Small business department carries heavy weight
Read More Despite what its name implies, the department of small business development has a mammoth task on its hands. This was the thrust of the keynote address delivered by the department’s minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, at a breakfast event hosted by the ANC-affiliated Progressive Business Forum (PBF) on the sidelines of the party’s 55th elective […]
Rail strikes: Christmas Eve passenger trains to end by 3pm, says Network Rail
Read More Passenger trains on Christmas Eve will finish by 3pm because of strikes, Network Rail has warned, with the last long-distance departures between many big cities leaving in the morning. The last train from Edinburgh to London will leave at 8am, and from Manchester to London at 12.15pm. No trains will connect the capital […]
Sick child’s mother rebukes Steve Barclay over NHS staff being ‘worked to the bone’
Read More The mother of a sick girl has confronted the UK health secretary during a hospital visit, telling him that NHS staff are “worked to the bone” and the government is doing “terrible damage” to families on waiting lists. Sarah Pinnington-Auld, whose three-year-old daughter, Lucy, has cystic fibrosis, rebuked Steve Barclay over NHS staff […]
Florida Panhandle Deputies Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill 800K
Sheriff deputies in the Florida Panhandle recently seized enough fentanyl to kill 800,000 people, a local TV station reported.Five warrants at five Escambia County homes uncovered 1,600 grams of fentanyl – enough to kill everyone in Northwest Florida, WEAR reported.
Femminicidio in provincia di Chieti: donna uccisa in casa con un’arma da fuoco
Read More Una donna di 41 anni è stata uccisa in casa a Miglianico (Chieti), con un’arma da fuoco. Il suo corpo è stato trovato in uno stanzino dai carabinieri arrivati sul posto, insieme al sostituto procuratore di Chieti, Lucia Campo. A spararle sembra sia stato il marito, un 39enne di Matera, con qualche precedente per […]
North Korea Says It Conducted ‘Final-Stage Test’ of Reconnaissance Satellite
Read More North Korea said Monday that it conducted an “important final-stage test” for the development of its spy satellite, following reports that it fired two ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast on Sunday. The test was conducted at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground on Dec. 18 to evaluate the capabilities of […]
Facing up to the damaging and disruptive economic realities of 2022
Read More Economies around the world were shocked and damaged over the course of 2022. Global capitalism had been brewing conflicts among the major powers (the US, China and the EU) for some time as their relative strengths and vulnerabilities shifted. US capitalism and its empire are widely perceived as waning. Europe’s role as a […]
How Ramaphosa stormed to victory against resurgent Zweli Mkhize in ANC race
Read More Happy days: Cyril Ramaphosa takes pictures of the crowd after being retaining the ANC presidency. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP) Cyril Ramaphosa has won a second term as president of the ANC, taking 56.6% of the vote against Zweli Mkhize. Increasing his margin since 2017, Ramaphosa will be satisfied with the 13-point […]
NYC Mayor: Calls for Help With Migrants ‘Mostly Ignored’
New York City is bracing for more migrants with the ending of Title 42 restrictions at the southern border this week, including 10 to 15 busloads of asylum seekers arriving in the next two days, and Mayor Eric Adams said his calls for help from the federal government “have been mostly ignored.”
Rand strengthens on Ramaphosa win
Read More The rand appreciated sharply on Monday as investors welcomed the re-election of president Cyril Ramaphosa as leader of the ruling ANC. Ramaphosa’s win — which he clinched after a last-minute heated race against his opponent Zweli Mkhize — has seemingly eased market uncertainty about the ANC’s policy trajectory, sending the rand firmer to […]
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