Giorno: 29 Marzo 2023

Taiwan President Vows Not to Cave Under ‘External Pressure’ From China Over Trip to US

Read More Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on March 29 that “external pressure” from China will not stop her from engaging with world leaders after Beijing threatened retaliation if she met U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calf.). “External pressure will not hinder our determination to go to the world,” Tsai told reporters as she left for the […]

Top 10 Indian Online Casinos – Best India Casino Sites

Read More Play at the best online casino sites in India for real money online gambling on slots, blackjack, roulette, baccarat and more.  Online gambling is a popular pastime in India, and there are many excellent online casinos to choose from. The best online casinos in India offer a wide range of games. These include […]

Rape law challenge driven by emotion, ego – justice ministry

Read More Male domination: People in Durban protest against gender-based violence. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP) The department is opposing a bid to declare unconstitutional the defence a rape accused can use — that they believed the victim had consented This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.

The good, the bad and the ugly: Leaders have a choice

Read More To recognise a great leader, we need look no further than Nelson Mandela. (Photo by © Louise Gubb/CORBIS SABA/Corbis via Getty Images) I spent some time over the holidays delving into the traits of both highly conscious and the most diabolic of leaders through the centuries. The qualities of an exemplary leader is […]

How much do state nurses, porters and cleaners earn?

Read More State health workers will remain cash-strapped as the government battles to rein in its massive public sector wage bill If unions accept the government’s latest pay deal, nurses, cleaners and porters at state hospitals will have less money to take home than last year — as was the case for the 2022 and […]

Umgeni Water board challenges its disbandment

Read More Former members of the Umgeni Water Amanzi board have gone to court to challenge their removal by Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu The former members have said that an interim board has been appointed illegally and without being vetted This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are […]

UK government and royals called on to investigate slavery links after Guardian apology

Read More UN experts are leading calls for the British government and royal family to investigate their historical links to transatlantic slavery and take steps toward restorative justice. The Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian, apologised on Tuesday for the role the newspaper’s founders had in transatlantic slavery and announced a decade-long, multimillion-pound programme of […]

Sixty-six children still missing after vanishing from Brighton asylum hotel

Read More Lawyers for the home secretary have disclosed to a family court that 66 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children remain missing from just one local authority – Brighton and Hove – after disappearing from a hotel. The number was revealed at an urgent hearing to address the fact that no agency has parental responsibility for the […]

Elon Musk joins call for pause in creation of giant AI ‘digital minds’

Read More More than 1,000 artificial intelligence experts, researchers and backers have joined a call for an immediate pause on the creation of “giant” AIs for at least six months, so the capabilities and dangers of systems such as GPT-4 can be properly studied and mitigated. The demand is made in an open letter signed […]