06 April 2023
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Ronald Lamola to withdraw sexist court papers
Read More Retracting: Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola. The ministry will strike out some paragraphs in an answering affidavit to a constitutional challenge to the law on rape. Photo: OJ Koloti/Gallo Images The justice ministry says the wording is not worthy of an accountable government but it will oppose a challenge to the ‘mistaken consent’ […]
Divine boundaries exist in secular South Africa
Read More Divine silence: Jacob Zuma (centre) receives blessing from pastors and preachers at an inter-faith gathering held in May 2017 to pray for him, at the height of state capture. He resigned as president nine months later, after pressure from the ANC itself. Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images The country is hyper religious but has […]
Repeat of Passport Office delays looms after failure to address issues, say MPs
Read More Last year’s chaos at the Passport Office could be repeated again this year, as senior managers do not seem sufficiently concerned about the human impact of their failures, MPs have warned. The public accounts committee (PAC) issued a highly critical report on Thursday into last year’s failings at HM Passport Office, which led […]
Civil rights group launches legal action over ‘shattered’ Windrush promises
Read More A leading civil rights group has launched legal action against the home secretary over her decision to abandon several crucial reform commitments made as a result of the Windrush scandal. The action by the Black Equity Organisation (BEO) comes as a petition with 50,000 signatories urging Suella Braverman to reconsider is to be […]
Top GOP congressman issues stark warning over US ‘vulnerability’ to China after meeting with Taiwan president
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., issued a stark warning over U.S. “vulnerability” to China following his meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday alongside a delegation of congressional Republicans and Democrats. Speaking with Fox News Digital following the meeting, Zinke praised the bipartisan message that “peace through strength,” a phrase cemented by the late former […]
Lawsuits Challenge Idaho’s Abortion Law
Planned Parenthood, alongside the American Civil Liberties Union, separately announced they are suing the Idaho attorney general’s office due to an interpretation of the state law punishing medical professionals for referring patients to out-of-state abortion services.
Rep. James Comer says two county attorneys have asked him how they can ‘go after the Bidens’
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said that two county attorneys from Tennessee and Kentucky have asked him how they can “go after” the Biden’s following Former President Trump’s indictment. Comer made the comments on Wednesday on Fox & Friends. “And I’ll tell you, one of the things that I don’t think it’s been picked up a […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Files to Seek Presidency as Dem in 2024
Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president in 2024, jumping in as a Democrat, multiple news outlets are reporting.
Robert F. Kennedy Files to Seek Presidency as Dem in 2024
Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president in 2024, jumping in as a Democrat, multiple news outlets are reporting.The filing by Kennedy, 69, who has gained headlines in recent years for…