Defence battles to kick out ‘unethical’ Senzo Meyiwa filmmakers
Read More The producers of the Netflix documentary into the murder of footballer Senzo Meyiwa have been accused of flouting the sub judice rule by airing the film, which allegedly resulted in the intimidation of witnesses. Despite this, Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela rejected the request by the defence team and the state to remove 10/10 Film, […]
Petrol industry association warns of steep fuel hikes unless government extends levy reprieve
Read More A steep fuel price increase next month awaits consumers, the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) said on Monday. Ahead of the announcement this week from the mineral resources and energy department on the fuel price adjustment for June, Sapia said it was not aware of a possible extension of the government’s temporary […]
Jeremy Wright latest Tory MP to call for Boris Johnson to resign
Read More Jeremy Wright, a former culture secretary and attorney general, has become the latest Tory MP to call for Boris Johnson to resign, arguing that while he could not be sure the prime minister had misled MPs, he was at best “negligent” in how he approached the issue. In a lengthy statement on his […]
10-Year-Old Arrested for Threatening Mass Shooting in Florida
Police have arrested a fifth grader in Florida for issuing text messages threatening to commit a mass shooting, the New York Post has reported.
Il mito rovesciato di Mosca
Read More Il mito rovesciato della Russia, come i palazzi di San Pietroburgo che si specchiano al contrario nelle acque della Neva, torna ad agire sull’Europa ipnotizzandola, scompaginandola e – ciò che più conta – dividendola. È un ribaltamento della storia, perché dopo aver insediato al Cremlino la rivoluzione bolscevica, spargendo i semi leggendari del […]
Il giornalista francese Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff ucciso a Severodonetsk: “Colpito al collo da scheggie di granate russe”
Read More Un giornalista francese, FrédéricLeclerc-Imhoff, è stato ucciso dopo che un’auto è stata colpita vicino a Severodonetsk. Leclerc-Imhoff lavorava per Bfmtv. La notizia è stata diffusa dal governatore regionale di Lugansk, Serhiy Gaidai, come riporta il Guardian. “Oggi il nostro veicolo blindato di evacuazione – ha detto Gaidai – stava andando a prelevare 10 persone […]
Nepal Authorities Recover Bodies of 14 Persons Who Were on Board Crashed Plane
Read More A general view of a Tara Air plane crash site during the rescue operation at Thasang, Nepal, on May 30, 2022. (Fishtail Air Pvt Ltd Captain Nikalas Fjellgren/Handout via Reuters) KATHMANDU—Rescue workers in Nepal have so far recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of a small plane carrying 22 people that went […]
Open Studios Joburg: Art for inner-city explorers
Read More In the past few decades the Johannesburg inner city, like many urban centres worldwide, has become home to painters, photographers, printers and their imaginative brethren. In the surrounding buildings, behind walls and in sun-dappled studios, there’s a corresponding energy as artists create magic like modern-day alchemists. The inner city’s large lofts and converted […]
New fynbos lily discovered at southern tip of Africa
Read More Nuwejaars lily A new fynbos lily species, the Nuwejaars lily (Cyrtanthus novus-annus), has been discovered in a conservation area on the Agulhas Plain, a biodiversity hotspot. The soft pink and white flowering plant has only been found in two locations, both in the Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area, which is located within […]
Another deadly pathogen enters the fray — anthrax
Read More Authorities in Sierra Leone have confirmed an anthrax outbreak in Port Loko district, in the north-west of the country. Details remain sketchy, but the government has reported that 91 head of cattle, 53 goats and 79 sheep have been killed by the disease. Although no people have died, at least three showing symptoms […]