JOHANNESBURG: Washington’s 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse of a preferential trade deal and a 25-percent hike on car imports, analysts say.The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which provided duty-free access to the US market for some African products — had enabled certain sectors […]
South Africa’s communications minister Solly Malatsi is under fire for proposing changes to local equity laws that critics say would favour foreign tech giants such as Elon Musk’s Starlink.Khusela Sangoni Diko, chairperson of the portfolio committee on communications and digital technologies, said the minister is “seeking to erode hard-won transformation goals.”“It appears these proposed directives […]
Sentebale chairperson Sophie Chandauka said she was asked to defend Meghan Markle from negative publicity. A Zimbabwean corporate finance lawyer, Sophie Chandauka, who heads the African charity that was co-founded by Prince Harry, has accused the royal of “harassment and bullying at scale” after Prince Harry and others involved in the charity quit this week. […]
Prince Harry, the Duke of Essex, and Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso have resigned as patrons of Sentebale, a charity they co-founded in Lesotho, due to internal disputes over fundraising strategies. Trustees resigned in protest against the chair, Dr Sophie Chandauka, who emphasized ‘fairness and integrity’ in her actions. UK’s Prince Harry, the Duke of Essex, has […]
A purported audio of JD Vance slamming Elon Musk is going viral though it has been busted as a fake one. A purported audio of Vice President JD Vance apparently slamming Elon Musk is going viral in what the Republicans call the latest attempt to create a wedge in the Donald Trump administration. The voice […]
