GOP Lawmakers React to US COVID Origin Report: ‘American People Deserve Better’
Read More Lawmakers who have long pressed for transparency on COVID-19 origins said they are underwhelmed by the declassified U.S. intelligence report, saying that the administration hasn’t been fully transparent with what it knows. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) released the long-anticipated report on June 23 evening, days after missing a […]
DA ‘lies’ about governing better than ANC must be rejected, says Mbalula
Read More ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula has called on party delegates to hold the Democratic Alliance to account, saying that ANC Western Cape leaders had allowed the blue party to create a narrative that it governed better than the governing party. Mbalula was speaking at the opening of the Western Cape ANC conference on […]
June 23 National Arts Festival diary: Local artists have their say
Read More Caroline Nyoni with her wares. Photo by Lesego Chepape The 49th instalment of the National Arts Festival commenced officially on 22 June in Makhanda. The town is abuzz with local artists from all over South Africa, looking to use this platform to not only showcase their art but also earn money for their […]
Mbalula: ANC won’t apologise for Russia alliance, supports new world order
Read More Russian president Vladimir Putin greets South African president Cyril Ramaphosa during their bilateral meeting at the G20 Osaka Summit in 2019. File photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Like its Brics peers, the African National Congress endorses a new world order with justice and equity as its foundations, one that is not “governed by […]
Putin vows to defeat Wagner Group as mercenaries advance on Moscow
Read More Armoured vehicles and fighters of Wagner on the streets after the Wagner paramilitary group took control of the headquarters of Russia’s southern military district in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Rebel mercenaries advanced north towards Moscow after seizing a key military base Saturday, just […]
Wagner chief says his mercenaries are ‘turning back’ from Moscow advance
Read More Russian police stand at a checkpoint on June 24, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Epsilon/Getty Images) The rebel Wagner mercenary force threatened to march on Moscow on Saturday before announcing a stunning pull-back, as Kyiv seized on the chaos to launch new assaults against Russian positions in Ukraine. The Wagner private army […]