Chinese Foreign Minister Receives Red Carpet Welcome in Honiara, Solomon Islands

Read More Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi landed in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara on May 26 where he will meet with the Pacific nation’s leadership for a two-day visit. Beijing is expected to sign-off on a contentious security deal with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare that will open the door for Chinese People’s […]

Rishi Sunak to announce windfall tax on energy firms

Read More Rishi Sunak will push the button on a controversial windfall tax on energy companies on Thursday, as he lays out measures to ease the pain of rising household bills. Treasury sources did not deny reports the chancellor would use his announcement to scrap the requirement to repay a previously announced ?200 discount on […]

Texas gunman was inside school for about 40 minutes, officials say

Read More The Texas gunman who shot and killed 19 children and two teachers was inside the school for about 40 minutes before being killed by Border Control agents, officials have said, as onlookers spoke of their frustration at what they viewed as delays by law enforcement. The first reports of an armed man approaching […]

Support staff at No 10 ‘subjected to bullying for years’, union claims

Read More Support staff at No 10 and the Cabinet Office have been subjected to bullying and harassment for years, according to a union member in Whitehall. The claim comes after Sue Gray’s report into the Partygate scandal disclosed that cleaners and security guards have been subjected to a “lack of respect and poor treatment”, […]

SA female filmmakers exhibit their work at Festival de Cannes

Read More In a close-knit community, bound by traditions and customs, can love truly conquer all — even death? This is the theme in Bonie Sithebe’s upcoming movie, Valley of a Thousand Hills.  It was shot in and named after the sunny, humid and luscious Valley of a Thousand Hills, located between Pietermaritzburg and Durban […]