Varun Beverages Q4 results: PAT rises 33% YoY, revenue surges 29%

Varun Beverages Q4 results: PAT rises 33% YoY, revenue surges 29%

Pepsico’s bottling partner Varun Beverages, on Wednesday, announced their results for the quarter ended March 2025, wherein the company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 731.30 crore, which is up by 33.45% YoY. Meanwhile, the revenue from operations rose by 29% YoY. The company’s revenue from operations stood at Rs 5,680 crore, up from … Read more

Trump Tries to Use White South Africans as Cautionary Tale

Trump Tries to Use White South Africans as Cautionary Tale

To hear President Trump and some of his closest supporters tell it, South Africa is a terrible place for white people. They face discrimination, are sidelined from jobs and live under the constant threat of violence or having their land stolen by a corrupt, Black-led government that has left the country in disarray. The data … Read more

Opinion | Elon Musk Is South African. It Explains a Lot.

Opinion | Elon Musk Is South African. It Explains a Lot.

Elon Musk is everywhere. He is firing federal employees, gaining access to important government data, popping into the Oval Office, appearing on Fox News alongside President Trump and even attending a White House cabinet meeting. For some, his rampage through the institutions of the American state augurs a replacement by private interests; for others, it … Read more

South Africa to deny aid to trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein operation

South Africa to deny aid to trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein operation

South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining. The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of … Read more

Egypt will bid for 2036 and 2040 Olympics, African Olympic committees chief says

Egypt will bid for 2036 and 2040 Olympics, African Olympic committees chief says

Egypt will bid to host the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, with the country’s improving infrastructure and sports facilities key for a successful African bid, said the head of the African national Olympic committees association (ANOCA) on Sunday. The continent has never staged an Olympic Games. Cairo last made an unsuccessful bid for the 2008 … Read more

South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza

The Hague: South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations’ top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. Israel swiftly rejected the filing “with disgust.” South Africa’s submission to the International Court of Justice alleges that “acts and omissions by … Read more

30 countries keen on partnership ties with BRICS: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

30 countries keen on partnership ties with BRICS: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that 30 countries have expressed their interest in establishing partnership ties with the BRICS grouping. Lavrov said Moscow expects a wide range of solutions to be developed ahead of the group’s next summit, set to take place in the Russian city of Kazan in October next … Read more

South Africa grants Vladimir Putin, other Russian officials diplomatic immunity for BRICS summit

South Africa grants Vladimir Putin, other Russian officials diplomatic immunity for BRICS summit

South African government has granted diplomatic immunity to all international participants, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials, at BRICS-related events to be held in the country, local media reported. The immunities and privileges in terms of the United Nations Convention grant immunity from personal arrest or detention. A gazetted notice was issued … Read more

Murder charge dropped against co-defendant in case of killer accused of faking his own death in South Africa | CNN

Murder charge dropped against co-defendant in case of killer accused of faking his own death in South Africa | CNN

CNN  —  South African prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against Zolile Sekeleni, the father of the girlfriend of high-profile convicted murderer Thabo Bester, who is accused of escaping from a South African prison after faking his own death in a fire, officials told CNN Monday. Sekeleni’s daughter, Nandipha Magudumana, a prominent medical doctor and … Read more