Giorno: 31 Ottobre 2021

ANC faces toughest poll test of the democratic era

Read More In a few hours, South Africans will decide which party they want to represent them in the country’s 278 municipalities.  The ANC, Democratic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters have each sent out their heavy hitters to crisscross the country in an election campaign royal rumble.  Sign up for our free daily elections email […]

Governance conundrum: Corporates disregard the King report

Read More The retirement of Long4Life chief executive Brian Joffe, only to move to the chairperson’s office, is the latest such transition in South Africa’s business sector that has raised concerns about the blurring of lines to the detriment of corporate-governance integrity. Issues regarding objectivity and a board not having independent oversight over a company […]

Sanders demands lower drug prices, reconciliation framework

Post Content Sen. Bernie Sanders insisted that the Senate can set out a framework for a reconciliation bill that would receive approval from all 50 Democrat senators despite holdouts within the party. Sanders, I-Vt., serves as chairman of the Budget Committee, which has placed him in the prime position of negotiation between the disparate elements […]

In the BDS fight, ‘D’ is the letter Israel should really worry about

Read More Israel faces a quietly growing divestment threat, and it has nothing to do with the global BDS movement. Across the developed world, big businesses are facing pressure from institutional investors and a growing body of European legislation to meet a host of standards ranging from human rights to the environment. While the standards […]

Man With Knife Stabs at Least 10 on Tokyo Train, Starts Fire

Read More In this still image obtained from a social media video, police officers work at a scene following a knife, arson, and acid attack at a Tokyo train line, in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct 31, 2021. (@SIZ33/Twitter via Reuters) TOKYO—A man brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train on Sunday stabbed several passengers […]

McAuliffe repeats ‘4 Pinocchio’ coronavirus stat; calls Youngkin, who was vaccinated, an ‘anti-vaxxer’

Post Content Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe repeated a previously debunked number about COVID-19 hospitalizations and slammed his fully vaccinated Republican opponent, Glenn Youngkin, as an “anti-vaxxer” in a new interview Sunday. During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” McAuliffe said Youngkin’s opposition to vaccine and mask mandates is “life-threatening.” WASHINGTON POST HITS […]