Yacoob Cassim

The eThekwini Municipality has set its sights on cleaning up areas affected by illegal dumping. The municipality has focused first on Pinetown. The areas of Ashley, Caversham Glen, and Marianhill Park, among others in the vicinity, have been experiencing the onslaught of waste being openly discarded across the environment. The crisis has grown despite attempts […]

Pretoria has played host to the BRICS Plus bloc’s military exercise drills off South Africa’s coast. The drills known as WILL FOR PEACE 2026, have attracted the anger of the United States governing establishment. This time the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has accused the government of President Cyril Ramaphosa and the

The United States (US) preferential-trade deal in relation to several African regional economic powerhouses, known as the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), passed through the American legislative lower chamber (House of Representatives) by a vote of 340 to 54 on January 12 this year. The bill will now be subjected to a vote in

Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube, announced that KwaZulu-Natal has emerged as the top-performing province in the 2025 matric exams, achieving an impressive 90.6 % pass rate. This accomplishment sets a new benchmark, for educational excellence in the country. Minister Gwarube was addressing a press audience at the Mosaic Church in Randburg, Johannesburg, on Monday

United States President Donald Trump’s ambassador-designate to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, has been officially sworn in as Washington’s chief diplomat to Pretoria. Legally, his appointment still requires confirmation, when Bozell presents his credentials, to President Cyril Ramaphosa. His appointment by the White House, comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and

Scorching heat and high humidity, is a common feature of Durban’s weather in January. Since the 6th of January, the city has been expected to experience maximum temperature exceeding thirty degrees, accompanied by a high humidity index in the afternoon. These conditions will make the municipality feel significantly warmer and increase the risk of heat-related

Mass demonstrations in Iran, calling for the ousting of Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have escalated. The mass movement across the streets of Iran’s major cities, has resulted in 538 people dead (according to BBC estimates), in violent clashes with police and the arrest of over 2,200 civilian demonstrators. The unrest was sparked by

The term “Black Swan” popularised in the world of Business and Investment, can also be applied to the arena of geopolitics. “Black Swan” refers to an event that is “impossible” but can and sometimes does occur. The events that took place in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela is a “Black Swan” in geopolitics – these