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Illicit pharmaceuticals flow freely in Johannesburg
Illicit pills are easy to access at the Randburg CBD Taxi Rank. Photo: Campbell Easton/frayintermedia The sale of illicit and potentially...
Tebogo Gantsa
Nov 8, 20172 min read


Saudi, Lebanon tension close to tipping point
Saad Hariri has resigned as prime minister of Lebanon during a visit to Saudi Arabia - Photo via WSJ The government of Saudi Arabia has...
Campbell Easton
Nov 7, 20173 min read


Trump talks tough on immigrant laws
Donald Trump has called for a tightening of the United States Refugee Admissions Program, a vetting programme for immigrants from mostly...
Nasya Smith
Nov 6, 20173 min read


Read his lips – Trump’s tax plans and his world view
Wall Street was mixed as Donald Trump’s government unveiled its long-awaited tax plan which has been mooted for months. Market analysts...
fray.news reporter
Nov 3, 20174 min read


Cinema turns on Hollywood as child abuse film goes viral
Photos taken by Hollywood publicist Bob Villard, who once represented Leonardi DiCaprio, that Villard sold on eBay The swathe of sexual...
Campbell Easton
Nov 2, 20173 min read


DRC: where violence stokes starvation
A quarter of a million children face starvation if Greater Kasai region in the DRC does not get food aid. Photo courtesy of United...
Tebogo Gantsa
Oct 31, 20173 min read


The Biko letter that caused all the trouble
A 1973 letter by black consciousness leader Steve Biko sent to King William's Town's chief magistrate, requesting permission to visit his...
Tebogo Gantsa
Oct 26, 20174 min read


As Trump takes on a grieving widow, terror in the Sahel threatens
The death of La David Johnson and three other Green Berets in Niger has led to a social media outcry after President Donald Trump was accuse
Desmond Latham
Oct 25, 20179 min read


Latest: Bali volcano and 6.7 magnitude quake
Bali, where more than 180,000 people have been evacuated from the area around Mount Agung volcano, has been shaken by a 6.7 magnitude...
Nasya Smith
Oct 25, 20172 min read


Thai police continue racially profiled raids
Major-General Surachet Hakpan confronts Africans arrested in Saturday's raid - Photo via Khaosod English On Saturday evening Bangkok...
Campbell Easton
Oct 23, 20174 min read


South African national health plan mirrors global health headache
South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoeledi. Image courtesy of GCIS In South Africa, the planned rollout of National Health Insurance...
fray.news reporter
Oct 23, 20174 min read


Potchefstroom Barolong community in fight for mining rights
A new mining project, 16km near Potchefstroom, in South Africa's North West province, has created tension with the local Barolong...
Nasya Smith
Oct 19, 20173 min read


China's Xi reinforces modern socialism while expanding footprint
Xi Jinping opens 19th Chinese Communist Party National Congress on 18 October 2017. Source: Chinese government Chinese President Xi...
fray.news reporter
Oct 18, 20175 min read


Zimbabwe zeroes in on social media
A newly created Department of Cyber Security in Zimbabwe is supposed to protect state interests and clamp down on social media abuse, but...
Campbell Easton
Oct 17, 20173 min read


Fraud and corruption charges stalk South Africa's President Zuma
A South African court has ruled that President Jacob Zuma should face a proper investigation into his role in the country's arms deal...
fray.news reporter
Oct 13, 20173 min read


Asteroid near-miss the first of many
An asteroid which is about the size of a medium-sized home hurtled past Earth between the planet and its GPS satellites early this...
fray.news reporter
Oct 12, 20173 min read


Liberia in first democratic handover of power in 73 years
In an election widely seen as smooth and successful, Liberians are taking part in the first democratically elected handover of power in...
Tebogo Gantsa
Oct 11, 20174 min read


Kobe Steel's reputation tarnished over quality scandal
Kobe Steel of Japan has seen its share price slashed by more than 40% in two days after it announced that it had discovered part of its...
Desmond Latham
Oct 11, 20173 min read


October a tinderbox month for North American woodland fires
Sonoma and Napa Valley fires, image: Calfire.ca.gov A number of fires are raging in the Napa and Sonoma Valley areas, north of San...
Desmond Latham
Oct 10, 20172 min read


South Africa and Venezuela oil experiment on a slippery slope
Africa's largest petrochemical company says its black empowerment scheme has failed and that it's unable to pay fund debt. Sasol says it...
fray.news reporter
Oct 9, 20174 min read
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