Ethiopia accused of using food as ‘weapon of war’ in Tigray conflict
Read More As the Ethiopia-Tigray peace talks continued this week in South Africa, international humanitarian agencies are pressing for the protection of civilians, accusing the Ethiopian government of using food as “a weapon of war”, two years into the armed conflict. According to aid and human rights agencies, the war between Ethiopian forces and Tigray […]
Shape and size matter: Our government’s structure, not just its capacity, hamstrings development
Read More In the 2022 medium-term budget policy statement, popularly known as the mini-budget, Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana makes a point that “we are also committed to improving state capacity, project planning and preparation, procurement practices, and contract management”. There is probably merit in the view that project planning and preparation, procurement practices and […]
Cost of living, fuel price will set fire to your disposable income
Read More South Africa’s fuel prices are to increase again on Wednesday and are projected to continue climbing, leaving the country’s cash-strapped consumers with little to no wiggle room. The latest fuel price announcement is based on the shortage of diesel supply as the OPEC+ member states cut production from November because of the “uncertainty […]
Rishi Sunak confirms he will attend Cop27 after earlier saying he would not go – UK politics live
Read More From 21m ago Rishi Sunak has confirmed that he will attend the Cop27 climate summit in Egypt next week. This is not unexpected – there have been hints from No 10 over recent days that he would attend – but it still counts as U-turn. Last week Downing Street said that he would […]
California could be hit with ‘conservative tsunami’ after group’s voter registration efforts: Grenell
Post Content EXCLUSIVE: “Fix California” founder Amb. Ric Grenell says the Golden State is “about to be hit with a conservative tsunami” after the organization registered thousands of new right-leaning voters ahead of Election Day. The 501c4 nonprofit organization is currently registering more than 10,000 conservative voters a month in California – a traditionally blue […]
UK food prices soar by fastest rate on record as cost of living crisis bites
Read More Food prices in the UK soared by 11.6% in October – the fastest rate on record – as staples such as teabags, milk and sugar became more expensive along with fresh food, data shows. Annual food inflation rose from 10.6% in September, the latest monthly report from the British Retail Consortium and the […]
Hundreds moved from Manston migrant centre amid overcrowding
Read More Hundreds of migrants have been moved out of an immigration centre in Kent amid concerns it had become dangerously overcrowded. The immigration minister, Robert Jenrick, said the number of people at the Manston migrant processing centre had fallen substantially on Tuesday, with more expected to be moved on Wednesday. It came after the […]
Israel election: Preliminary results show Netanyahu poised to return to power
JERUSALEM, Israel – As polls closed on yet another election day in Israel, millions of Israelis waited anxiously to see if, after five rounds of voting in less than four years, they would be able to finally choose a clear winner and produce a stable government to successfully run the country. Preliminary results show that […]
Budget austerity ‘a victory’, but at what cost?
Read More NEWS ANALYSIS Last week, the treasury flaunted the medium-term budget policy statement’s most credit-friendly highlights — the narrowing of the fiscal deficit and lower-than-expected debt levels in coming years. But the proclaimed success of fiscal consolidation is somewhat eclipsed by what looks to be at least another three years of meagre economic growth, […]
‘Some may think I’ve lost my marbles’: Matt Hancock defends decision to appear on I’m a Celebrity
Read More Matt Hancock has said his decision to appear on I’m a Celebrity was motivated by a desire to showcase his “human side” and to use reality TV as a platform to “deliver important messages to the masses”. Writing in the Sun in defence of his decision, which resulted in him losing the Conservative […]
