Senior Tory minister Conor Burns sacked after ‘serious misconduct’ claim

Read More A senior Conservative minister, Conor Burns, has been sacked from the government following an allegation of “serious misconduct” relating to his behaviour at this week’s party conference. Truss asked him to step down from his role as a minister of state in the trade department and he had the Conservative whip withdrawn pending […]

Xenophobia and the beggaring of neighbours

Read More This week, at an Operation Dudula event in Jane Furse, Limpopo, a member of the xenophobic group was shot and killed. In the ensuing investigation, a murder suspect was shot and killed by police.   It almost seems a distant memory but, recently, Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba harangued an undocumented Zimbabwean national at […]

Man dies after being shot by armed police in Derby

Read More A knifeman has been shot dead by armed officers in a police station car park. Armed officers responded to reports of a man with a knife in the secure car park of Ascot Drive police station in Derby on Friday morning. In a statement, Derbyshire constabulary said a police firearm was discharged at […]

Power Grid Failure Causes 7-Hour Widespread Blackouts in Bangladesh

Read More Millions of people in Bangladesh were without power on Tuesday after an electrical grid failure triggered seven-hour-long blackouts in most areas of the country. The national power grid malfunctioned at 2.05 p.m. (local time) on Tuesday, sending much of the country—except for some parts in the North—into a blackout until 9 p.m., local […]

Surge in storage and filtration sales as ‘water anxiety’ increases in the country

Read More DIY solutions: Sales of water storage tanks have risen nationwide. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) The sale of storage tanks, pumps and filtration systems for homes and businesses is rocketing because of South Africa’s ailing water infrastructure and water shortages. Specialists say events such as the floods in KwaZulu-Natal, where pipes and reticulation systems were […]

IEC will not entertain late complaint over ruling party candidates

Read More Lesotho’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Thursday dismissed a complaint by the Revolution for Prosperity party that the ruling Democratic Congress had fielded ineligible candidates for the 7 October elections. On Wednesday, Revolution for Prosperity complained to the IEC saying 10 Democratic Congress candidates would be contesting the elections contrary to section 154 […]