Giorno: 12 Aprile 2023

You are failing to lead, Mbeki tells ANC top leaders

Read More Former president Thabo Mbeki. The party’s top six leaders agreed with the former president’s letter at a meeting, saying they had not received a proper brief on Phala Phala from Cyril Ramaphosa This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.

The political mess the minister of electricity finds himself in

Read More Kgosientsho Ramokgopa was made electricity minister last month by President Cyril Ramaphosa to deal with load-shedding, which has brought businesses and the economy of the country to their knees. Only a month into the job as electricity minister and Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is already at odds with his counterparts over his plans for Eskom. […]

Matt Hancock among three MPs placed under investigation by standards watchdog

Read More Matt Hancock is among three MPs who have been placed under investigation by parliament’s standards watchdog. In a move that threatens to reignite allegations of sleaze in the Conservative party, a series of inquiries were launched by the commissioner, Daniel Greenberg. The former health secretary is being looked into over allegations that he […]

Prince Harry to attend king’s coronation but Meghan to stay in California

Read More The Duke of Sussex is to attend his father’s coronation, but without the Duchess of Sussex or their two children. Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “Buckingham Palace is pleased to confirm that the Duke of Sussex will attend the coronation service at Westminster Abbey on 6 May. The Duchess of Sussex will […]

DJ Tim Westwood interviewed under caution over sexual offence allegations

Read More The DJ Tim Westwood has been interviewed under caution by the Metropolitan police in relation to five sexual offence allegations dating back more than 40 years. The 65-year-old was interviewed in March and again last week in relation to offences allegedly committed in London between 1982 and 2016. A statement from the Met […]

Biden dangles $6bn investment boost if Northern Ireland power sharing agreed

Read More Joe Biden has dangled a $6bn (?5bn) carrot in front of Northern Ireland’s leaders with a promise to boost the country’s economy with US investment if power sharing is restored. In a thinly veiled message to the Democratic Unionist party, which has been boycotting the devolved government for more than a year, the […]

World Bank staff were told to give special treatment to son of Trump official

Read More World Bank staff were apparently told to give preferential treatment to the son of a high-ranking Trump administration official after the US Treasury threw its support behind a $13bn (?10bn) funding increase for the organisation, a leaked recording suggests. Shared with the Guardian by a whistleblower, the recording of a 2018 staff meeting […]

Washington Senate approves housing bill to legalize duplexes, fourplexes

A key housing bill that would legalize duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods in nearly every Washington city has been approved by the state Senate. House Bill 1110 passed on a 35-14 vote on Tuesday with about a half-dozen Republicans joining Democrats to pass it, The Seattle Times reported. The bill would override local zoning […]

AOC blasted as a ‘total fraud’ after ‘accent’ video re-emerges online: ‘pander is on point’

“Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was blasted as a “total fraud” online after her infamous “accent” video re-emerged. Ocasio-Cortez caught flack in 2019 for appearing to use an “accent” at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network convention that year. The democratic socialist congresswoman was responding to critics who pointed to her past employment […]