Struggling street vendors line up outside ANC conference, looking to sell hot food, party regalia
Read More A vendor reacts as she displays merchandise for sale during the second day of the 55th National Conference of the ANC at NASREC in Johannesburg on December 17, 2022. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) More than 50 vendors lined up for about 2km along Nasrec Road on Saturday, the second day of […]
Restructure Reserve Bank ownership, but do so cautiously, says ANC
Read More The ANC has reiterated its view that the South African Reserve Bank’s mandate and ownership structure should be changed. (Gallo Images / Alet Pretorius) The ANC has reiterated its view that the South African Reserve Bank’s mandate and ownership structure should be changed. This and other proposals are outlined in the ANC organisational […]
Croatia v Morocco: World Cup 2022 third-place playoff – live
Read More 45 min There will be two added minutes. Mislav Orsic has restored Croatia’s lead. It looked like they had missed the chance by overplaying, but Kovacic won the ball back on the edge of the D and gave it to Livaja (I think). He flicked it outside to Orsic, who ran round the […]
Leo Varadkar returns as Ireland’s taoiseach in rotation agreement
Read More Leo Varadkar has become Ireland‘s taoiseach after swapping posts with Miche?l Martin, who took over as t?naiste, or deputy prime minister. The D?il, the Irish parliament, approved Varadkar’s nomination in a vote on Saturday that drew a line under Martin’s two-year premiership and put Varadkar at the head of the coalition government for […]
Ohio’s Oberlin College Pays $36M Judgment to Defamed Bakery
Oberlin College in Ohio paid a local bakery a more than $36 million judgement for defaming them after a 2016 incident at the business.
There’ll be a generational shift in ANC’s leadership, but will it lead to the party’s renewal?
Read More The opening of the ANC’s 55th conference was typical. It started late, by roughly seven hours, and was marked by heckling. When the incumbent president of the party, Cyril Ramaphosa, started delivering his opening speech on Friday, 850 delegates had still not registered. As he got on with his remarks, Ramaphosa was interrupted […]
Gifts for petrolheads – and other people
Read More We have listed our favourite gadgets in this guide. Here you’ll find gift ideas for him, for her, for them — video gamers, frequent travellers and pretty much everyone else in between. If the past year has taught us anything, we all deserve some spoils, as tiny or insignificant as they may be. […]
Strep A: new UK protocols issued as pharmacists cope with penicillin supply
Read More Five new serious shortage protocols (SSPs) have been issued to pharmacists in an attempt to offset penicillin supply issues caused by the rising number of strep A infections across the UK. The government introduced SSPs for three penicillin medicines earlier this week and has now upped that total to give pharmacists the flexibility […]
Woman dies of injuries sustained in Brixton concert crush
Read More A woman has died after being injured in an apparent crowd crush at a concert in Brixton, south London, on Thursday. Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, was one of three people critically injured after fans attempted to gain entry without tickets to a show by Nigerian artist Asake at the south London venue on Thursday. […]
NC Supreme Court rejects voter ID law, state electoral map, claiming ‘racially motivated purpose’
Post Content The Supreme Court of North Carolina struck down a 2018 voter ID law on Friday, claiming it discriminates against the state’s residents. The 2018 law, which requires residents to present identification before being able to vote, was previously deemed unconstitutional in 2021 by a lower state court. NEBRASKA PASSES VOTER PHOTO ID MEASURE […]