Giorno: 4 Novembre 2022

Mark Carney doubles down on claim Brexit has shrunk UK economy – UK politics live

Read More Chris Philp, a Home Office minister, has said it is “a bit of a cheek” for people who he said had “entered the UK illegally” to complain about conditions. My colleague Jamie Grierson has the full story here. Simon Coveney, the Irish foreign minister, has welcomed the UK government’s decision not to call […]

Minister says ‘bit of a cheek’ for asylum-seekers to complain about conditions

Read More A Home Office minister has said it is “a bit of a cheek” for people who he said had “entered the UK illegally” to complain about conditions, amid growing pressure on the government to fix the situation at a centre for asylum seekers in Kent. The Manston short-term holding facility, which is designed […]

Pennsylvania Senate race: Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz takes lead over Democrat John Fetterman in new poll

Post Content Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidate in a crucial U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania, has just passed Democrat John Fetterman, also the Pennsylvania Lt. Gov., in statewide support among likely voters for the first time, according to a new poll. On Nov. 3, RealClearPolitics scored Oz’s support at 46.6%, while Fetterman’s post-debate support […]

The black feminist’s survival guide

Read More For the socially engaged and conscious, it came as no shock when author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga was arrested by the government of her beloved Zimbabwe in 2020, accused of inciting public violence during an anti-corruption march that took place in July that year.  The state wanted to send a clear message — […]

PODCAST: The downfall of the Don of Killarney, Thabo Mbeki

Read More All eyes will be on the ANC national conference to take place at Nasrec in December that will determine the future of the country and the governing party.  In less than 50 days, the ANC will decide whether Cyril Ramaphosa should return for a second term as president. Many South Africans will also […]

UK government will not call Northern Ireland elections before 2023, says minister

Read More The UK government will not call fresh elections in Northern Ireland before the end of the year and will announce next week how it intends to proceed beyond that, the Northern Ireland secretary has said. The deadline passed last week for forming a power-sharing government after elections in May, and Britain’s minister for […]

Hispanic voters could be key to several midterm races: ‘Su voto es su voz’

Post Content LAS VEGAS, N.V. – Voters have less than a week left to decide which party controls Congress, and the balance of power in the Senate could come down to just a few key states like Nevada where the Senate race is looking like a toss up. Political experts say Hispanic voters could be […]

How to take South Africa forward: A constitutional argument

Read More Almost three decades after the promulgation of a Constitution with a Bill of Rights, which includes justiciable socioeconomic rights, we continue to grapple with social justice challenges that still cut deep.  When South Africans came together in the 1990s to carve out a new democratic constitutional dispensation for ourselves after decades of struggle […]

A conversation on equity in the workforce, domestic violence and women’s economic justice

Read More The Covid-19 pandemic and government lockdowns have exacerbated what is now being called the “shadow pandemic” of women increasingly being abused — sexually, physically, emotionally and economically. The pay gap has increased in many instances, and recent abortion legislation in the US means that there has been regression in the field of reproductive […]

STEM Education: disruptions and the future

Read More STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths — education has become increasingly significant to the world, and invaluable as it offers advantages in a myriad of fields. It is changing as countries embrace advanced technologies for teaching and learning. There are also new expectations from the Department of Basic Education (DBE), as robotics and […]