Giorno: 19 Aprile 2023

Alfredo Cospito interrompe lo sciopero della fame

Read More Alfredo Cospito, l’anarchico recluso al 41 bis, ha interrotto lo sciopero della fame iniziato il 20 ottobre dello scorso anno. La decisione è arrivata all’indomani della pronuncia della Consulta che ha ritenuto costituzionalmente illegittimo l’articolo del codice che “vieta al giudice di considerare eventuali circostanze attenuanti come prevalenti sulla circostanza aggravante della recidiva […]

Off-grid solar mini-grids light up Africa

Read More Development partners are scaling up these renewable energy grids in Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania and Niger, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: Getty Images For the past two decades, many rural homes in Africa have relied on solar home systems to meet their basic power needs such as a few light […]

Zulu royal’s household budget increased to R79 million

Read More King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini. Photo: Supplied. The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government has hiked the budget for the royal household unit, which takes care of the needs of Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. The current financial year’s budget allocation for the unit stands at R79 million, representing a R12 million increase from the previous year’s R67 million […]

Plan to extend coal power stations’ life goes against Just Transition

Read More Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s plan to extend the life of Eskom’s coal-fired power stations is likely to get the go-ahead from President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday at a special cabinet meeting that has been called. The meeting, which was only meant to happen in May, will take place on […]

Sudan’s leader and his deputy battle for control of the country

Read More Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burha. Photo: Supplied Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who became the face of endless military rule in Sudan with his 2021 coup, is now locked in battle with his second-in-command. To seize power in Sudan’s most recent coup, Burhan joined forces with Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, […]

More staff at G4S’ Mangaung prison knew of Bester’s escape – Popcru

Read More Popcru has previously accused management at the Mangagung prison of trying to cover up the events leading to Bester’s escape. Photo: Supplied More employees at the Mangaung Correctional Centre appear to have known about Thabo Bester’s planned escape than those already facing criminal or disciplinary charges, the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union […]

Britons delayed at Dover to miss out on compensation if EU law scrapped

Read More Passengers taking bus and coach trips to the continent stand to lose their right to compensation for delays in Dover under government plans to delete thousands of EU laws. Legislation specifically designed to offer redress for those on trips of longer than 250km (155 miles) has been omitted from a government list of […]

Russian spy network operating in North Sea, investigation claims

Read More A joint investigation by the public broadcasters of several Nordic countries alleges that Russia has established a state-run programme using spy ships disguised as fishing vessels aimed at giving it the capability to attack windfarms and communications cables in the North Sea. The investigation quotes a Danish counter-intelligence officer who claims the sabotage […]