JOHANNESBURG — A South African court on Tuesday dismissed the ruling party’s case demanding a rival opposition party be deregistered and banned from participating in the upcoming election. The Electoral Court said the ruling African National Congress party’s objection to how the Independent Electoral Commission handled the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s registration had no merit, adding … Read more
DURBAN, South Africa — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday highlighted the achievements of his African National Congress, which has ruled the country for all of its 30 years of democrac y, as it heads into a tight race in May’s election. Ramaphosa delivered the party’s manifesto to thousands of ANC supporters at the … Read more
Bose has long been one of the biggest players in the world of noise-canceling headphone, and its QuietComfort 45 headphones are generally accepted to be among the best you’re likely to find. Buying top-quality hardware normally means spending a lot of money, but you can pick up a pair of Bose QuietComfort 45 headphones for just … Read more
Earfun has consistently released decent-sounding noise-canceling earbuds in the $30-$70 price range that offer good bang for your buck. It also makes portable Bluetooth speakers but until now hasn’t offered over-ear noise-canceling headphones. That’s about to change in March, as we’ll see the new Wave Pro headphones hit Amazon, Earfun announced at CES 2024. They’ll … Read more
Buying a great pair of wireless earbuds doesn’t have to break the bank, and Anker’s Soundcore brand has been proving that for some time now. The Life P3i earbuds are already a bit of a bargain at their usual $60 price, but if you place an order at Amazon today you’ll save a whopping 45%. … Read more
The 7-mm Beryllium drivers do a standup job here (frequency 20 Hz to 20 kHz), and Alex Grell has tuned them just the right side of neutral. There’s something of the Goldilocks about them, with just the right amount (and by that we mean a fair and appreciated wallop of bass) of low end, and … Read more
Fairphone Fairphone, the corporate behind the modular 5G smartphone, Fairphone 4, has ventured into one other space of modular units: Over-ear headphones. Fairphone launched the Fairbuds XL Headphones, a pair of ANC Bluetooth headphones with sustainability in thoughts. Fairbuds XL has six microphones, a 40mm dynamic driver, a headphone jack, and as much as 30 … Read more