A report says fewer people are commenting and posting about news articles — and those who do are likely to be men, higher educated and politically partisan
The United States is crafting a new foreign policy that keeps the economic superpower at its centre
The outgoing PM rode his luck throughout his career, bouncing back from a succession of setbacks and scandals
Shell will be the second big firm to depart for London after Unilever last year
When crises strike then selfishness prevails, as Britain has done with its vaccine ‘red’ travel list
Desperate motorists queued up at fuel pumps across Britain, draining tanks, fraying tempers and prompting calls for the government to use emergency powers to give priority access to healthcare and other essential workers
Successes and failures from other initiative such as the European Union will be instructive, but much work must be done before the African Continental Trade Area becomes a reality
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the role of universities in nurturing scientific inquiry and evidence-based policy-making to the fore
The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta recently signed into law the Data Protection Bill. Passed after several years of debate and delay, the new law places restrictions on the collection and use of digital data by governments and private corporations. The restrictions are similar to those included in a new data protection regulation passed by Nigeria this […]
Investors are keeping a close eye on what’s happening in the US, UK and China
Human psychology and institutional incentives are powerful barriers to truth and reason, but both can be addressed
Ironically enough, a potent drive for reform of the capitalist system will come from the private sector
Any tougher immigration controls after the British withdrawal from the European Union will mean fewer South African players in the County Championship
Judge Brenda Hale delivered the court’s damning verdict against Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a huge glittery spider pinned to her right shoulder
The court said that the advice the PM had given to the queen, who formally issued the prorogation order, was "unlawful, void and of no effect"
As well as grounding its planes, Thomas Cook has been forced to shut travel agencies, leaving the group’s 22,000 global employees out of a job
The Brexit law that received royal assent on Monday is at the centre of a constitutional stand-off with enormous implications for Britain
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The trade between the two countries represents 18% of SA exports to its largest trading partner, the EU and 10% of EU imports from SA
No continent has suffered more from Britain’s ‘hostile environment’ immigration policy
In a speech in Manchester where he pledged new investment in Leave-voting areas, Johnson promised to step up negotiations on post-Brexit trade deals
The Kolpak ruling means that citizens who are lawfully working within an EU country have the same free movement rights as EU citizens
Such a divisive figure will further ruin Britain. This is, of course, that country’s choice
My mum Winnie, who lives in Belfast, worries that the evil fop will cut benefits, mess with the border and restart an Irish war. So do I
In his debut in Parliament, the former London mayor urged EU leaders to rethink their opposition to renegotiating the deal
The Conservative premier’s turbulent time in office was swamped and ultimately sunk by her legacy-defining battle to secure a Brexit divorce deal
Here are some of the most contentious episodes in the life of the 55-year-old former foreign secretary and London mayor
The result will be announced on Tuesday
London has been scrambling to stem the damage caused by the weekend release of confidential telegrams
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The former foreign minister has dismissed questions about his competence and populist rhetoric with a pitch to take Britain out of the European Union