Mon 26 June 2023: One repeated theme of the memoir Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom, by Andre de Ruyter, former CEO of South Africa’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is that “negligence and carelessness had become cemented into the organisation”. Dirt piled up at even the newest power stations until it damaged equipment, which stopped working […]
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Sun 25 June 2023: It is easy to understand what African rulers see in the mercenary group Wagner. Its fighters can be deployed quickly. It brings sophisticated arms with it and can apply force speedily and ruthlessly. Alternative sources of military muscle have flaws: United Nations missions lack robust mandates; African Union (AU) forces lack […]
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Student with textbook, Kasakola Primary School, Mpanda, Katavi, Tanzania. Credit: GPE/Kelley Lynch Sat 24 June 2023: In many postcolonial contexts, early learning is conducted, and assessed, in a language that is unfamiliar to learners. About 40% of the world’s population cannot access schooling in a language that they understand and that is regularly used in their communities. […]
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Fri 23 June 2023: United Nations Human Rights chief, Volker Turk, on Friday called on Tunisia to stop restricting media freedoms and said it was criminalising independent journalism since President Kais Saied seized wide powers in 2021, Reuters reports. Freedom of speech and media were key gains for Tunisians after the 2011 revolution that ousted autocratic President, […]
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Fri 23 June 2023: A R3 million fuel boost has been presented to the humanitarian organization Gift of the Givers to help with its relief supply activities, EWN reported. Engen Petroleum gave the disaster response organization further fuel help on Friday. The company has now provided R11.5 million in fuel support overall since 2019. #GiftOfTheGivers […]
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Fri 23 June 2023: Umalusi says it is seriously concerned about the mushrooming of bogus online schools, as well as the increase in the reported cases of fake certificates being sold to unsuspecting members of the public. In a statement on Friday, Umalusi said it is currently working with the South African Police Service (SAPS) […]
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Fri 23 June 2023: French President Emmanuel Macron would be an inappropriate guest at the BRICS summit, the RIA news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday, criticising countries whose policies Russia considers hostile. The BRICS group of emerging economies, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is due […]
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Thu 22 June 2023: South African climate experts have called on governments, businesses and communities to increase their awareness of the pending El Niño that is currently manifesting in the central Pacific Ocean. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is defined as one of the most important climate phenomena due to its ability to influence global […]
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Pastor Paul Mackenzie (Left – Front) of Good News International Ministries appears in court with other suspects. Nairobi, Kenya – One of the 30 suspects being held together with the Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie over the deaths of more than 300 people who were told to starve themselves to death if they wanted to go to heaven, has died in custody. The deceased had been in […]
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Wed 21 June 2023: Applications for the 2023 BRICS Future Skills Challenge are now open. The SA BRICS Business Council is looking for the country’s best up-and-coming tech gurus to represent the country in this year’s BRICS Future Skills Challenge. The challenge is described as a multi-day online “skills Olympics” or “Hackathon competition” where youngsters […]
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