UN slams world’s ‘apathy’ in launching aid appeal for 2026
United Nations – The United Nations on Monday hit out at global “apathy” over widespread suffering as it launched... Read more
8 Dec, 2025
Ramaphosa warns G20: World’s richest 10% hold 74% of wealth – act now
Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on world leaders to urgently address global inequality, highlighting it as a key... Read more
10 Nov, 2025
Chinese cluster now world’s top innovation hotspot: UN
Geneva – Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world’s top cluster for innovation, the United Nations said... Read more
1 Sep, 2025
World’s best marathon runner Sawe chooses Berlin over Tokyo worlds
Nairobi – Kenya’s world-leading marathon runner Sabastian Sawe has decided to run September’s Berlin marathon instead of the world... Read more
18 Jun, 2025
60% of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050: study
Paris — Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be... Read more
4 Mar, 2025
Scientists’ conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
Paris — Global experts will debate threats from artificial intelligence (AI) at a gathering in Paris on Thursday and... Read more
6 Feb, 2025
Five forgotten conflicts of 2024
Paris — The wars in the Mideast and Ukraine-Russia have dominated world headlines in 2024 but several other conflicts... Read more
27 Nov, 2024
OPINION | Could de Beers be the next Twitter?
By Savious Kwinika Johannesburg – IN 2022, Elon Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter, and having acquired such a... Read more
22 Nov, 2024
Strengthening a multipolar world discussed at the ‘Creating the Future’ International Symposium
Johannesburg – The formation of a new world order and the prospects for international relations were key topics at... Read more
4 Nov, 2024
Brics+ could shape a new world order, but it lacks shared values and a unified identity
Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, University of South Africa The last two summits of Brics countries have raised questions about the... Read more
30 Oct, 2024
