Johannesburg – An African National Congress (ANC) meeting to nominate a ward councillor descended into chaos this weekend. The governing party is condemning the violence which left dozens injured. The ANC in Waterberg has now halted all party activities in the Lephalale sub-region until further notice.
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Bumble, the dating app where women are in charge of making the first move, has temporarily closed all of its offices this week to combat workplace stress. Its 700 staff worldwide have been told to switch off and focus on themselves. One senior executive revealed on Twitter that founder Whitney Wolfe Herd had made the […]
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Several French soldiers were injured in an attack on a base in central Mali. The soldiers who are part of Operation Barkhane were injured in Kaigourou district, in Gossi. A car bomb was used in the attack. So far, no one has claimed carrying out the attack. This comes weeks following French President Emmanuel Macron […]
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Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s top two cocoa producers, have threatened to name and shame chocolate brands they say are undermining a scheme to pay cocoa farmers a decent income. They introduced a premium scheme last year to help lift cocoa farmers out of poverty. But a drop in demand for chocolate because of […]
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Johannesburg – Denel has told its staff it would be unable once again to pay their salaries, this time for June, as its liquidity position remained dire on competing priorities and declining sales. The state-owned arms manufacturer told its workers last weekend that it did not have sufficient cash with various plans that had been […]
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Argentina and Mexico have recalled their ambassador to Nicaragua following the latest in a series of high-profile political arrests. A joint statement said the envoy would return to their capitals for talks about the Nicaraguan government’s “worrying” actions recently. It came after another potential presidential candidate was detained. Journalist Miguel Mora was held under Nicaragua’s […]
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Klerksdorp – Over half of the bodies of illegal miners found at a mine shaft in Orkney in the North West have been identified as Lesotho nationals. Families have arrived to identify the remains of their loved ones at a government mortuary in Krugersdorp. According to police, the body count is now at 21. Burnt […]
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Johannesburg – The United Democratic Movement is headed to court over the SAA deal. Takatso Consortium has been announced as the strategic equity partner for South African Airways. The consortium made up of Harith General Partners and Global Airways will hold a 51% shareholding, while the government will retain 49%. The group will initially commit […]
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CAF president Patrice Motsepe believes Africa can succeed where Europe failed and launch a Super League, according to a statement released by the continental organisation on Saturday. “We have been following attempts by some top European clubs to form a Super League and will learn from their experience and pitfalls,” said the statement. “In this […]
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Johannesburg – As thousands celebrated their dads on Sunday for Father’s Day, actor Thishiwe Ziqubu shared her father was accepting of her when she came out. She said her father said she didn’t need to explain herself or sexuality. “When I tried to come out to my father he told me to shut up and […]
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