Republican Congress Members Urge Trump to End Ties With Pretoria

South Africa-US Relations on Thin Ice as AGOA Eligibility Eyed The relationship between South Africa and the United States has been strained in recent years, with tensions escalating further after claims of US Congress members accusing South Africa of an “anti-US agenda”. This ongoing friction raises serious concerns about South Africa’s eligibility for the crucial … Read more

Kartini’s ideas live on: New book presents largest collection of letters – Books

wo centuries after her death, the ideas of 19th-century Indonesian heroine Raden Adjeng Kartini continue to live on through the publication of the largest collection of her letters, compiled by Wardiman Djojonegoro, a former education and culture minister serving from 1993-1998. The 90-year-old science professor estimates that Kartini wrote around 400 letters between 1895 and … Read more

TikTok May Not Return to App Stores As Apple, Google Weigh Risks

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday giving TikTok 75 more days to operate in the US. The move came after TikTok briefly shut down to comply with a divest-or-ban law. Legal analysts say Trump’s order may not be enough to bring TikTok back to US app stores. TikTok is back online for existing … Read more