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Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation. (Photo: Kopano Tlape/GCIS) The US Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs took on Ronald Lamola, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on X about his latest comments about Pres. Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. The bureau, which is responsible for the development and management of American policy regarding Africa, responded directly to Lamola’s statements in a post. FM @RonaldLamola, you blame concerns about violence and failed governance on “MAGA politics.” Ghana and Nigeria just airlifted their citizens out of your country. Thousands of South Africans are fleeing to America…
Nuseirat, Gaza – Fifty-year-old Murad Haji sits in silence in a dentist’s chair among the rubble of Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, hoping to find some relief from a pain that has plagued him for months.He holds his jaw, overwhelmed by a sharp throbbing ache. He had been given a quote of about 400 shekels ($142) for treatment – an amount that could feed his children for four or five days due to escalating food costs. But when the agonising pain spread from his tooth to his jaw, Haji was forced back to the dentist’s clinic to seek some relief.“I can…
In this week’s Net nog enetjie, Connie Mulder, Christel Cornelissen and Nico Strydom tackle the latest drama surrounding foot-and-mouth vaccines, while pressure increases on Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen after a major defeat in court.
Neil Retief, viticulturist from Van Loveren. (Photo: Jhua-Nine Wyrley-Birch/Maroela Media) Two weeks after the storms and floods hit large parts of the Western Cape in mid-May, numerous vineyards in the Robertson wine district are still buried under river mud. Bottles of wine lie scattered in muddy heaps, and numerous wine farms are trying to rebuild piece by piece. On some of these farms, however, it is not despair that rings loudest, but rather resilience. In the midst of the damage, the financial uncertainty and the emotional toll of one of the worst floods to hit this region in the last…
Two officials of the Prime Minister’s office in Mpumalanga have been arrested by the SAPS Tshwane Organized Crime unit in relation to the case of murdering the investigating officer Mr. Mabidi Mashaba. Mashaba was killed in September 2023 when his car was sprayed with more than 20 bullets on his way from Mpumalanga to Pretoria. His work laptop and documents were also taken. Mashaba was seriously injured and rushed to the hospital, where he later died. The first suspect, Eckson Mkondo has appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court for murder and conspiracy to murder, his case has been adjourned to…
Members of the Tshwane Metro Council shortly before the council meeting began. (Photo: Tania Heyns/Maroela Media) The Tshwane Metro Council approved its budget for the 2026-27 financial year on Thursday. This is the second fully funded budget tabled and passed under the multi-party coalition government. According to the metro, the budget meets the requirements of the Municipal Financial Management Act (MFMA) and has been endorsed as funded and compliant by the national treasury. Among other things, the budget prioritizes the upgrading of water and electricity infrastructure, roads and water systems, waste management, public safety, housing and economic development. Eugene Modise,…
Where the hobby of rare coin collecting used to be the domain of established enthusiasts, bidders in their twenties and thirties are now aggressively competing to acquire quality bullion and rare proof coins, says Coleske. (Photo: Bassani’s/Facbook) It is now the younger generation that is interested in old precious metals and coins these days.Landon Coleske, senior numismatic expert at Bassani Auction House, says the market has changed beyond recognition in the past five years and now includes large numbers of millennials and generation Z investors. Where the hobby used to be the domain of established enthusiasts, bidders in their twenties…
Matthew Perry in 2022. (Photo: Phillip Faraone/AFP)Kenneth Iwamasa, the personal assistant to actor Matthew Perry, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine, which led to Perry’s death.Iwamasa (61) is the fifth person to be sentenced in connection with the death of the former Friends-ster.Prosecutors said Iwamasa administered ketamine to Perry more than 25 times in the days before his death in 2023, including at least three injections on the day of his death.According to court documents, on his last day Perry told Iwamasa, who lived with him in…
The fear of human jobs being lost on a large scale due to Artificial Intelligence (AI) was spread all over the world, the truth about which was revealed several weeks ago by Sridhar Vembu of Zoho. Interestingly, now Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos have also changed their opinion regarding AI.Laying off in the name of AI is completely wrong… Sridhar Vembu had already revealed the secrets of companies, now Sam Altman and Bezos also agreed.AI: Over the past few years, big tech companies have invested billions in AI infrastructure, investors have poured money into startups, and executives have repeatedly warned…