How learners from SA’s poorest schools became doctors
Read More Even by the standards of the poor, rural community in KwaZulu-Natal where Thulani Ngwenya grew up, he had it tough. There were three categories of people at the high school he attended. One group was driven to school because their parents could afford cars. The next bunch could afford a bicycle. Then there […]
‘We’ll be a good opposition’ says ousted DA Ekurhuleni mayor
Read More Ousted Ekurhuleni mayor Tania Campbell of the Democratic Alliance (DA) has accepted her loss by a mere seven votes after she was removed at a council sitting on Wednesday in Germiston. After a motion of no confidence against her passed with 100 votes versus 93, Campbell said the DA had readied itself to […]
EU on track to break pledge to cut methane emissions by 30%, warns report
Read More The EU is on track to break a promise to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030 made due to a “policy vacuum” on livestock emissions, a report has warned. Methane is the second biggest contributor to global heating after carbon dioxide, with a greenhouse gas impact at least 27 times worse than […]
Why Sunak’s garden party boast may still mean levelling-up agenda in name only
Read More Rishi Sunak’s boast at a Tunbridge Wells summer garden party of undoing Labour policy that “shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas” to give more to regions such as Kent looks likely to haunt him as his commitment to levelling up is questioned. At Sunak’s first prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, the […]
‘Massive blind spot’: anger at low proportion of women in Sunak’s cabinet
Read More Women’s groups have reacted with concern and anger over the low representation of women in the new cabinet. Rishi Sunak removed 11 members of his predecessor’s top team on Tuesday as he put together a cabinet that he said “reflects a united party” by showcasing “all the talents”. Under the changes, however, fewer […]
Rep. James Comer to Newsmax: Hunter Charges May Protect Him From Congress
Federal charges against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter of tax violations and lying on gun form could be enough for a judge to stop a GOP-led House Oversight Committee from issuing a subpoena for his testimony next year, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax.
GOP super PAC pouring another $11 million into tight House races including districts Biden easily won in 2020
Post Content The Congressional Leadership Fund announced Wednesday that two weeks before November’s midterm elections they are pumping $11 million in new ad buys in more than a dozen congressional districts across the country. The super PAC, which is linked to Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, is going after 16 districts in all with […]
Raphael Warnock retains edge over Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate showdown: poll
Post Content With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock retains an advantage over Republican challenger and former college and pro football star Herschel Walker, according to a new public opinion poll in the crucial southeastern battleground state. Forty-nine percent of those questioned in a Monmouth University Poll released […]
Jan. 6 Committee subpoenaed Trump. What happens next?
Post Content Former President Trump has been subpoenaed by the special House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, but much remains uncertain about what happens next. A source close to the Jan. 6 committee says that Trump is in the driver’s seat. The former president can either comply with the […]
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposes city ordinance giving herself a raise
Post Content Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposed an ordinance giving the office of the mayor an annual inflation raise capped at 5% on Wednesday. Lightfoot currently takes in an annual salary of $209,915, a sum that would rise to $216,210 as of May 22, 2023, according to the ordinance. The proposal would allow the mayor’s […]
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