Fri 17 July 2026: The uranium extracted from the Shinkolobwe mine in Congo, was the core of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Africa’s wealth was turned into a weapon in someone else’s AI infrastructure, the electric vehicle boom, and a defence sector with no ceiling on its appetite all run on the […]

Fri 17 July 2026: Elon Musk’s xAI has filed a lawsuit against a South Carolina man who was arrested earlier this year on charges of sexually exploiting minors, alleging that he misused the company’s AI tool to create sexually explicit content involving a child. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas federal court on Tuesday, alleges […]

Fri 17 July 2026: According to five sources familiar with the discussions, Pakistan has been in talks with Kuwait to broaden their defence agreement in return for cooperation in energy and investment, Reuters reported. The talks remain at an early stage, all the sources said, and could still be complicated by ‌heightened tensions between the […]

Fri 17 July 2026: Critics claim the latest element in PM Takaichi’s conservative drive threatens free speech and invites political abuse. Japan’s parliament has enacted a controversial law introducing criminal penalties for desecrating the national flag. The passage of the legislation on Friday is part of an ongoing drive by staunchly conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi […]

Fri 17 July 2026: The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has dismissed four officials from its Nebo Local Office in Sekhukhune after they were found guilty of involvement in a R33 million social grants fraud scheme. In a media statement issued on Thursday, SASSA said an internal investigation revealed that the officials manipulated the […]

Fri 17 July 2026: Andy Burnham pledged Friday to take Britain’s Labour Party in a “distinctively Labour” direction, promising to unite the party, devolve power from Westminster and rebuild trust in politics after being elected its new leader. In his first speech as leader, Burnham outlined a five-point plan focused on party unity, political renewal […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Fri 17 July 2026: The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has dismissed four officials from its Nebo Local Office in Sekhukhune after they were found guilty of involvement in a R33 million social grants fraud scheme. In a media statement issued on Thursday, SASSA said an internal investigation revealed that the officials manipulated the […]

Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]

Fri 12 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]