Pakistan’s Rupee Falls to Record Low as Government Seeks Release of IMF Loan

Read More Pakistan’s currency plunged to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after the government lifted its exchange cap in a move to revive a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The rupee closed at 255.4 against the dollar on Thursday, down from the 230.89 rupees the previous day, according […]

The government is finally listening to sex workers

Read More RIGHT OF REPLY Stefanie Kotze’s opinion piece published by the Mail & Guardian on 7 December last year speaks out against the decriminalisation of sex work, which is currently proposed in a new bill published by the cabinet. Kotze says: “All people should be able to enjoy real choices about how to make […]

Inaugeral address by Professor Pamela Dube, Vice-Chancellor and Principal at CUT

Read More Words cannot express how it feels to be welcomed by the institution in this way. Since the announcement of my appointment as the next Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the Central University of Technology, I have received good wishes in the form of emails, SMSs and WhatsApp messages from many people and colleagues from […]

Inquest into deaths at Brixton O2 could lead to criminal charges, court hears

Read More The Metropolitan police are conducting a “vast and complex” investigation into the deaths of two people after a crush at a south London music venue last month, which will probably result in criminal charges, an inquest heard on Friday. Speaking at the opening of the inquest at London Inner South coroner’s court into […]

UK for sale: how the wealthy hold British property via offshore firms

Read More The BBC chair, Richard Sharp, more than 20 Conservative donors, a string of billionaire businessmen and the Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton are among those who have declared they own UK property through offshore jurisdictions, a Guardian investigation has found. The declarations are made on the UK government’s new register of overseas entities, […]

Biden officially names Jeff Zients new chief of staff

Post Content President Biden on Friday formally named former COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients to replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff. Zients, a wealthy former health care executive, is a veteran of the Obama-Biden administration and led the White House COVID-19 task force from January 2021 to April 2022. Biden offered effusive […]