Giorno: 25 Ottobre 2022

Social Security Whistleblowers Claim Retaliation at Their Jobs

Two veteran attorneys in the Social Security Administration’s inspector general’s office who revealed a program imposing massive, unprecedented fees on both the poor and elderly told The Washington Post they are facing backlash from their superiors for speaking out.

University Students in Philippines Wear Imaginative Hats to Avoid Cheating During Exams

Read More Students from a Philippine engineering university have recently made headlines for wearing imaginative headgear to avoid cheating during exams. Mary Joy Mandane-Ortiz, a mechanical engineering professor at Bicol University College of Engineering, asked her students to make their own “anti-cheating” hats to wear during midterm exams. Her students then came up with a […]

Criminal syndicates, as well as individuals, part of illegal gold mining on the West Rand

Read More I read Brian Ganson’ article “Call for war on zama zamas will not bring peace to South Africa’s platinum belt” published on 3 October with great interest, but with mounting disappointment. Ganson is a well-respected academic and authoritative figure in conflict studies.  Ganson amplifies and falsely contextualises a single comment attributed to Neal […]

Zeitz Gala celebrates black excellence in art

Read More The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is hosting its first annual fundraising gala and dinner in partnership with Italian luxury brand Gucci. A night of “Art & Opulence” is planned for 19 November 2022 in Cape Town.  The highly anticipated event will be followed by a show-stopping afterparty that promises to highlight […]

A call to action: Averting atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray war

Read More A seven-week Ethiopian federal and Eritrean offensive in Ethiopia’s northernmost region of Tigray risks degenerating into a still bloodier phase, with federal and Eritrean forces targeting civilians.  Hostilities pitting the federal government and its allies against Tigray’s forces resumed on 24 August, shattering a five-month humanitarian truce that failed to develop into formal […]

CBI warns Rishi Sunak against ‘doom loop’ of public spending cuts

Read More The head of the Confederation of British Industry has warned Rishi Sunak against pursuing an austerity “doom loop” of cuts to public spending and tax rises amid fears over a mixed outlook for the economy. Tony Danker, the director general of the CBI, said it was vital for the new UK prime minister […]

Israeli troops raid gunmen’s hideout; 5 Palestinians killed

Israeli forces raided a stronghold of an armed group in the occupied West Bank’s second-largest city, blowing up a bomb lab and engaging in a firefight, the military said Tuesday. Five Palestinians were killed and 20 were wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The overnight raid in the old city, or kasbah, of Nablus, […]

Rep. Stefanik Blasts Dems for School Kids’ Low Test Scores

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is blaming Democrats for the historic learning setbacks America’s school children have suffered. She made her comments after reports that math scores saw their largest decreases ever and reading scores declined to 1992 levels.