Giorno: 18 Dicembre 2022

Aggressioni di Capodanno a Milano, altri 4 arresti

Read More La polizia, coordinata dalla Procura di Milano, ha eseguito 4 arresti – in carcere e ai domiciliari – nei confronti di 4 egiziani di 19 e 20 anni per violenza sessuale di gruppo e rapina aggravata. I poliziotti della squadra mobile hanno indagato sugli episodi di violenze di gruppo ai danni di alcune […]

LIVE | ANC Elective Conference

Read More Frustrated delegates, presidential hopes, protests and horse trading as the first day of the ANC’s 55th Elective Conference gets underway. (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G) INTERVIEW | The Mail & Guardian deputy editor Athandiwe Saba speaks with the spokesperson to the presidency about Ramaphosa’s hopes for the conference and more THREAD | Delayed by hours, […]

Cop15 brokers talk up hopes for nature deal as conference enters final stretch

Read More The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has called on countries to “go big” in negotiations at Cop15, as the talks to secure the next decade of targets to stop the destruction of nature reach the final stages. “The most vulnerable countries are home to biodiversity treasures. We need to increase our funding to support […]

Il Papa: “Ho già firmato le dimissioni in caso di malattia”

Read More “Ho già firmato le mie dimissioni. Era Tarcisio Bertone il Segretario di Stato. Le firmai e gli dissi: ‘In caso di impedimento per motivi medici o che so, ecco le mie dimissioni. Ce le avete già’. Non so a chi le abbia date il cardinal Bertone, ma gliele ho date io quando era […]

Gauteng health loses R48 million through collusive corruption

Read More Pholosong Hospital was billed R484 346 for a bird repellent device. (Gallo Images) Eighty-five companies — the majority of which are single-director shell businesses involved in apparent collusive behaviour — benefited from R48 million of vanity purchases approved by a Gauteng hospital chief executive and his alleged “corruption mafia”. The procurement included wrist […]

US accused of illegal abduction of Lockerbie bomb suspect from Libya

Read More The abduction of a former Libyan intelligence operative accused of preparing the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 and his transfer into US custody raises concerns about a renewed willingness in Washington to flout international law to hunt alleged terrorist fugitives. The family of Mohammed Abouagela […]

Africa prepares for age of robots

Read More The adoption of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa received a major boost after Uniccon Group, an Abuja-based tech startup, unveiled the continent’s first humanoid robot. Omeife, the 1.8m female human-like robot, is African by design and has Igbo-like physical attributes. The battery-powered robot can speak Igbo, Yoruba, English, French, Swahili, Wazobia, […]

Existential crisis — ANC membership drops by more than one third in five years

Read More The ANC’s membership has dropped by more than 33% since its previous elective conference in December 2017. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) The ANC’s membership has dropped by more than 33% since its previous elective conference in December 2017, with the party shedding more than 330 000 members around the country over the past five years. […]

Has the Phala Phala debacle helped Mantashe ingratiate himself in Ramaphosa camp

Read More Gwede Mantashe could be the de facto prime minister of Cyril Ramaphosa after aiding the president through turbulent times. (Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius) Over the past few weeks, Gwede Mantashe has stamped his authority on both Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet and the ANC.  As Ramaphosa seemed headed for the guillotine after the section 89 independent […]