Agoa: US-Africa trade accord hangs in the balance
Paris – The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), whose future is in doubt since Donald Trump returned to... Read more
12 Apr
US pastor kidnapped at gunpoint in SA church – ransom demands feared
Johannesburg – Gunmen in South Africa have abducted a US missionary from his church as he was delivering a... Read more
12 Apr
China calls with SA, Saudi as US trade war intensifies
Cape Town – China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao reportedly held separate video discussions with his Saudi Arabian and South... Read more
11 Apr
China lifts tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war escalates
Beijing – China said Friday it would raise its tariffs on US goods to 125 percent in a further... Read more
11 Apr
SA off the hook – For Now! Tau reveals US trade talks
Cape Town – South Africa has been included in the US’s 90-day tariff pause period, reducing tariffs from 31%... Read more
11 Apr
Dollar, stocks hit and gold hits record as trade war panic returns
Hong Kong – The dollar tumbled with most stocks while gold hit a fresh record high as panic gripped... Read more
11 Apr
US firm says it brought back extinct dire wolves
Washington – They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively – they look like cute white... Read more
11 Apr
Despite US tariffs pause, southern African economies under threat
Johannesburg – Washington’s 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse... Read more
11 Apr
Russia, US swap prisoners in push for closer ties
Washington – A Los Angeles-based ballet dancer released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap landed safely in... Read more
11 Apr
Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence
Batch of Starlink test satellites stacked atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Photo: Official SpaceX photos via Wikimedia (public domain) By Sechaba... Read more
10 Apr
