Articles containing the tag ‘US
By Ntokozo Sindane On Saturday, June 29th, 2013

Obama Speaks to Young African Leaders amidst Protests in Soweto

US President Barack Obama is currently on the South African leg of his African tour. The presidential, hi-tech private jet, Air Force One, landed at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria on Friday night. On... Read more »
By Mvusi Ngubane On Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

Cosatu Opposes Barack Obama’s Visit to South Africa

This week, South Africa can look forward to a visit from United States president Barack Obama, marking the American leader’s first visit to the nation since he took office in 2009. However, South Africa is no... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Americans Warned About Crime in South Africa

Americans have been warned to exercise due care and diligence when visiting South Africa. The US state department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security released a report that includes a travel advisory note to US t... Read more »
By Mvusi Ngubane On Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

Top-Secret US Surveillance Programme Exposed

Edward Snowden – a former employee of America’s Central Intelligence Agency and currently employed by the country’s National Security Agency – faces criminal charges for reportedly leaking details of a ... Read more »
By Mvusi Ngubane On Monday, June 3rd, 2013

Rand Will Recover: Pravin Gordhan

Despite a dwindling economy and a weakened rand, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has assured those concerned about the rand’s performance that the currency, which reached a four-year low last Thursday, wi... Read more »
By Thandi On Wednesday, November 7th, 2012

US election results: Obama wins second term

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Mitt Romney as well as a weak economy and high unemployment that crimped the middle class dreams of m... Read more »
By Thandi On Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc in the US

Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc in the Eastern parts of the US this week. At least 181 people have been reported killed by this storm.  Weather forecasters have been praised for correctly forecasting Sandy, lead... Read more »
By The Editor On Friday, March 16th, 2012

Rising seas will flood millions of homes in the near future

A recent study shows that the rising of the sea level will result in millions of homes being flooded in coastal areas in the US. However, this forecast is still uncertain. Below is a full report written by Lewi... Read more »
By The Editor On Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Trevor Noah allegedly fled to the US after his ex-stepfather threatened to kill him

There are speculations that one of the reasons the popular South African stand up comedian Trevor Noah left the country was to run away from his stepfather who threatened to kill him. Loyiso Sidimba of the City... Read more »