Belarusian journalist gets 6 years for covering anti-Lukashenko dissidents
A prominent journalist in Belarus was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison, the latest step in a years-long crackdown on opposition figures, independent journalists and human rights activists. On trial in the city of Grodno in western Belarus, Pavel Mazheika, 45, was found guilty of “complicity in extremist activity” for covering the activities of […]
British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads not guilty to insider trading in NYC court appearance
The British billionaire Joe Lewis pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to orchestrating what prosecutors called a “brazen” insider trading scheme by passing tips about companies in which he invested to friends, private pilots and a former girlfriend. Lewis, 86, whose family trust controls a majority of the Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, entered his plea before […]
Guerra Ucraina – Russia, le news di oggi. Incontro tra Shoigu e Kim Jong-un
Read More nel Mar Nero più aerei e droni Nato. Zelensky: bene il riconoscimento del Senato italiano dell’Holodomor come genocidio ucraino. I droni russi attaccano Kharkiv. Donatori internazionali come la fondazione del miliardario Warren Buffett sono pronti a sostenere Kiev con 220 milioni per lo sminamento del territorio. Punti chiave 02:04 Kim Jong Un incontra […]
Morta Sinéad O’Connor, aveva 56 anni
Read More È morta a 56 anni la cantautrice irlandese Sinéad O’Connor. Lo riferisce l’Irish Times, senza precisare per ora i dettagli del decesso dell’artista. La notizia della morte arriva un anno dopo il suicidio di Shane, uno dei suoi quattro figli, morto suicida nel 2022. Nata a Dublino l’8 dicembre 1966, Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor – questo il […]
Axe falls on ANC rebels as Mangaung no confidence vote looms
Read More The ANC has started expelling members of its Mangaung branches who supported former party members who stood against it as independents in last week’s by-elections in the Free State capital. A no confidence motion against speaker Maryke Davies is set to take place on Friday This article is for registered members and subscribers.Please […]
Paving the way for a sustainable energy future
Read More The energy transition calls for a paradigm shift in the extractive industries, with a focus on sustainable resource management and responsible mineral extraction. AFP PHOTO / RODGER BOSCH (Photo by Rodger BOSCH / AFP) Insights from the annual extractive industries workshop: Sub-Saharan Africa must embrace the just energy transition and other sustainable means […]
Join the flip side and unfold the future
Read More Nostalgia meets innovation with the return of the Samsung Galaxy Z Series The wait is finally over and the future of mobile devices has arrived — and it looks a lot like the 90s! At its second Unpacked event of the year, the next generation of foldable mobile devices took centre stage when […]
Senzo Meyiwa: Witness contradicts parts of Zandile Khumalo’s version
Read More Zandile Khumalo, the sister of the late Senzo Meyiwa’s girlfriend, singer Kelly Khumalo. (Instagram/ZandileKhumalo) Third state witness Nthabiseng Pertunia Mokete said she saw three men run from near the Khumalo house towards the park This article is for registered members and subscribers.Please register your free account now.Articles with a gold lock next to […]
US shared information with Mojapelo on Lady R
Read More The Mojapelo panel has completed its investigation into the Lady R controversy and is drafting a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Facebook/ Lorraine Goddard Bradbury) The assurance comes as President Ramaphosa’s office confirmed the panel has started writing its report regarding whether arms were loaded onto the Russian vessel This article is for […]
Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomats and embassy staff, citing years of ‘hostile actions’
Read More Moldova has ordered 45 Russian diplomats and embassy staff to leave, sharply reducing the number of officials Russia can have in its capital Chi?in?u, while citing years of “hostile actions” by Moscow. “We agreed on the need to limit the number of accredited diplomats from Russia, so that there are fewer people trying […]