Why young people must vote in the 2024 national elections
Read More With South Africa’s youth accounting for more than 20.6 million (about 35%) of the population, increasing their civic involvement and political participation is crucial to building an inclusive society and strong democratic institutions. For South Africa’s political system to be representative, all parts of society must be included. When young people are disenfranchised […]
Kefalonia claims the title of best Greek island in Which? Travel survey
Read More Kefalonia, the largest of the Ionian islands, with its emerald-coloured mountains, secluded coves and underground lakes, has been crowned the best Greek island by Which?. Abundant sandy beaches, scenery uninterrupted by high-rise buildings and access to much-sought-after solitude sealed the deal for the island, off the west coast of mainland Greece, in the […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: Bakhmut ‘killing zone’ hampering Wagner as Russians push to take city, says UK
Read More From 3h ago Bakhmut has become a “killing zone” that is probably highly challenging for Russia’s Wagner mercenary forces trying to continue their assault westward, the UK Ministry of Defence has said. Its latest intelligence update said that over the past four days, Wagner Group forces had taken control of most of eastern […]
Matt Hancock’s leaked messages being ‘used to rewrite history’, say civil servants
Read More The mass leaking of thousands of Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages have laid bare in the starkest terms the extent of the divisions inside the cabinet and among advisers and civil servants handling the deadliest pandemic in modern times. But some who worked in Number 10 and across Whitehall, as well as bereaved families, […]
Alex Scott pulls out of Football Focus as fallout from Gary Lineker’s BBC suspension deepens – live reaction
Read More From 26m ago BBC football presenter and former England player Alex Scott has said she will not be presenting Football Focus on Saturday, amid reports the BBC has pulled the show. In a tweet, she said: I made a decision last night that even though I love my show and we have had […]
Native American tribe barricading Wisconsin families in homes has received millions of dollars in govt funds
The Native American tribe barricading dozens of Wisconsin families in their homes over a legal dispute regarding road infrastructure has accepted hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. In late January, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians — a tribe with 3,415 members and 86,600 acres of reservation property in […]
Florida lawmaker pushing stricter term-limits to flush out ‘woke’ school board members
A proposed plan to impose stricter term limits on school board members would get the school system to educate, not indoctrinate, a Florida state senator told Fox News. The bill, SB 1110, establishes eight-year term limits for district school board members and county commissioners. “I don’t think government should be a lifetime position,” Florida state […]
Govs. Youngkin, Moore to play 1-on-1 basketball game to potentially decide home of FBI headquarters
Virginia Gov. Genn Youngkin, R, and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, D, agreed to play a basketball game that could determine where the FBI headquarters’ new home will be. Moore shared a clip on Twitter on Thursday of him making a shot from around the free throw line in the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. […]
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to testify before grand jury on hush-money investigation
Former President Trump’s ex-attorney Michael Cohen is set to testify Monday before a grand jury investigating hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels on behalf of Trump. Cohen’s scheduled testimony comes as prosecutors are nearing a decision on whether to bring charges against the former president as part of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin […]
Texas Women Sued for Wrongful Death After Aiding in Abortion
Three women in Texas are being sued for wrongful death by a man who claims they helped his now-ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion. It’s another test of state-enforced bans since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision.In a lawsuit filed late…