# Zimbabwean business tycoon Wicknell Chivayo and his wife have been killed in a helicopter crash near Marondera, east of Harare. Six people were on board and there were no survivors. Chivayo was known for his lavish lifestyle, close ties to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and African leaders, and lucrative government contracts that attracted scrutiny. His […]
# The rand has crashed through 16-rand-60-cents to the dollar, hitting its weakest level in almost two months. The dollar is strengthening as US Treasury yields rise, while higher oil prices and expectations of US rate hikes add pressure. The rand faces a fuel-price shock, with petrol and diesel expected to rise by about 3-rand […]
# US president Donald Trump has announced plans for South Korea to invest 3.3-trillion-rand in American projects, including eight nuclear reactors and a gas-fired power plant in Texas. Seoul says a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline in Alaska is not yet guaranteed and the project must first pass commercial and legal reviews. The wider investment […]
# Bangladesh is warning that its dengue outbreak could worsen after September became the deadliest month for the disease this year. At least 148 people died from dengue last month, taking the year’s death toll to 245, with nearly 80-thousand patients admitted to hospital. Experts say recent rainfall and changing weather patterns could prolong transmission […]
# A state investigation in Massachusetts, USA, has found evidence that more than 270 Catholic clergy abused nearly one-thousand children across three dioceses over about a century. The Attorney General’s Office says the investigation covers the dioceses of Fall River, Springfield and Worcester. Its report identifies 275 accused clergy and 944 victims. The findings follow […]
# Die Universiteit van Kaapstad het met 17 plekke tot die 147ste plek in die Times Higher Education-wêrelduniversiteitsranglys vir 2027 opgeskuif. Die instelling beklee steeds die hoogste plek in Afrika en hy het sy hoogste algehele telling op die ranglys sedert 2016 behaal. Die universiteit sê verbeterings in navorsing en onderrig was van die hooffaktore […]
# Suid-Afrika se staatsbeheerde batebestuurder, die Openbare Beleggingskorporasie, het ‘n massiewe toename van 20-persent in bates onder sy bestuur aangeteken. Die OBK het aangekondig sy portefeulje het in die afgelope boekjaar tot ‘n rekordhoogte van meer as 3,6-duisend-miljard-rand gestyg. Die batebestuurder skryf die geskiedkundige groei toe aan die florerende plaaslike aandelemarkte en positiewe beleggersvertroue onder […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse fosfaatprodusent Kropz sê sy Nanophos-produk kan boere ‘n goedkoper en meer volhoubare alternatief bied vir tradisionele bemestingstowwe. Volgens die maatskappy is Nanophos ‘n natuurlike fosfaatproduk wat kalsium en silika bevat, wat grondgesondheid kan verbeter en plantegroei kan ondersteun. Kropz beplan om produksie by sy Elandsfontein-fasiliteit in die Wes-Kaap tot 180-duisend ton per […]
# WhatsApp het nuwe beheerfunksies bekendgestel wat ouers groter beheer gee oor hoe tieners die boodskapplatform gebruik en kommer oor privaatheid-skending uit die weg ruim. Die nuwe, opsionele hulpmiddels stel ouers in staat om verskeie privaatheids-instellings op tieners se rekening te bestuur, insluitend wie hul profielfoto kan sien, wie hulle by groepe kan voeg en […]
