Giorno: 1 Giugno 2023

Biden Sexual Assault Accuser Says She Fled to Russia Fearing for Her Life

Read More Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who accused President Joe Biden of sexual assault, said Tuesday that she is taking refuge in Russia. In an hour-long interview she did alongside convicted Russian agent Maria Butina for Russian state media Stupnik, the 59-year-old woman said she feels safe in the country. “I’m still kind […]

Tone-deaf Ramaphosa says citizens must help ease load-shedding

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg/Getty Images South Africans must play their part to reduce load-shedding as temperatures drop, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday. His renewed call to load-shedding fatigued citizens — who have experienced power cuts every day this year — comes as the country ping-pongs between stages four and six […]

The vexing illusions that shape our life

Read More Rafael Winkler argues that society demands its members to freely choose what is given to them anyway or else it could be a fine for them or worse, prison. Somerset Maugham’s amusing short story A Marriage of Convenience nicely illustrates our contradictory beliefs about love. The man in the story is told by […]

Fearing three-week blackout, banks ramp up contingency plans

Read More If South Africa was to experience a blackout, steps have been taken to control money flow. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Getty Images As South Africa moves towards stage eight load-shedding, financial institutions are working on implementing contingency plans to keep banks operational should a full-scale blackout occur. The South African Reserve Bank and Eskom have […]

South Africa’s justice ministry confirms receipt of ICC warrant for Putin

Read More Russian president, Vladimir Putin. (Contributor/Getty Images) As international relations minister Naledi Pandor prepared to host the Russian leader’s second in command, the justice ministry said South Africa would be obligated to act on the warrant This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.

Sudan: 19 killed in shelling of market in poor area south of Khartoum

Read More Nineteen people have been killed and 106 more injured in shelling at a market in a poor area south of Khartoum, the Sudanese Doctors Trade Union has said. Six tank shells were fired from al-Shajara, one of the few areas the army controls in Khartoum, and targeted the neighbourhood of Mayo, an area […]

US House passes bill to raise debt ceiling just days before default

Read More The House passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling on Wednesday, clearing a major legislative hurdle with just days left before the US is expected to default. The final House vote was 314 to 117, with 149 Republicans and 165 Democrats supporting the measure. In a potentially worrisome sign for the House […]

UK supermarkets cut diesel prices by 7p a litre after watchdog concerns

Read More Supermarkets have cut more than 7p a litre from the price of diesel since the UK’s competition watchdog warned it would question retail bosses about unnecessarily high forecourt prices, according to the RAC. The motoring group found that the average price of diesel fell by 7.44p a litre, from 151.02p two weeks ago […]

Kyiv strikes: three die in early morning attack by Russia

Read More Three people were killed, including two children, in an early morning air attack on Kyiv, the city’s military administration and mayor said. After a reported 17 attacks on the Ukrainian capital in May, mostly using drones, Russian forces hit the capital in the early morning of Thursday, damaging apartment buildings and a medical […]