# Afrika se vermaaklikheids- en mediasektor sal na verwagting die wêreldwye ekonomiese groei tussen 2024 en 2029 oortref. Volgens ‘n PwC verslag, Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2025–2029, lei Nigerië met ‘n groeikoers van 7,2-persent, terwyl Suid-Afrika met 3,5-persent en Kenia met 5,2-persent volg. PwC beklemtoon ‘n groot digitale verskuiwing wat gedryf word deur mobieleplatform-eerste […]
# Rusland sê nuwe Amerikaanse sanksies teen sy oliebedryf loop gevaar om diplomatieke pogings te benadeel om die oorlog in Oekraïne te beëindig, en dat hy immuun is daarteen. China het ook aangekondig dat hy Amerika se sanksies op die twee grootste Russiese oliemaatskappye teenstaan en sê dit het geen basis in internasionale reg nie. […]
# Former Police minister Bheki Cele has revealed that South Africa almost lost the hosting rights to the 2010 Soccer World Cup due to safety concerns. He told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that Australia and Germany were prepared to take over as hosts. Cele says he assembled a team of police generals and travelled to […]
# Russia says that new US sanctions on its oil industry risked hurting diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine war, adding it was immune to them. China also announced it opposes recent sanctions slapped by the United States on the two largest Russian oil companies over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, saying they had no basis […]
# Africa’s entertainment and media sector is set to outpace global growth between 2024 and 2029. According to PwC’s report, Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2025–2029, Nigeria leads with a 7.2-percent growth rate, while South Africa and Kenya follow at 3.5-percent and 5.2-percent respectively. PwC highlights a major digital shift driven by mobile-first consumption, youth […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, verwelkom die Zimbabwiese owerhede se besluit om die verbod op die invoer van mielies en ander graansoorte op te hef. Die minister beskryf dit as ‘n belangrike stap in die rigting van die versterking van streeksvoedselsekerheid en ekonomiese samewerking. Die departement se woordvoerder, Joylene van Wyk, sê die […]
# Mej Heelal Suid-Afrika, die 29-jarige gewese model en rolprent- en televisievervaardiger Melissa Nayimuli, gaan Suid-Afrika volgende maand verteenwoordig op die Mej Heelal-kompetisie in Thailand. Sy is in Butterworth in die Oos-Kaap gebore en haar ma is Xhosa en haar pa Ugandees. Nayimuli het in 2020 aan die Mej Suid-Afrika-kompetisie deelgeneem, maar nie gewen nie, […]
# Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has welcomed the decision by Zimbabwean authorities to lift the ban on the importation of maize and other grains. The minister has described the move as a major step toward strengthening regional food security and economic cooperation. The department’s spokesperson, Joylene van Wyk, says the agricultural sector thrives on […]
# Miss Universe SA, 29-year-old model, film, and television producer, Melissa Nayimuli, is set to represent South Africa on the world stage at Miss Universe in Thailand next month. Born in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape to a Xhosa mother and a Ugandan father, Nayimuli first entered the Miss South Africa competition in 2020 but did not […]