Giorno: 14 Ottobre 2022

Nigeria: E-waste never dies, but can be upcycled

Read More It was the first day of the much-anticipated Egoras Trade Fair in Port Harcourt in southern Nigeria. The company had announced it would sell its refurbished electronic appliances at discounts — as much as 70%.  At different corners of the mini-football field, the items were on display. The company printed 1 500 tickets […]

Load-shedding hampers the supply of clean water – Salga

Read More Load-shedding can have severe adverse consequences on the quality and reliability of municipal water and sanitation services, the South African Local Government Association (Salga) has warned. The extent and severity of these vary from municipality to municipality “depending on the unique design, condition and operation of municipal water and sanitation systems”, said Sivuyile […]

Transnet locomotive case postponed to end of November

Read More The fraud and corruption case against Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh and their co-accused in the Transnet locomotive scandal was on Friday postponed until November 30. The Palm Ridge specialised crimes court granted the postponement to allow full disclosure of the case docket to the accused’s defence teams. The Investigating Directorate in the National […]

So farewell, Kwasi. Your career died so Liz Truss’s might live for at least 15 more minutes | Marina Hyde

Read More To Westminster, district of the damned, where the Conservatives are plotting to commit leadercide yet again. They’ve dispatched so many over the past few years that it’s possible they regard Harold Shipman as the real opposition. You certainly get the feeling he could poll higher than them. This morning, hot-mess chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng […]

Liz Truss to raise corporation tax in another humiliating U-turn

Read More Liz Truss has performed a humiliating U-turn over her flagship plan to cut corporation tax, as she insisted she would hang on as prime minister despite being forced to sack her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, over the government’s disastrous mini-budget. At a hastily called and notably brief Downing Street press conference, soon after she […]

North Carolina Dem who says she supports law enforcement endorsed by far-left defund police group

Post Content Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the state’s Democratic candidate for Senate, received an endorsement from a major racial justice group that supports defunding and disbanding the police. The political action committee (PAC) for Color of Change, which former Obama White House adviser Van Jones co-founded in 2005, announced in […]

Was Stacey Abrams’ 2018 election stolen? Voters in Georgia refuse to give up on debunked claim

Post Content SOUTH FULTON, Ga. – Several voters in South Fulton, Georgia, refused to reject Stacey Abrams’ claim that the 2018 gubernatorial election was stolen from her, while some outright supported the Democrat’s assertion. “Based off of character, I’m gonna support her on it,” one woman, Jasmine, said. “If she said that’s how it happened, […]

Asian Air Travel Industry Gaining Momentum as Pandemic-Era Travel Curbs Ease

Read More Passenger airline traffic in the Asian Pacific region is on the mend, with most countries easing pandemic-era travel curbs, but China’s prolonged border closures are slowing recovery, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. Philip Goh, IATA regional vice president, said Tuesday that passenger airline traffic in the region is expected to rebound […]

BMW M2: Gruntier attitude for the deputy

Read More Boasting a racier appearance, the all-new BMW M2 has finally debuted as one of the last remaining rear-wheel-drive models left in BMW’s M-Division. A worthy driver’s car, we reckon. The M2’s silhouette nods to the boxy shape of the E30 M3 — a shape we still drool over. When compared with the M4 […]

Kwasi Kwarteng was logical choice as chancellor but hubris was his downfall

Read More When Kwasi Kwarteng became chancellor on 6 September it seemed a logical career progression. Deemed a politician imbued with economic doctrine, even his critics conceded he was determined and intellectually imposing. Five weeks and three days later, he is gone. The newly restored backbench MP for Spelthorne in Surrey is not the shortest-serving […]