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132,000 jobs not immune as bird flu spreads in SA
Bird flu or Influenza A virus subtype H5N8 is causing havoc for poultry owners across South Africa, putting 132,000 jobs at stake. The...
Nasya Smith
Oct 9, 20172 min read


Puerto Rico debt and what it means
Puerto Rico benchmark 2035 bond gets Trumped (Image: Bloomberg) The White House has swiftly moved to contradict US President Donald...
fray.news reporter
Oct 5, 20173 min read


Heads of Court ruling on English questioned
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has announced that the Heads of Court have recommended the sole use of English for the court record. This...
Tebogo Gantsa
Oct 4, 20174 min read


US gun rights scrutinised after Las Vegas shooting
The latest shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, which killed at least 59 and injured more than 500 people, has increased pressure on government...
Nasya Smith
Oct 3, 20175 min read


Catalan referendum and Spain's autonomous region conundrum
Spain is literally awash in a sea of autonomous or semi-autonomous regions and the effect of these on the public consciousness has led to...
Desmond Latham
Oct 1, 20172 min read


Focus on integrity of Kenya's elections
More details about a decision by the Kenyan Supreme Court to annul the August 2017 elections have emerged. The court relied heavily on...
Tebogo Gantsa
Sep 29, 20175 min read


Russian trolls behind Zuckerberg contradicting Trump
Facebook's CEO and US President Donald Trump have disagreed publicly about the role of the social media platform. Facebook's Mark...
frayintermedia reporter
Sep 28, 20174 min read


Saudi women to drive amid economic slowdown
The decision to allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia following a royal decree by King Salman means that around 800,000 men in the...
Desmond Latham
Sep 27, 20173 min read


China property stocks slump
Chinese property developers have experienced their biggest drop in real estate stocks since 2012 in trading on September 26. This comes...
Nasya Smith
Sep 26, 20172 min read


Far right back in German parliament – first since 1945
The German far right party, AfD or Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany), is the first right wing party to be voted back...
frayintermedia reporter
Sep 25, 20173 min read


South African minister announces McKinsey legal action
South Africa's Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has ordered the state-owned power utility, Eskom, to investigate possible criminal...
frayintermedia reporter
Sep 22, 20172 min read


Uber ban by Transport for London may not be the last
Transport for London (TfL), which licenses all taxi and ride operators, has informed Uber London Limited that it will not be issued with...
Desmond Latham
Sep 22, 20173 min read


Behind the rhetoric – Iran vs America
(Image - US and Iranian officials shake hands at the end of Vienna nuclear deal negotiations.) US President Donald Trump called the...
frayintermedia reporter
Sep 21, 20173 min read


Mexico City sits on an earthquake time bomb
Hundreds have died and many more were injured in the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico City on Tuesday, September 19. The terrible...
Desmond Latham
Sep 20, 20172 min read


Catalan referendum drives tension In Spain
Tensions are rising between the Spanish government and the autonomous Catalonian region over the latter’s planned referendum on secession...
Tebogo Gantsa
Sep 19, 20174 min read


Chinese locomotive deals under spotlight
Chinese company CSR is under pressure in both South Africa and Pakistan after selling both countries sub-standard locomotives, which have...
frayintermedia reporter
Sep 18, 20173 min read


KPMG South Africa faces social media fury over false report
South Africa has been shaken by the report that senior KPMG personnel colluded with officials in the South African Revenue Service to...
Desmond Latham
Sep 15, 20173 min read


How to buy a Russian army of internet trolls the Mail.Ru way
The open internet faces one of its most significant dangers as national governments begin exploiting its biggest weakness – a lack of...
Desmond Latham
Sep 14, 20174 min read


Bitcoin nose dive after China ban
Chinese regulators' have banned trade in cryptocurrencies which has sent the price of Bitcoin down by 6%. This follows an announcement...
frayintermedia reporter
Sep 12, 20174 min read


Textbook ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya – UN
More than a quarter of a million Rohingya people are on the move or have already left Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh in what's being...
Desmond Latham
Sep 11, 20172 min read
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