China Lacks ‘Zero-COVID’ Exit Plan, Rejects International Help Amid Huge Spike in Cases
Read More Reports of widespread COVID-19 outbreaks in China have quickly flooded social media and international media since the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) this month suddenly began lifting the draconian “zero-COVID” restrictions that had caused countless tragedies and tremendous suffering to the Chinese people for three years. As a new wave of COVID-19 infections sweeps […]
BOJ Kuroda Dismisses Near-Term Chance of Exiting Easy Policy
Read More TOKYO—Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday brushed aside the chance of a near-term exit from ultra-loose monetary policy, although markets and policymakers are signaling an increasing focus on what comes after Kuroda’s tenure ends. Investors have continued to push up Japanese government bond (JGB) yields on expectations the BOJ will […]
South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Flies Drones Across Border
Read More The South Korean military deployed fighter jets and fired dozens of shots after several North Korean drones entered the country’s airspace on Dec. 26, officials said. “Our military this morning tracked unidentified objects in Gyeonggi Province believed to be North Korean drones,” Maj. Gen. Lee Seung-O, director of operations at the South Korean […]
Heavy Snow in Japan Leaves 17 Dead, Dozens Injured
Read More A resident shovels snow off around a car at a parking lot in Kitami city Hokkaido prefecture, northern Japan, on Dec. 24 2022. (Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO—Heavy snow in large swaths of Japan has killed 17 and injured more than 90 people and left hundreds of homes without power, disaster management officials […]
Brash photographer Ernest Cole revisited
Read More Growing up during apartheid, my parents never talked much about politics at home in Pimville, Soweto. As the breadwinner, my father spent long hours as a bus driver transporting passengers in the City of Gold to put food on the table and give shelter to his large family of six children and his […]
Iran punished for ‘vile’ treatment of women
Read More The Islamic Republic of Iran is the first UN member ever to be expelled from the prestigious Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), tasked with protecting women’s rights and promoting gender equality. In response to Iran’s crackdown on protests, following the death of a young woman in police custody, Tehran’s four-year term […]
The best city bars in Mzansi
Read More Delicious food, good music and a drink shared with family or friends might be just what you need to relax after a long day — or year. So, why not enjoy a great evening out at one of the best bars and restaurants in Joburg, Cape Town and Durban? Here’s a list of […]
Legalising sex work is not a moral issue, it’s a human rights issue
Read More The case against Sifiso Mkhwanazi for the murder of a woman believed to be a sex worker has been postponed to February 2023 because of the delay in DNA testing. Mkhwanazi has only been charged with the murder of one woman although six bodies were found at his father’s workshop in Johannesburg in […]
Insect army winning war against invasive superweed in South Africa’s waterways
Read More If dynamite does come in small packages, then living proof can be found hopping on the expanse of Hartbeespoort Dam’s polluted waters. Since 2018, battalions of tiny bugs — biocontrol agents — have munched their way through the floating carpet of invasive water hyacinth that has clogged the dam for more than 50 […]
Elle Edwards Wallasey pub shooting: man and woman arrested
Read More Two people have been arrested in connection with the “cold-blooded shooting” of Elle Edwards in Wallasey Village, Merseyside police said. A 30-year-old man from Tranmere has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. A 19-year-old woman from Rock Ferry in Birkenhead has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Police […]
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