Giorno: 16 Maggio 2023

South Africa and the  International Criminal Court’s relationship is complicated

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) Typing “South Africa” and “ICC” into a Google search results in the following two questions: Is South Africa still part of the ICC? and Has South Africa withdrawn from the ICC? Depending on the individual search history, such results might […]

SA’s unemployment rate rises

Read More South Africa’s official unemployment rate has risen slightly, undoing the series of retreats recorded in 2022. South Africa’s official unemployment rate has risen slightly, undoing the series of retreats recorded in 2022. According to data released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday, the country’s jobless rate rose to 32.9% of the labour force […]

‘Former Chiefs spin doctor was sheltered by Shepherd Bushiri’

Read More Louis Tshakoane and his son, held over fraud after four years as fugitives, were allegedly harboured by the self-proclaimed prophet in Malawi and South Africa. (Lee Warren/Gallo Images) Louis Tshakoane and his son, held over fraud after four years as fugitives, were allegedly harboured by the self-proclaimed prophet in Malawi and South Africa […]

Prince Harry begins second legal case against Home Office over his security

Read More A decision to not allow the Duke of Sussex to pay for police protection while in the UK was unlawful, his lawyers have claimed, as he launched a second legal challenge against the Home Office over his security arrangements. At a high court hearing in London, lawyers for Prince Harry argued he should […]

Greggs wins battle over sale of hot food in Leicester Square

Read More A battle between the right to sell potato wedges and sausage rolls into the early hours versus police warnings about a wave of crime and disorder has been won by Greggs. The bakery chain has prevailed in the row about late-night trading at its Leicester Square outlet in London, reaching agreement with Westminster […]

Pompeii dig finds skeletal remains dating back to Vesuvius earthquake

Read More The remains of two people believed to have been killed by an earthquake that accompanied the AD79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius have been found in the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The skeletons, thought to belong to two men in their mid-50s, were found during excavations at the Insula dei […]

Speaker at UK conservatism event echoes far right in attack on ‘globalists’

Read More One of the main speakers at a conference attended by two cabinet ministers and a series of other Tory MPs has blamed “globalists” for the world’s political problems, repeatedly using a term associated with the far right and antisemitic conspiracy theories. Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, a US thinktank, mentioned […]

N.M. Gunman Who Killed 3 Fired at Random: Police

An 18-year-old man armed with at least three guns roamed through a northwestern New Mexico community firing randomly at cars and houses, killing three people and injuring six others including two police officers before he was killed, authorities said. The shootings occurred…