Giorno: 3 Aprile 2023

Mkhwebane tells parliament to help her find money for a lawyer

Read More Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Jaco Marais/Foto24/Gallo Images) The suspended public protector suggested she would take the impeachment committee to court if it continued, despite her not having state funding This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.

G4S asks for ‘parliamentary privilege’ over Thabo Bester escape

Read More In a letter sent to the portfolio committee on justice on Monday, G4S Correctional Services South Africa requested “parliamentary privilege” and an official invitation to appear before, and address, the legislature group.. Photo: Oupa Nkosi The company says contractual restrictions limit its interaction with the public, stopping it from giving its side of […]

Nigel Lawson: former Conservative chancellor dies aged 91

Read More Tributes have poured in for the former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson, who has died at the age of 91. Lawson was the MP for the Blaby constituency from 1974 to 1992 and served in numerous cabinet positions in the government of Margaret Thatcher. He became chancellor in 1983 and oversaw a period of […]

England’s top beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, study says

Read More England’s most celebrated beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, new figures show. Many beaches with blue flag status- an international mark of recognition that a beach is deemed safe and has good water quality – were found to have been covered in waste over the last 12 months. Among the […]

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s mother speaks of heartbreak after killer’s sentencing

Read More Holding a patchwork teddy bear made from her daughter’s pyjamas, the mother of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel movingly described the heartbreak caused by losing her “beautiful, sassy, chatty girl who never ran out of energy”. Cheryl Korbel spoke in court minutes before a judge on Monday jailed Thomas Cashman, her daughter’s killer, for a […]

Trump leaves Florida for New York City ahead of Tuesday court appearance

Read More Donald Trump made his way to New York City on Monday, a day before he is due for a hotly anticipated court appearance where he’ll respond to the first ever criminal indictment filed against a former American president. At about 2.15pm ET on Tuesday, he will appear at the courthouse where a grand […]

One in six people worldwide affected by infertility, WHO reports

Read More One in six people worldwide are affected by infertility, according to a report that lays bare the scale of the problem. About 17.5% of the global adult population – roughly one in six – will experience infertility at some point in their lifetime, the 98-page report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) […]

First Woman, Black Astronaut to Make 2024 Flight Around Moon

NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years — including the first woman and Black man to voyage into deep space.Christina Koch, a NASA astronaut who holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, will be a…

Moderate Paul Vallas, leftist-backed Brandon Johnson face off in Chicago mayoral race

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson face off in the city’s runoff election for mayor on Tuesday, vying to replace outgoing incumbent Lori Lightfoot. Vallas has positioned himself as a moderate and has the backing of the Chicago police union and major business groups. Johnson is a former […]

WI’s Protasiewicz, Kelly face off in most expensive Supreme Court race in US history

Voters in Wisconsin will pick a Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, choosing between Democratic-backed Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz and Republican-backed former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly in a race that will determine control of the court in a key political battleground. Though the race is officially nonpartisan, the court currently has a […]