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🇿🇦🇳🇬🇬🇭Oxford English Dictionary Adds Nine New Loanwords from South Africa
‘Yoh,’ ‘Gatvol,’ and ‘Tjoekie’ join 20 words from Nigeria and Ghana recently added to the English dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added nine new loanwords from South Africa to its latest update, headlined by the omnipresent interjection, Yoh. Used in everyday conversations by South Africans, Yoh is defined by the OED as “a cry or…
🇿🇦 Jailhouse rot – SA prisons plagued by a cellphones, cash, drugs, knives and alcohol smuggling hub
With prison overcrowding at 155% and corruption by warders rampant, jailhouses have become hubs of crime. Dishonest warders help smuggle banned items and money, while gangsters tighten their grip from behind bars. Information that has recently surfaced in Parliament, combined with issues linked to the South African Police Service, provides a much grittier insight into…
Bitcoin ban: African countries where crypto is restricted or illegal
Bitcoin has been controversial since its beginning in 2009, as have the subsequent cryptocurrencies that followed in its wake. Due to its extreme volatility, its use in nefarious transactions and the exorbitant use of electricity to mine it, the legal status of the digital currency varies substantially from country to country. But as more Africans…
Musa Khawula Remains Behind Bars Amid Legal Troubles
Renowned South African gossip blogger Musa Khawula, known for his controversial takes and a following of over 200,000, is facing a growing legal storm. Khawula, a polarizing figure in the social media space, appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court earlier this week. The blogger’s latest court appearance stems from allegations of defamatory statements made against…
🇿🇦 ArcelorMittal shutdown: worry about socio-economic catastrophe
There are concerns that ArcelorMittal’s decision to shut down its long steel business will lead to a socio-economic catastrophe. While government is said to have done nothing about the reasons for the shutdown, the department of trade, industry and competition says it still wants to prevent the shutdown. ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) made a final…
The South African gold mines taken over by criminal gangs
Authorities have resorted to siege tactics to ‘smoke out’ thousands of miners trapped underground Down a shaft that plunged more than a mile below the earth in South Africa’s old mining heartland, a man’s life hung in the balance. After weeks working — then later, trapped and starved by violent gang leaders — in the…
Rastafarian Community in South Africa Faces Ongoing Cannabis Arrests Despite Decriminalization
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has formally addressed National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Fannie Masemola, voicing concerns over the continued arrests of adult private users, possessors, and cultivators of cannabis. This issue has disproportionately impacted members of the Rastafarian community, despite cannabis being decriminalized for private use in South Africa and a South…
🇿🇦🌍 South Africa to push for better credit terms for Africa and other developing nations during G20 presidency
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola highlighted the significantly higher cost of capital for African countries compared to industrialized nations. He emphasized the need for “revolutionary solutions” to lower interest rates on loans, arguing that Africa shouldn’t face higher rates than developed countries for comparable loans. This focus was a key topic during the…
🇿🇦 Opposition parties ask Africa’s top court to revive impeachment hearings for the president
Two South African opposition parties asked the country’s top court Tuesday to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal where more than half a million dollars in cash was stashed in a couch at his ranch and then stolen. The leftist Economic Freedom Fighters and African Transformation Movement want the Constitutional Court…
XRP, DOGE Lead Crypto Losses as Weekend Pullback in Bitcoin Causes $500M Liquidations
BTC dropped more than 3.5% from its peak, as profit-taking led to a pullback from the near $100,000 mark late Friday. What to know: Bitcoin (BTC) pared last week’s gains with a price drop from $98,500 to as low as $95,500 during late U.S. hours on Sunday, before recovering, in a move that sent the…
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