SABC isn't getting enough public funding — Clayton Monyela
Clayson Monyela, Deputy Director-General for Public Diplomacy at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, said South Africa's public broadcaster should get more public funding.
In a post on Twitter/X, Monyela said the...
Elon Musk says Starlink was offered a pretend black owner “bribe” to launch in South Africa
Elon Musk has alleged his satellite Internet company, Starlink, was given the opportunity to "bribe" its way to a telecoms licence in South Africa by "pretending" a black person ran the company's local...
South African Arma 3 gamers recruited in Russia's war against Ukraine
Russia targeted South African video gamers as part of a recruitment drive for its war in Ukraine, according to documents involving two men who left to fight.
The men in their 20s left South Africa in July last year after...
South Africa says "no record" weapons were sold to Russia for war in Ukraine
South Africa’s government requested a meeting with US Ambassador Reuben Brigety after he publicly accused Pretoria of supplying arms to Russia.
The request for the meeting was confirmed by the Minister in the...
Ghana backs down in R11.7-billion fight with MTN
MTN has informed shareholders that Ghana has backed down on a GHS 8.2 billion (R11.7 billion) back-taxes claim, including interest and penalties.
Ghana temporarily withdrew the tax assessment to provide a 21-day timeline to allow for "further...
South African government weighs in on MTN's R11.7-billion fight with Ghana
South Africa's foreign affairs minister Naledi Pandor says it is extremely concerning that South African companies are being targeted by governments like Ghana's with exorbitant tax claims.
This comes after Ghana tried...
South Africa loses permission to import nuclear fuel for Koeberg
South African power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. is examining how the suspension of a pact that enables it to import nuclear fuel components from the US will affect its sole atomic plant.
The Agreement for Cooperation in...
UK accused of blocking South Africans at airports unless they pass Afrikaans test
Several South African passport holders who attempted to fly to and from the United Kingdom (UK) claim they had to pass a general knowledge quiz in Afrikaans before they could board their planes.
The frustrated...
Registry of South Africans Abroad database vulnerability
The Registration of South Africans Abroad database operated by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation suffered a serious security vulnerability recently.