13+ hour, 46+ min ago   (420+ words) There is no freedom in a country where a woman cannot step out to jog without fearing for her life. The recent spate of violence in Kempton Park, which has seen four women’s bodies discovered in just two months, is…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (733+ words) How do you turn a 100-year-old brand into a start-up? Many venerable institutions that have survived that long would love an answer. Computer maker Acer’s strategy is to revive a forgotten range called Packard Bell and give it a small…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (673+ words) Activists have criticised March and March protests, saying unemployment, poverty and poor service delivery cannot be blamed on migrants. About 300 March and March protesters gathered for another “clean-up” demonstration against migrants outside the home affairs refugee reception offices on Che…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (347+ words) About 300 March and March protesters gathered in Durban again on Thursday to demonstrate against migrants camping outside home affairs refugee reception offices on Che Guevara Road. The leader of the protesting group, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, carried a traditional mat, saying they…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (479+ words) An Anthropic researcher says he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence (AI) firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside the industry about the technology’s potential to…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (581+ words) Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador were in limbo on Wednesday as a deadline neared for US President Donald Trump’s administration to decide if they should end, as they have for hundreds of thousands from Venezuela, Haiti…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (610+ words) Israel opened its first embassy in Slovenia on Wednesday, boosting relations with the small EU nation even as ties sour with some long-time allies over its policy on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (221+ words) Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday dissolved parliament and announced snap elections for next month as he seeks to extend his hold on power by running for prime minister. Vucic, a populist who has been in power as ‌president or…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (235+ words) Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD expects overseas shipments to exceed 2.5-million vehicles in 2027, two major brokerages said on Tuesday, citing a group meeting with company management. BYD did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The export target…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (806+ words) For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe’s highest peak have looked at seemingly eternal glaciers and snow that gave the colossus its name: Mont Blanc, the white mountain. Climate warming is dismantling the picture…...