Giorno: 20 Maggio 2022

Aussie Firm Likely to Lose Major Lithium Mine to Web of Chinese Interests: Advisory

Read More Hedge fund research firm Boatman Capital says Australian miner AVZ will likely lose control of the valuable Manono lithium project in Africa to a coordinated web of Chinese interests. On May 20, Boatman released its analysis of the troubled Manono Lithium and Tin Project in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo—estimated […]

Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Macquarie Island Region: USGS

Read More A map showing the location of an earthquake that struck the Macquarie Island region in the southern Pacific Ocean on May 19, 2022. (USGS/Screenshot via The Epoch Times) An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Macquarie Island region in the southern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The […]

Graduate management education

Read More Not business as usual The world is changing rapidly, and neither the educational landscape nor the world of work are exempt from these shifts. One thing, however, has not changed: the MBA classroom is still the firepit where industry leaders are forged, where careers are launched to new heights, and where sustainable success […]

Take a leap in your career with Wits Business School

Read More The emergence of the coronavirus in 2019 started as a health crisis. This soon changed after the number of infected persons spiralled out of control and governments around the world began to implement various restrictions. This had a massive impact on people’s movement and the production capabilities of different industries. It became clear […]

Observing National Energy Month

Read More As the world grapples with pollution and energy challenges, South Africa celebrates Energy Month during May, in a bid to educate the nation about the potential uses of energy. The month was declared in 2015 by the then Department of Energy, now the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. This year’s Energy Month […]

Name ministers fined in Partygate, Dominic Raab urges Sue Gray

Read More The UK deputy prime minister, Dominic Raab, has called for ministers who were fined for breaching Covid regulations to be named by the senior civil servant tasked with investigating the Partygate scandal. Scotland Yard’s inquiries were closed on Thursday with a total of 126 fixed penalties handed out to 83 people, as it […]

Covid, il monitoraggio della settimana: l’Rt scende ancora, è a 0,89

Read More Diminuisce l’indice di trasmissibilità: questa settimana si fissa a 0,89 rispetto allo 0,96 della settimana precedente. Anche l’incidenza scende e si fissa a 375 su 100mila abitanti rispetto a 458 della scorsa settimana. Emerge dal monitoraggio settimanale dell’Istituto superiore di sanità e del Ministero della Salute sull’andamento dell’epidemia di Covid-19.  Il tasso di occupazione […]

Shutterland: photographers’ journeys through everyday life in South Africa

Read More From the fragrant spice shops of Fordsburg, to fields in Mpumalanga, Shutterland shines a photographic spotlight on life in South Africa. A medium often neglected by South Africa’s contemporary art scene, the exhibit retells the age-old story of words and images: if cultural moments aren’t captured in photos, they may as well have […]

OPINION | What will power Mthethwa’s erection?

Read More Like many of my fellow South Africans, I’m wondering where Minister of Monuments Nathi Mthethwa thinks he will be getting the electricity from to power his R22-million, 120m glow-in-the-dark stainless steel flag. After all, the state’s electricity provision entity is not capable of keeping the lights on for the rest of us for […]

Pete Buttigieg says US backs new Marshall plan to rebuild Ukraine

Read More A leading figure in the Biden administration has backed a recovery programme for Ukraine in the style of the Marshall plan, which helped rebuild Europe after the second world war. Pete Buttigieg, the US transportation secretary, said there was plenty of political will at home and internationally towards cooperating in long-term reconstruction efforts […]