Giorno: 19 Aprile 2023

House Committee Hearing on China’s Influence in the Indian Ocean

Read MoreThe House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on China’s influence in the Indian Ocean at 2:00 p.m. ET on April 18. …

Xi Jinping Inspects China’s South China Sea Fleet as Regional Tensions Escalate

Read More Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited China’s naval force in the South China Sea last week—at exactly the same time as the United States and the Philippines began their largest-ever joint military drills. Xi visited the navy of the Southern Theater Command on April 11 after China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command concluded […]

Do we want schools to babysit our children for 12 years or to teach them?

Read More Some schools are in areas characterised by violence, drug abuse and moral degeneration. For its part, the department of basic education has enacted a Guide to Drug Testing in South African Schools and School and Regulations For Safety Measures at Public Schools to ensure that our schools are safer. (Jekesai Njikizana/AFP) Educators in […]

De Lille to wield axe on troubled SA Tourism board

Read More Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille. Photo: Supplied Sexual harassment and the Tottenham debacle are said to be behind the plan to replace the board with a new one This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.

JSC drafting sexual harassment policy for judiciary

Read More Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge. (Nelius Rademan/ Foto24/Gallo Images) Pressure to do so increased after a serious complaint against the Eastern Cape judge president came to light This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.

Financial manager up for scamming North West maize mill of R9.1m

Read More Reginald Scholtz allegedly created bogus companies and paid himself in more than 61 transactions This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.

King Charles renting out Edinburgh property given to mother in role as queen

Read More An elegant Edinburgh property that was given to Queen Elizabeth II in her role as sovereign, and for more than 40 years was managed by the UK government, is being privately rented out by the king for a profit. The revelation sheds light on the opaque nature of royal wealth, where public and […]

Arrest of SNP treasurer overshadows Humza Yousaf’s policy relaunch

Read More Attempts by Scotland’s new first minister, Humza Yousaf, to stamp his authority on his already beleaguered administration were scuppered by the arrest of the Scottish National party’s treasurer hours before a major policy statement. Police Scotland said Colin Beattie, 71, the SNP MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh and a former banker, had […]

Rishi Sunak’s wife’s stake in childcare firm not mentioned in six ministerial registers

Read More Opposition parties have called on Downing Street to provide answers over Rishi Sunak’s family financial interests as the Guardian discovered that previous ministerial registers made no mention of his wife’s stake in a childcare firm, even though it began in 2019. The prime minister could be ordered to apologise to the House of […]

UK should not ‘pull the shutters down’ on China, says James Cleverly

Read More Britain should not “pull the shutters down” on China, as it would be counterproductive to the national interest, the foreign secretary has told the Guardian. In a warning to Conservative hawks, James Cleverly insisted there was not a binary choice to be made between treating China as either a threat or an opportunity, […]