Giorno: 17 Ottobre 2022

African political history shows the perils of institutionalised xenophobia

Read More In South Africa there seems to be a seasonal shift: discussions around Zimbabwean  and Basotho workers’ permits are being hosted by the cabinet; laws and administration around visa renewal and work permits have been changed in the last few months; members of the governing party, the ANC, are asking for border reinforcement and […]

No U-turn from Jeremy Hunt on scrapping bankers’ bonus cap

Read More The new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is pressing on with plans to scrap the bankers’ bonus cap, protecting one of the most divisive policies from his predecessor’s disastrous mini-budget. Hunt made no mention of the EU-imposed cap, which limits payouts to two times bankers’ salaries, in his economic update on Monday in which he […]

USDA releases $71 million in grants in pursuit of ‘equality and justice for all’

Post Content The Department of Agriculture last week announced $71 million in new grant funding aimed at helping “disadvantaged” and “underserved” farmers and ranchers, which USDA said supports its broader mission of ensuring “equality and justice for all.“ “We are committed to building a different USDA,” USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said Friday. “One that is […]

Dal Covid al Senato, la rabbia del dem Crisanti: “Anche dal Pd voti a La Russa: sono indignato, serve un chiarimento”

Read More Andrea Crisanti è incredulo e chiede formalmente “un chiarimento nel partito” sui  “sospetti insistenti” che i dem abbiano votato Ignazio La Russa presidente del Senato. In alternativa, dai vertici del Nazareno si aspetta “una secca smentita”. Per il microbiologo neo senatore dem,la storia dei franchi tiratori Pd a Palazzo Madama non è chiusa.”Obiettivamente […]

Thabo Khambule speaks about his award-winning film, Margarine

Read More “You know that phrase, it takes a village to raise a child? In this film, it became a case of ‘sometimes it takes a village to make a film’,” says writer-director Thabo Khambule about how a community helped him make his award-winning film.  Margarine, which marks Khambule’s feature film directorial debut, is executive […]

Q&A: Takealot boss welcomes the arrival of Amazon

Read More Mamongae Mahlare, group chief executive of Takealot, says the company is not intimidating sellers, which have increased from 120 in 2016 to more than 8 000 An 11-year lead has cemented Takealot as the biggest online retailer in South Africa. The country’s competition authority said the e-commerce platform used its position in the […]