# The FW de Klerk Foundation has distanced itself from comments by its outgoing executive director, Christo van der Rheede, about tensions between South Africa and the US. News24 reports the foundation said Van der Rheede made unauthorised statements after submitting his resignation, and it has stripped him of sole authority to speak on its […]
# Workers extending a cremation ground in northern Sri Lanka have helped uncover the country’s largest known mass grave, containing the remains of 572 people, including children and infants. The remains were found in the Chemmani area after work began in February. Archaeologists also recovered personal items, including a baby’s milk bottle. The discovery has […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die regering het nie die name ontvang van Suid-Afrikaners wat nie Amerika mag binnegaan nie. Hy het gepraat by die Johannesburgse buiteklub tydens die ANC-veterane-liga se presidensiële gholfdag. Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika sal sy soewereiniteit beskerm terwyl hy voortgaan met diplomatieke skakeling met Washington. Hy beskryf Amerika as ‘n belangrike handelsvennoot […]
# Rowing: The Fitzroy River in Queensland, Australia, home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles has been chosen as a rowing venue for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. “Salties” live in fresh and salt water and can grow to more than six metres long. The river has passed an assessment for rowing and canoe sprint events. Three-time […]
# Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has rejected warnings that artificial intelligence could lead to humanity’s extinction, calling them “doomsday narratives”. Huang told CBS News there is a zero-percent chance AI will end the world by 2030, saying scaring people is irresponsible. His comments come amid growing concern about increasingly powerful AI systems. Former Anthropic researcher […]
# Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Nigeria will list shares on the New York Stock Exchange after doubling the capacity of one of the world’s largest crude refining facilities. The plant, which already processes 700-thousand barrels of crude oil a day, is seeking to raise as muh as 26-billion-rand in an initial public offering in Nigeria, […]
# New research suggests people are speaking about 28-percent fewer words each day than they did in 2005. Researchers analysed recordings from more than two-thousand people in 22 studies conducted between 2005 and 2019, finding that daily speech declined by about 338 words a year. The drop was even greater among people under 25. Psychologists […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has not received the names of South Africans restricted from entering the US. Speaking at the Country Club in Johannesburg for the ANC Veterans League’s presidential golf day, Ramaphosa said South Africa will safeguard its sovereignty while continuing diplomatic engagement with Washington. He describes the US as an important […]
South Africa’s proposed new rules for cross-border cryptocurrency transactions could put billions of rand in investment at risk. The chief executive of the global crypto exchange company VALR, Farzam Ehsani, says at least 2.2-billion-rand in potential foreign investment in South African crypto businesses has already been put on hold. The amount includes a proposed 1.6-billion-rand […]
