Mon 31 August 2026: As the world shifts to clean energy, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and manganese have become as important as oil once was. Africa holds large reserves of these critical minerals. Yet they are mostly exported as raw materials, returning as expensive green technologies made in factories overseas. South Africa’s G20 presidency set […]

Mon 31 August 2026: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has cautioned that more powerful AI systems could introduce fresh risks to the world financial system, especially by making cyberattacks larger and faster, according to The Guardian on Monday. Writing as chair of the Financial Stability Board, Bailey outlined those concerns in a letter to […]

Mon 31 August 2026: Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, said Israel and Russia have been spreading and amplifying false information about last month’s large migrant arrivals in Ceuta. He pointed to findings from the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU’s diplomatic service. “After July 30 and 31, rumours and disinformation spread on social networks […]

Mon 31 August 2026: The Rohingya of Myanmar have faced decades of discrimination and forced displacement, and a case alleging genocide now sits before the International Court of Justice. This film describes how military regimes rewrote citizenship laws to exclude Rohingya from registers and used identity documents, checkpoints and travel permits to control movement. It […]

Mon 31 August 2026: The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has announced increases for all fuel types from Wednesday. The adjustment for prices from Wednesday are as follows: Both grades of Petrol 93 and 95 (ULP & LRP): R1.34 increase. Diesel (0.05% sulphur): R2.93 increase. Diesel (0.005% sulphur): R3.14 increase. Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale): […]

Mon 31 August 2026: Google has updated U.S. maps to show Lake Ontario as “Lake America” after President Donald Trump ordered the rename amid growing trade tensions with Canada. In a Saturday statement, the company said American users will see the new name, Canadian users will still see “Lake Ontario,” and people in other countries […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Mon 31 August 2026: Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football with Argentina on Monday, saying he had given everything to the national team and believed it was time for a new generation. In a statement on US social media platform Instagram, Messi said the decision had been painful but that he had considered […]

Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]

Fri 12 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]