Rahul Gandhi Expelled From Indian Parliament After Being Convicted of Defaming Modi

Read More India’s top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from Parliament after receiving a two-year jail sentence for defamation on Thursday, in what his supporters said was an attempt by the ruling party to silence its critics. In a statement released Friday, (pdf) the Lok Sabha Secretariat said that Gandhi, who represented the Wayanad […]

Is the idea of rehabilitation redundant in South Africa?

Read More Dedicated to Amanda, since she inspired me to rethink the issue of crime – and especially cyber crime – critically. When I was awarded my PhD in December 2018, I was firmly under the belief that rehabilitation was not only feasible in the South African corrections landscape, but that stigma against ex-offenders was […]

Will Putin be arrested if he arrives in SA?

Read More Dilemma: President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. If Putin comes to the Brics summit in August, South Africa is obliged to arrest him, but the chances of that are slim. Photo: Sergei Chirikov/AFP Should the Russian leader attend the Brics talks, he must be apprehended under an ICC warrant This article […]

Rejoice foodies, Restaurant Week is upon us!

Read More Sleek: The restaurant at the Durban Yacht Mole, 9th Avenue Waterside, has a cool, clean and contemporary look. Get your taste buds ready as the season of feasting is upon us, with the Easter holidays  drawing nearer. And what better time to launch this year’s Restaurant Week? If you’re unfamiliar with this annual […]

Partyocracy: a thin line between oligarchy and demagoguery

Read More The shutdown protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in South Africa have brought to the fore the issues of plutocracy and partyocracy in the country’s governance. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy The shutdown protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in South Africa have brought to the fore the issues of plutocracy and partyocracy […]

Sheikh Jassim submits second bid to buy Manchester United

Read More Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani has made a second bid to buy Manchester United, it is understood. The Qatar Islamic Bank chair – who is also the son of a former Qatari prime minister – placed his second-round offer late on Friday night. A source close to the bid says the Qataris remain […]

John Lewis must regain its ‘soul’ to survive, says Mary Portas

Read More Mary Portas, one of Britain’s leading retail consultants, has said the John Lewis group faces a battle to regain its soul, amid its potential move to welcome outside ownership. Portas, who advised David Cameron’s coalition government on the future of high streets, sent an open letter to the group’s chair, Sharon White, and […]

Nelson Piquet fined ?780k for racist and homophobic comments about Lewis Hamilton

Read More The Brazilian three-times Formula One champion Nelson Piquet must pay 5m reals (?780k) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments about Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a Brazilian court ruled on Friday. In an interview in November 2021, Piquet used a Portuguese racial slur in reference to the seven-times world champion when commenting […]

Rishi Sunak’s accountants urge retention of non-dom status

Read More Rishi Sunak’s accountancy firm, a wealth management company that argued against removing non-domiciled status, has welcomed the government’s tax breaks for wealthy savers and promises to minimise clients’ capital gains tax. Evelyn Partners signed off on the three-page summary of the prime minister’s tax affairs which Downing Street released this week, showing that […]