24 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
The Chery Tiggo Cross is basically a Tiggo 4 Pro — but on steroids
When Chery released the Tiggo Cross in 2024, I was slightly confused by where exactly the vehicle would fit into its lineup. Overseas, the car replaced the Tiggo 4 Pro, but in South Africa, the Tiggo 4 Pro is still being sold alongside the Tiggo Cross offering a more affordable option to consumers. The Tiggo […]
24 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Children drowning is a public health crisis, especially in Africa’s Great Lakes region
Have you ever experienced the childhood ecstasy that comes with swimming, no matter where or how? Well, I did. It was so thrilling. I used to enjoy swimming, but the agony of losing a younger brother to drowning and thereafter have lived with the trauma like many other siblings, parents and survivors across low and […]
24 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Grok’s ‘white genocide’ misinformation shows need for African-tailored AI algorithms
The creators of artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, admitted to it being instructed to spew right-wing disinformation about South Africa on social media platform X, raising concerns about digital vulnerabilities. On 14 May, Grok caused a stir on X when it would respond to unrelated questions from numerous users with misinformation […]
The bleak, washed-out blue sky and pollution-smudged horizons are upon us in Johannesburg, and how we regret all the whinging that went with the many consecutive days of cloud-covered rainy days that we experienced not so long ago. As we pile on the layers of clothing to deal with the first real cold front of […]
23 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu debunks Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims in quarterly crime report
While the police department does not categorise crimes by race, two of the farm owners who were murdered during the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 financial year were black, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says. Presenting the latest quarterly crime statistics, covering the period from January to the end of March, on Friday, Mchunu said there […]
23 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
The case of the minister and the HIV activists: Are we entering denialism 2.0?
In the leafy office park not far from Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, you’ll find them just past the security boom. Dozens of vehicles, leftovers from what were once busy, purposeful operations, sitting under the Highveld sun. Engines dead and tyres flat. A few months ago, these brightly painted trucks and trailers emblazoned with Pepfar […]
Afrikaner small-scale farmer Jan* and his wife Marietjie* were the victims of a farm attack in which their dogs were poisoned and gunmen fired 67 shots into their home. They survived, unlike fellow Afrikaners Dawid and Rallie de Villiers, in their 80s, who were murdered in their home in Eastern Cape with the perpetrators leaving […]
23 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Trump exposed white fragility during his theatrics in the Oval Office
“Love your enemy, turn the other cheek.” Many of us have been brought up with these Christian adages. Many who are not Christian, are generally aware of them. Indeed, it is said that if you are able to not succumb to violence even in the face of violent oppression, somehow you are the better person. […]
Visit North West University press office The North-West University (NWU) Council has appointed Professor Hennie Goede, currently serving as the executive dean of the Faculty of Theology, as registrar designate. The appointment was made during an extraordinary Council meeting held on 22 May 2025. The date from which Prof Goede will commence his duties as […]
23 May, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Ofgem energy price cap falls by 7% – here’s how much your bills will now be
Energy prices will fall in July, Ofgem has announced (Picture: Justin Tallis) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Energy bills will drop by around 7% in July, energy regulator Ofgem has announced. A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity should see their bills fall […]