Rubio accuses South Africa of ‘anti-Americanism’ and snubs G20 meeting
ICYMI: ICYMI: The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off Critical supplies of life-saving medicines have been blocked and children left without food and battling malnutrition as multiple effects were reported across the globe after Elon Musk… Read more: Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid
ICYMI: Serge Alain Nitegeka was forced out of his home as a result of genocide and now, awaiting citizenship, turns his displacement into art showing at a New York gallery Artist Serge Alain Nitegeka became a refugee of the Rwandan genocide in 1994 at age 11, when he began a years-long odyssey through multiple African… Read more: Configurations in Black: a stateless Rwandan refugee makes art out of his experience
ICYMI: Serge Alain Nitegeka was forced out of his home as a result of genocide and now, awaiting citizenship, turns his displacement into art showing at a New York gallery Artist Serge Alain Nitegeka became a refugee of the Rwandan genocide in 1994 at age 11, when he began a years-long odyssey through multiple African… Read more: Configurations in Black: a stateless Rwandan refugee makes art out of his experience
US secretary of state repeats remarks by Donald Trump about ‘expropriation of private property’ in African nation The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has accused South Africa of “anti-Americanism” and refused to attend a G20 meeting in Johannesburg later this month, as diplomatic ties sour between the two countries under Donald Trump’s administration. Rubio… Read more: Rubio accuses South Africa of ‘anti-Americanism’ and snubs G20 meeting
ICYMI: [Parliament of South Africa] The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane, briefed the media today on Parliament’s state of readiness to host tomorrow evening’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), the first to be hosted by the 7th Parliament.http://dlvr.it/THr3pt
ICYMI: ICYMI: Cyril Ramaphosa’s government ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, says Trump, calling for investigation * US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has claimed South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”, announcing he is cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation.… Read more: Trump says he will cut off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’
ICYMI: The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off Critical supplies of life-saving medicines have been blocked and children left without food and battling malnutrition as multiple effects were reported across the globe after Elon Musk resolved… Read more: Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid
ICYMI: The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off Critical supplies of life-saving medicines have been blocked and children left without food and battling malnutrition as multiple effects were reported across the globe after Elon Musk resolved… Read more: Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid
Serge Alain Nitegeka was forced out of his home as a result of genocide and now, awaiting citizenship, turns his displacement into art showing at a New York gallery Artist Serge Alain Nitegeka became a refugee of the Rwandan genocide in 1994 at age 11, when he began a years-long odyssey through multiple African nations,… Read more: Configurations in Black: a stateless Rwandan refugee makes art out of his experience
ICYMI: [COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is looking forward to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday. The challenges facing South Africa and in particular the working class are immense. A bold, decisive and progressive set of interventions are needed. A business-as-usual approach will simply not do… Read more: Cosatu SONA Expectations Statement
[Parliament of South Africa] The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane, briefed the media today on Parliament’s state of readiness to host tomorrow evening’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), the first to be hosted by the 7th Parliament.http://dlvr.it/THptqP
ICYMI: Cyril Ramaphosa’s government ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, says Trump, calling for investigation * US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has claimed South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”, announcing he is cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation. The… Read more: Trump says he will cut off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’
ICYMI: Cyril Ramaphosa’s government ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, says Trump, calling for investigation * US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has claimed South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”, announcing he is cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation. The… Read more: Trump says he will cut off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’
ICYMI: Cyril Ramaphosa’s government ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, says Trump, calling for investigation * US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has claimed South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”, announcing he is cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation. The… Read more: Trump says he will cut off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’
The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off Critical supplies of life-saving medicines have been blocked and children left without food and battling malnutrition as multiple effects were reported across the globe after Elon Musk resolved to… Read more: Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid
[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is looking forward to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday. The challenges facing South Africa and in particular the working class are immense. A bold, decisive and progressive set of interventions are needed. A business-as-usual approach will simply not do given… Read more: Cosatu SONA Expectations Statement
Cyril Ramaphosa’s government ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, says Trump, calling for investigation * US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has claimed South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”, announcing he is cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation. The US… Read more: Trump says he will cut off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’
Cyril Ramaphosa’s government ‘treating certain classes of people very badly’, says Trump, calling for investigation * US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has claimed South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly”, announcing he is cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation. The US… Read more: Trump says he will cut off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’