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COP29 host calls fossil fuels “gifts from the god”
Ilham Aliyev, who is hosting this year’s U.N. climate meeting in Baku, or COP29, started the conference saying oil, gas and other natural resources are “gifts
Buffalo City staff paid R28m in overtime, but they owe R20m in rates
Buffalo City metro staff were paid overtime worth R28.5 million between July and September, yet they owe their own municipality a combined amount of nearly
Some sound steps taken in meeting Gauteng water crisis, but more needed – IRR
Several measures now being implemented to avert the risk of Gauteng reaching Day Zero in its mounting water crisis align with recommendations advocated by the
Trump cabinet hawkish on China
A number of cabinet picks for President-elect Donald Trump’s forthcoming cabinet have a reputation as “China hawks”, presaging a deeply conflictual relationship between the two
Nicaragua: Priests barred from administering Sacraments in hospitals
Catholic priests in Nicaragua are reportedly being prevented from entering hospitals to administer the sacraments to patients, in what is seen as a further instance
Republicans achieve the trifecta – Presidency, Senate & Congress
Republicans regained control of the House of Representative more than a week after Election Day. This means the Republicans will have full control of Washington
CIA official arrested for intelligence leak on Israeli plans to strike Iran
A CIA official has been charged with leaking top-secret classified documents that revealed information last month about Israel’s plans for a military strike against Iran,
DA easily holds Polokwane ward
One by-election was held on Wednesday, in Polokwane. The DA easily held on to the ward, with the only other party fielding a candidate being
Public optimism grows, GNU enjoys “substantial goodwill”, IRR polling shows
South Africans are cautiously optimistic about their lives changing for the better, with the Government of National Unity (GNU) “enjoying substantial goodwill in a country
Mauritius opposition wins in landslide
In a year where incumbent parties around the world have been voted out, Mauritius has joined the trend, with its governing party being wiped out