US

High-cost loans, Trump turmoil hurting Africa, says G20 panel chief

Johannesburg – Critically needed economic growth in Africa is being held back by high borrowing costs imposed by international... Read more

4 Jun

World

Asian markets rise as traders eye possible Trump-Xi talks

Hong Kong – Asian stocks rallied Tuesday as investors kept tabs on developments in the China-US trade war amid... Read more

3 Jun

Countries

Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts

The Ministry of Health’s headquarters in Maseru, Lesotho. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi By Sechaba Mokhethi Despite previous assurances by Lesotho’s... Read more

2 Jun

Countries

Zuma slams US trip: ‘We don’t need Americans to fix SA’

Cape Town – Former president Jacob Zuma has taken a thinly veiled swipe at the South African delegation that... Read more

2 Jun

Countries

Closure of US-funded cancer clinic further burdens public hospitals

The Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention Clinic at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg was forced to shut down in... Read more

2 Jun

Countries

More Afrikaners arriving in US as ‘refugees’ – reports

Cape Town – An increasing number of Afrikaners are reportedly relocating from South Africa to the United States under... Read more

1 Jun

Countries

WATCH | Black eye, billion-dollar cuts and a golden key: Elon Musk bids farewell to Trump’s White House

Washington – Billionaire Elon Musk bade farewell to Donald Trump in an extraordinary Oval Office appearance on Friday, sporting... Read more

31 May

Business

Most South African farmers are black: why Trump got it so wrong

Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University and Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University When world leaders engage, the assumption is always that they... Read more

30 May

World