Giorno: 19 Dicembre 2022

Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030

Read More Governments appear to have signed a once-in-a-decade deal to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems, but the agreement seems to have been forced through by the Chinese president, ignoring the objections of some African states. After more than four years of negotiations, repeated delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic and talks into the […]

Musk Poll: 57.5% Want Him to Step Down as Twitter Chief

More than half of 17.5 million users who responded to a poll that asked whether billionaire Elon Musk should step down as head of Twitter voted yes when the poll closed on Monday.

L’immagine di Babbo Natale sopra alle buste con le mazzette

Read More Poiché sono i particolari a raccontare le storie, questo spiega molto di cosa è questo Qatargate: Antonio Panzeri consegnava i soldi del Qatar con cui tentava di corrompere la politica di Bruxelles in buste con Babbo Natale ben stampato sopra. Siccome però aveva la casa invase di microspie, la polizia belga ha registrato […]

Economic growth impossible without reliable infrastructure

Read More South Africa is once again in the grip of higher stage load-shedding. The last time Eskom declared stage 6 before last week, was in September. We nearly faced stage 7, before Eskom held back maintenance of Koeberg that would have taken us to that stage. Either way, rolling blackouts are the norm this […]

Union leaders dismiss chances of last-minute talks being able to avert ambulance strike – UK politics live

Read More Good morning. We’re in the final week before Christmas, and the strikes affecting public services are set to get even more serious. Last week’s strike by the Royal College of Nursing was unprecedented, because the RCN had never called a strike before, but ministers fear that a strike by ambulance staff in England […]

Jamaica reimposes ‘state of emergency,’ tourism industry threatened by high crime rate

Jamaica’s state of emergency may threaten its tourism industry as crime continues to increase in the country and local authorities struggle to clamp down on it. “That is all the government is trying to do,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said, adding that Jamaicans “have to hide under their beds, hide their daughters, can’t go […]

Xiaomi opens first authorised store in Cape Town, second in SA

Read More Fans are encouraged to visit the store for deals throughout December Xiaomi Corporation, a global consumer electronics and smart manufacturing company, officially opened its first authorised store in Cape Town on 16 December 2022. It was the second Xiaomi store to be opened in South Africa in less than two months.  Located at […]

Russia-Ukraine war live news: drone strike on Kyiv; UK to announce new artillery package

Read More Critical power infrastructure burns after a drone attack in Kyiv this morning Ukraine’s air force says it shot down 30 out of 35 Russian-launched Shahed drones overnight. The Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones were reportedly launched from the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov, the force added. Russian troops that were moved to […]

Elon Musk polls Twitter users over stepping down as CEO – business live

Read More Full story: Musk sets up Twitter poll asking if he should step down as head Elon Musk has asked Twitter users whether he should step down as the head of the company, promising to abide by the results of his poll. Musk assumed the role of CEO at the end of October after […]

South Africa must get going on the just energy transition

Read More One thing is clear now, the latest round of United Nations climate change talks (COP27) has ended and  South Africa needs to rapidly change its energy economy.  What does this mean for South Africa’s economy and business in particular? Our country has made a commitment to the international community to shift from one […]