The Sixteenth African Junior Championships was under way in Cairo, Egypt. Among those who shone as one of the standout performers, earlier in the month, South African Rynfield resident Scarlet Le Roux says she is looking forward to what the future has in store for her. Le Roux a distance swimmer raked in four gold […]
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office confirmed that he would be meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week following days of speculation by the media. The South African Rand is currently edging up against a weaker Dollar in early trade on Thursday yesterday. At 0622GMT, the Rand traded at 18.22 against the dollar, about 0.3 %
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US President Donald Trump can be said to love it when other world leaders fawn over him. In his first trip abroad since taking the White House at the beginning of this year Trump has again visited Saudi Arabia, followed by two more visits to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) among others on
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South Africa’s latest rising Cricket Prodigy Lhuan-dre Pretorius has been called up to the Indian Premier League (IPL). Pretorius joins the Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for the injured Nitish Rana who has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament due to a calf injury. The 19-year-old sensation has been one of the
Delegates from across Africa have gathered in Durban for Africa’s Travel Indaba officially commenced at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC). This year’s event was graced by high-profile figures, including Deputy President Paul Mashatile, the Minister of Tourism Patricia De Lille, KwaZulu Natal Premier Thami Ntuli, and the province’s MEC for Economic Development Reverend Musa
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Commander in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema has received a public apology from the British High Commission in South Africa, Antony Philipson for the unresolved status of his visa application. This apology from the British High Commission follows a public rant by the controversial firebrand leader on X formerly Twitter. Malema
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Trade agreements such as the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) are considered one of the vital pillars of South Africa’s current administration’s economic strategy, shaping market access, investment flows, and international competitiveness. While global discourse on trade has recently focused on negotiations with the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China, to mention a few,
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Following a deadly militant attack on Indian tourists in Pahalgam, India-Administered Kashmir las month, India blamed Pakistan. New Delhi claims it has “evidence pointing towards the clear involvement of Pakistan-based militants, external” in the attack. Islamabad has denied any link. India in retaliation launched missile strikes on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over two weeks ago to express hope of peace between Russia and Ukraine. Ramaphosa says that South Africa is deeply concerned about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and believes the only path to peace is through diplomacy. Talks had come on the heels of Russia
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Oliver Reid of South Africa during the Rugby Championship U20 match between Junior Springboks and Argentina. Picture: Richard Huggard/Gallo Images Springboks South African Rugby team are going to bring home the Cup after winning the HSBC World Championship in Los Angeles in the early hours of Monday morning. The Springboks defeated upstarts Spain 19-5 in
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