Cape Town’s sewage treatment isn’t coping: scientists are worried about what the city is telling the public

Urban water bodies – rivers, lakes and oceans – are in trouble globally. Large sewage volumes damage the open environment, and new chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds don’t break down on their own. When they are released into the open...

President Lula greets his Cuban counterpart Diaz-Canel at 17th BRICS Summit

HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 7 (ACN) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, host of the 17th BRICS Summit, effusively greeted his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Diaz-Canel, in Rio de Janeiro with a hug and handshake that spoke volumes. On the opening day...

Trump sends tariff letters, placing 25% levies on 2 crucial U.S. allies President Trump placed a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, citing persistent trade imbalances with the two crucial U.S. allies in Asia. Read More »

President Trump began unveiling his "UNITED STATES TARIFF Letters" Monday with the threat of 25% duties on South Korea and Japan, two top trading partners. The new rates — which aren’t scheduled to take effect until Aug. 1 — track closely with...

South Africa says it is not anti-American after Trump's Brics tariff threat

South Africa is not anti-American and still wants to negotiate a trade deal with the United States, a trade ministry spokesperson said, after US President Donald Trump threatened an extra 10% tariff on countries aligned with the Brics grouping....

South Africa police clash over political murder probes

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's focus at the BRICS summit in Brazil was jolted back home Sunday after a top police officer made allegations implicating the country's police minister. Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla...

Damned if you do, dismissed if you don’t – when the (labour) law is an ass

Picture this: you’re a junior employee at a major bank and your supervisor – someone with years more experience, and authority over your career, tells you to do something you know is wrong. You’ve already reported a cash shortage properly, but now...

Trump pans Musk’s ‘ridiculous’ political party

US President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed former ally Elon Musk’s launching of a new political party as “ridiculous,” deepening the Republican’s feud with the man who was once his biggest backer. Trump also branded the SpaceX and Tesla tycoon a...

US President unveils 25% tariffs on goods from South Korea, Japan in letters to leaders

President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. would impose a 25% tariff on imports from Japan and South Korea beginning Aug. 1 as he unveiled the first two of an expected 12 letters to trading partners outlining the new levies they face, APA...

Top South African official accuses police minister of colluding with crime syndicates

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African top security official accused the police minister and a deputy national commissioner of colluding with crime syndicates, sparking public uproar. In an unprecedented move, General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, head of the...

Top South African official accuses police minister of colluding with crime syndicates

Black Queens kick start WAFCON 2024 campaign against South Africa today

By: Kwame Bediako The Black Queens of Ghana will kick off their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 campaign today, July 7, at exactly 3:30 pm GMT against defending champions South Africa at the Honneur Stadium in Oujda, Morocco. This...

Sizwe Dhlomo calls for Minister Senzo Mchunu to step aside after explosive allegations against him

Sizwe Dhlomo has called for Mchunu to voluntarily step aside during the investigation following the allegations against him Social media users supported Dhlomo’s stance, while others expressed doubt that any action would be taken due to...

BRICS reflects push for multipolar, fairer world order — South African diplomat

LONDON, July 7. /TASS/. BRICS’s mission is to create a more balanced and fairer world order that would reflect the current economic and political reality, South African foreign ministry spokesperson Chrispin Phiri said. "BRICS's objectives are...

Biochar boom? South Africa bets on super charcoal for green jobs

What’s the context? Biochar praised for capturing carbon and job creation - but data and funding still growing. South Africa's coal jobs on the line Biochar seen as a green job creator Scarce data on biochar poses a challenge BRAKPAN, South Africa...

PM meets with South African president at expanded BRICS Summit

RIO DE JANEIRO — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday (local time), during which they agreed to foster bilateral...

I'm not losing sleep over Elon Musk's political ambitions

Just a month after his explosive fallout with Donald Trump, Elon Musk is floating the idea of forming his own political party. In a poll on X, 1.24 million of his followers voted, with 65.4 percent saying they would like to see such a thing...

Political leaders raise questions over who knew about allegations against Senzo Mchunu

There has been mixed reaction to the question of whether President Cyril Ramaphosa might have been aware for some time of the allegations of political interference against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, made public on Sunday by KwaZulu-Natal Police...

South Africa Granted the Family Permission to Bury the remains of President Edgar Lungu in the Country

South Africa Granted the Family Permission to Bury the remains of President Edgar Lungu in the Country …South Africa will respect the wishes of the family…. Dear Mrs EN Lungu, Thank you for the letter dated 18 June 2025, addressed to Deputy...

Is the New York Times trying to wreck Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid? | Margaret Sullivan

A recent New York Times news story immediately drew fire from readers – and for very good reason. Headlined “Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application,” the article centered on Zohran Mamdani, the candidate for New...

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs see more upside for South African stocks

South African stocks are poised to extend their rally in the second half, buoyed by an improving outlook for the domestic economy and supportive monetary policy, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index is up 23% this...