Giorno: 12 Maggio 2023

Pakistan Inducts 2 China-Made Warships

Read More Pakistan commissioned two multi-role naval frigates from China on Wednesday, marking the completion of a four-warship agreement signed between the two countries in 2018. Pakistan’s navy chief Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi said the induction of the new frigates—PNS Tippu Sultan and PNS Shahjahan—”ushers a new chapter in the Pakistan-China friendship.” “The same […]

There will be an inquiry into US claims of SA arming Russia, says Ramaphosa

Read More Russian President Vladimir Putin greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the welcoming ceremony at the Russia-Africa Summit. File photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing his toughest diplomatic crisis since he assumed office following allegations levelled by the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, that the country is […]

Editorial: Stage eight and the nation bickers on

Read More An employee lights candles ahead of load-shedding at a restaurant in the Hout Bay district of Cape Town. (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images) In the administration of former president Jacob Zuma, the picture painted was that a family in Saxonwold was running the top office in the land and was to blame for […]

A ‘free’ South Africa in a Cold War setting, the stuff of 20th century nightmares

Read More Thy will be done: Vladimir Putin at an Easter Orthodox service. (Getty Images) With the US now accusing South Africa of providing ammunition to Russia, we’ve officially been thrown into something comparable with the Cold War setting of the middle to late 20th century. Many African nations that gained their independence after World […]

Putin is coming to SA after Russia rejects proposal for virtual Brics meeting

Read More Vladimir Putin wants his presence felt at the Brics summit to be hosted in South Africa in August. Photo: Getty Images During high level negotiations between South Africa and Russia, Moscow is said to have called Pretoria’s bluff and insisted its president will attend the summit This article is only available to subscribers. […]

Landlords to be given more powers to evict tenants for antisocial behaviour

Read More Landlords in England will be able to evict tenants for antisocial behaviour more easily as part of a wider package of reforms to the rental market, after heavy lobbying by industry organisations and Conservative backbenchers. Michael Gove will use the renters’ reform bill, which could be introduced to the Commons as soon as […]

UK economy shrinks in March but still grows in Q1 – business live

Read More From 42m ago Newsflash: The UK economy shrank in March, but still achieved growth in the first quarter of this year. New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that UK GDP fell by 0.3% in March, worse than economists expected. That follows stagnation in February. The contraction in March was driven […]

Communal violence and civilian deaths in Sudan fuel fears of widening conflict

Read More The deaths of dozens of civilians in fighting in the far south of Sudan and an outbreak of communal violence in the restive Darfur region have fuelled fears that communities across the frontier regions of Africa’s third biggest country are being drawn into the bloody contest between two rival generals. Fighting in the […]

Environment Agency pulls ?50m scheme to protect homes in England from flooding

Read More A ?50m scheme to protect thousands of homes from flooding by the autumn has been pulled by the Environment Agency. Businesses that put together bids for the scheme to provide homes in England with flood defences including flood doors, non-return valves and waterproof floors, say they have spent tens of thousands preparing their […]

Rail passengers face weekend of strike disruption across Britain

Read More Rail services across Britain will be severely disrupted on Friday as train drivers stage the first of the latest wave of planned strikes in a long-running pay dispute. Members of the drivers’ union Aslef will strike for 24 hours across virtually all the big passenger operators in England, stopping some major intercity and […]