Giorno: 3 Maggio 2023

Eskom winter ‘plan’ is to burn through diesel

Read More As public pressure mounts for Eskom to announce its winter plan, the power utility is considering how to allocate a portion of its budget to diesel because the treasury has refused to give it more money.(Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images) As public pressure mounts for Eskom to announce its winter plan, the power utility is […]

Vodacom SA and WWF recommit to ocean conservation with global partnership

Read More Preserving our oceans is critically important. Collaboration between Vodacom South Africa and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has set the tone for a global partnership prioritising the conservation of our oceans. The first-of-its-kind global partnership, which started in South Africa in 2010, will see Vodacom SA and other Vodafone markets strengthen their […]

Meyiwa murder trial: Police allegedly involved in torture, assault of witness

Read More A state witness in the murder trial of Senzo Meyiwa told the Pretoria high court on Wednesday that he had been brutally assaulted for hours, and that two police officers were involved. A state witness in the murder trial of Senzo Meyiwa told the Pretoria high court on Wednesday that he had been […]

COP28 climate summit: ‘Expectations high, trust is low’

Read More COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber. (F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Wealthy countries must provide a definitive assessment on the delivery of the $100 billion climate finance that was promised to developing countries 14 years ago, said the president-designate of the upcoming COP28 climate summit. “Expectations are high and trust is low,” […]

Sheriff: Wife of Suspected Texas Gunman Has Been Arrested

A woman identified as the wife of a Texas man suspected of killing five of his neighbors was arrested Wednesday, authorities said, for hindering the four-day manhunt for the man, who is also in custody.Divimara Lamar Nava, 53, identified as the wife of suspect Francisco…

Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week, US Navy says

Iranian forces captured a foreign vessel on Wednesday, the second ship to be harassed and seized by the Middle Eastern country in a week, the U.S. Navy said. The Niovi, a commercial oil tanker flying the Panama flag, was passing through the Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman when […]

School shooting in Serbia kills at least 9 after young boy takes father’s gun

A 14-year-old boy killed at least nine people and wounded seven others in a school shooting in Serbia on Wednesday. The boy, who has not been identified, targeted the Vladislav Ribnikar School in Serbia’s capital of Belgrade. Police arrested the boy later Wednesday morning, alleging that he had taken his father’s gun to carry out […]

Russia claims Putin targeted in drone assassination attempt, as videos circulate online

Russian government officials are claiming Ukrainian forces attempted to kill President Vladimir Putin with a failed drone attack. Officials say two drones were used in the “assassination attempt” at the president’s residence within the Kremlin compound, but were disabled by Russian defense systems. No injuries or damage to the residence was reported. Putin was seen […]