Giorno: 31 Maggio 2022

Beijing Gives Ultimatum to Israeli Media Company

Read More Jerusalem Post ordered to remove interview or CCP will downgrade relations with Israel The Chinese embassy has reportedly demanded an Israel-based news outlet remove its interview with Taiwan’s foreign minister, and failure to do so may result in Beijing downgrading its ties with Israel. The Jerusalem Post published an interview with Taiwan’s Foreign […]

OPINION | What value does Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa bring to Davos?

Read More Contemporary African intellectuals, historians, self-styled Pan-Africanists, patriots and good old liberal political commentators such as myself carry divergent opinions of why South Africa shuns — or does not commemorate — Africa Day. I have, ever since my country shrugged off Rhodesian colonialism in 1980, bought the story hook, line and sinker that May […]

Italian Republic Day brings the Rome Opera Ensemble to SA

Read More Italian culture is one of the most exportable cultures in the world. When you have a pizza date, your morning caffè, or some pasta at dinner, that’s a piece of Italy right there. People from all over the world have experienced Italy in one form or another. Their splendid tradition has travelled all […]

Unemployment rate retreats to 34.5%

Read More South Africa’s official unemployment rate retreated in the first quarter of 2022, marking the first easing since the third quarter of 2020. According to data from Statistics South Africa, the official jobless rate was 34.5% of the labour force after the first three months of the year. This is an improvement from 35.3% […]

What does EU’s partial oil ban mean for Russia and rest of Europe?

Read More What’s been agreed? After nearly a month of wrangling, the European Union has agreed to a partial ban on Russian oil, with the aim of cutting off funding to the Kremlin’s war machine. According to the European Council president, Charles Michel, three-quarters of Russian oil imports will be immediately affected, rising to 90% […]

Watch: The Big Africa Debate (Part 2)

Read More The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in association with the Mail & Guardian is launching “The Big Africa Debate” – the inaugural annual Africa Month event to be driven by the SABC and its radio station, Channel Africa. The debate will be carried live on Channel Africa and streamed on the SABC’s and […]

Palau Questions China’s ‘True Intent’ in Pushing New Security Deals in Pacific

Read More Pacific island nations have made the right decision by withdrawing from China’s proposed regional economic and security deal, Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. said on Monday, pushing back on Beijing’s plans in the region. “I think it’s always been about what is the true intent in stepping up, especially when it came to […]

US National Guard to Cooperate With Taiwan Military: President Tsai

Read More Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a rank conferral ceremony for military officials from the Army, Navy and Air Force, at the defence ministry in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 28, 2021. (Annabelle Chih/Reuters) Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday that the United States is planning on “cooperation” between its National Guard and Taiwan’s […]