Work to be done: Maya heading committee drawing up anti-sexual harassment policy

Read More A committee has been set up under deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya to draft an anti-sexual harassment policy for the judiciary, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said on Friday. “There is a committee that has just been put together, [Maya] is the chairperson of that committee. There is a document that I think that […]

DA: Greylisting is indictment on government’s inability to combat financial crimes

Read More South Africa’s official opposition the Democratic Alliance has called the country’s greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) a damning indictment on the criminal justice system and the government’s inability to combat financial crimes. DA MP Dion George said in a statement the move by the global financial watchdog had arisen primarily […]

Sunak could announce Northern Ireland protocol deal on Monday

Read More Rishi Sunak is poised to announce a deal to end the protracted row over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol as soon as Monday, the Guardian has been told. The move would come after four months of intense negotiations and mark an end to a two-year standoff with the EU. But in a huge […]

Win, lose, stalemate or a shock: how might the Ukraine war end?

Read More Ukraine’s war reaches the one-year mark with no immediate end in sight. Both sides want to carry on fighting, and any negotiated peace looks a long way off. So how might the war end? Here are five scenarios to consider. Russian offensive succeeds Russia achieves a breakthrough in the east either very soon, […]

‘Victory inevitable’: Zelenskiy addresses defiant Ukraine on war’s first anniversary

Read More Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has declared victory to be inevitable as his country marked the anniversary of the moment invading Russian tanks poured across its border and missiles pummelled its cities, an event he described as “the longest day of our lives”. Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv late on Friday, Zelenskiy […]

Indiana ditches plan that would grant illegals driving privileges

Indiana lawmakers have sidelined a proposal that would have allowed immigrants living in the country illegally to obtain state-issued cards giving them permission to drive. A state Senate committee had endorsed the bill in early February but it failed to advance through another committee before a deadline this week for action. The bill aimed to […]

Biden ‘pretty much’ ready to announce re-election, Jill Biden says

First lady Jill Biden told The Associated Press on Friday that her husband, President Biden, is “pretty much” ready to announce his re-election campaign. The first lady made the comments during her multi-day visit to Africa. WHITE HOUSE REAFFIRMS THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN INTENDS TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2024 “He says he’s not done,” the […]