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Cannabis off the ‘dangerous’ list
The medicinal value of cannabis has persuaded the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to remove it from a list categorising it as one of
France cracks down on ‘separatist’ mosques
The French government has announced that it will be investigating 76 mosques that are ‘suspected of separatism’. If the government’s concerns are found to be
Stop ‘attack’ on Zuma, Lungisa urges Ramaphosa
Soon after being paroled, less than three months into a two-year sentence for assaulting a Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor, former African National Congress (ANC) councillor
Obama warns against ‘defund the police’
Former United States president Barack Obama has warned activists against using the ‘Defund the Police’ slogan. The slogan entered the public consciousness after the killing
Arecibo telescope collapses
The Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico has collapsed. A few weeks ago it was announced that the telescope would be dismantled, as there were
Magashule can be forced to step down – legal opinion
Following claims that the African National Congress cannot compel people under investigation for corruption to ‘step aside’, a new legal opinion insists that it can.
No evidence of voter fraud – Barr
United States attorney-general Bob Barr says there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the US presidential election last month. This goes against the
Humans could be on Mars by 2026 – Musk
Elon Musk, the South African-born entrepreneur who recently became the second-richest man in the world, has said his company, SpaceX, could land humans on Mars
Lungisa out on parole after two months
Former Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa, who was convicted of assaulting Democratic Alliance councillor Rano Kayser in 2016 by smashing a glass jar over
WHO claims Covid-19 probe will be transparent
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has affirmed that it will establish the origins of Covid-19. This would be critical to preventing further outbreaks. This is