Oct 7 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O rolled out "affordable" versions of its best-selling Model Y SUV and its Model 3 sedan, but the starting prices of $39,990 and $36,990 were too high, some said, to attract a new class of buyers to the electric vehicle brand.
Have you ever been called a perfectionist? At first it sounds like a compliment, a sign that you have high standards. In reality, perfectionism often does more harm than good. It fuels a harsh inner critic and a relentless push to look flawless, breeding anxiety and straining relationships.
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday said the latest vessel in the Caribbean bombed by the United States may have been Colombian with Colombian citizens aboard, which the White House called a "baseless" statement.
Voters in Seychelles will return to the polls on Thursday for a run-off election between the sitting president and the leader of the Indian Ocean archipelago's longtime governing party, which has already reclaimed a majority in parliament.
Some 500 National Guard troops were deployed near Chicago on Wednesday on President Donald Trump's orders despite the objections of the Chicago mayor and Illinois governor, who decried the militarization of their city as an unnecessary provocation.
Eskom has been asked to provide at least 1,000 MW of coal-fired electricity to a new Chinese-owned ferrochrome smelter, raising renewed concern about the sustainability of the government’s water- and energy-intensive heavy industry plans in Limpopo.
The Eastern Cape Geographical Names Council says proposed new names for Port Alfred, Alexandria and the Kowie River are part of a global effort to restore indigenous identity and undo colonial erasure. But for some residents and business owners the changes threaten to erase decades of brand ...
There is indeed a new vibe at the Joburg Indaba this year, one driven in part by gold’s record run and rebound in PGM prices. This vibe has rippled into the JSE and the rand’s performance.
Run by the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, the service at Groote Schuur Hospital seeks to help transgender and gender-diverse people who previously relied on specialised clinics that closed due to Pepfar funding cuts.
PRAGUE, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus AIR.PA broke a major commercial barrier on Tuesday when its A320 family of planes overtook the Boeing BA.N 737 to become the most-delivered jetliner in history.
As human needs grow, the demand for water will simply outstrip supply. This will probably happen in the lifetime of most of my readers, and certainly in their children’s lifetime, depending on where they live.
Financial fraud is rife the world over — at least that’s what the world’s top legal experts told Daily Maverick at the Frontiers of Asset Recovery Conference 2025.
As our politics becomes more fractured, two key institutions, the NPA and SARS, are likely to come under a lot more pressure. Procedures have begun to appoint successors to the people currently running them. The challenges facing these institutions and their new leaders will be immense.
KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has told Parliament that ‘captured’ journalists who push agendas to the detriment of others should be jailed. And MPs who ‘negligently’ deal with leaked intelligence information should also spend time behind bars.
Almost 17 years after being falsely accused of operating a ‘hit squad’ which ‘unlawfully’ murdered 28 people, former members of the Durban Organised Crime Unit are finally claiming damages from the State.
As facial recognition becomes a fixture of modern life, questions about consent, privacy, and how it affects even the youngest members of society are growing louder.
Questions of how inclusive the 2026 soccer World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada will be have surfaced after the US rejected visa applications of Iranian soccer officials for the tournament draw in December.
