6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (398+ words) Nearly thirty years after the tragic shooting of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, a Nevada jury has finally delivered a guilty verdict in his murder case. Duane "Keffe D" Davis was convicted of first-degree murder on Monday for his role in…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (849+ words) The appointment is usually booked for something else. Sleep, most often. Or the racing thoughts before a Monday. Or a low mood that has outstayed the circumstances that explained it. The person sitting in the waiting room has rehearsed a…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (585+ words) The standard account of technological progress runs in one direction. A breakthrough happens in a well-funded laboratory in California, Zurich, or Shenzhen, a company commercializes it, and some years later a cheaper version reaches everywhere else. The rest of the…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (434+ words) Ghana has secured a $35 million dividend from Australian-listed gold producer Perseus Mining, seven times the $5 million payout the company made to the state last year, as Africa’s leading gold producer steps up efforts to capture more value from its mineral…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (190+ words) Across Africa, protest movements have looked increasingly similar in recent years but so, often, has the government response. A recognizable pattern has emerged in how states manage large-scale unrest, regardless of what set it off. The scale of force varies…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago   (872+ words) Spain's King Felipe VI, a leader widely considered one of Europe’s most financially modest, is set to travel to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, following the migration crisis that involved around 73,000 Africans. The visit, which is directly tied to the…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (411+ words) South African energy and chemicals company Sasol has withheld its dividend despite reporting improved annual earnings because its debt remained above the limit set by its shareholder-distribution policy. Headline earnings per share increased by 9% to R38.31, from R35.13 in the previous financial…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (720+ words) Tim Cook has stepped down as Apple CEO, marking the end of one of the greatest tenures in business history. Cook took on the daunting task of succeeding Steve Jobs, just weeks before his premature death in October 2011. Vanishingly few…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago   (478+ words) Amazon is facing a US lawsuit alleging that it secretly increased advertising prices by more than $20 billion, raising questions for South African businesses paying to promote products on its marketplace. The US Federal Trade Commission and 22 states accuse Amazon of…...

4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (386+ words) The transaction consists of approximately $3.4 billion in cash and $700 million of assumed debt, Reuters reported⁠. The companies expect to complete the acquisition during the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger,…...