Month: September 2026

S. Africa unveils Johannesburg fiscal rescue planS. Africa unveils Johannesburg fiscal rescue plan

South Africa’s treasury plans a three-year intervention to stabilize Johannesburg’s public finances, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said Monday. Implementation of the plan will continue through local elections, regardless of whether there is a new municipal administration, according to Godongwana. The move follows the treasury’s decision this year to withhold budget ...

US imposes new visa restrictions on South AfricansUS imposes new visa restrictions on South Africans

The Trump administration imposed new visa restrictions on South African officials that the US accuses of “government-sponsored discrimination” against Afrikaners. The measures target individuals deemed complicit in race-based discrimination and uncompensated land seizures, and may extend to their immediate family members. Washington’s ambassador to South Africa described it as the ...

The Guardian view on the Houthi advance in Yemen: another vital Middle East artery becomes a battlefield | EditorialThe Guardian view on the Houthi advance in Yemen: another vital Middle East artery becomes a battlefield | Editorial

The extraordinary success of the rebels, and Saudi counterstrikes, threaten economic havoc. But the country’s civilians are paying the highest price Even in a region beset by turmoil and learning to expect the unexpected, the lightning advance of Yemen’s Houthis along the Red Sea coast has shocked observers. More than ...

Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutralityEd Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality

By standing behind support act Macklemore, who was removed from the tour for his vocal support of Palestine, these artists are demonstrating the self-sacrifice necessary to stand against those crushing free speech In a statement about Macklemore being dropped from his US stadium tour for making pro-Palestinian comments, Ed Sheeran ...