Georgians clash with police over ‘foreign agent’ law
Protesters in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, have clashed with police over a controversial draft law which critics say limits press freedom and suppresses civil society,
Thai man jailed for insulting the monarchy
A Thai man has been jailed for allegedly defaming the monarchy. Narathorn Chotmankongsin was selling a calendar featuring rubber ducks in royal regalia along with
Alternative expropriation law would boost land reform, growth and jobs – IRR
Adopting the current Expropriation Bill would invite grave socio-economic risks, but an alternative is available that will ‘facilitate genuine land reform, and stimulate growth and
Employ only the best – Motsepe
Employing ‘the best people with the best skills and expertise’, paying them well, and showing nil tolerance of corruption, could turn Transnet and Eskom into
Gauteng’s health chief resigns after less than a year – Bloom
Democratic Alliance Shadow MEC for Health, Jack Bloom, says ‘more instability’ has hit the Gauteng Health Department with the imminent departure of its head, Dr
ActionSA accuses EFF of ‘criminal behaviour’ after polygraph-test disruption
ActionSA has accused the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) of ‘criminal behaviour’, claiming its councillors had trespassed on private property to disrupt polygraph tests being conducted
South Korea to compensate victims of Japanese colonialism
South Korea has agreed to pay compensation to its own citizens who were forced to work in Japanese factories during World War Two. Officials from
Iraqi booze ban ‘undemocratic’, Christian political party argues
A 2016 law banning the import and sale of alcohol in Iraq is undemocratic, Christian politicians there argue, because it infringes the rights of minorities
Free State MEC killed in car crash
Tate Makgoe, MEC for Education in the Free State, was killed early on Sunday morning in a car accident. Also killed in the crash was
Japan: want loan relief? Have babies!
The ruling Japanese Liberal Democratic Party has proposed that relief on student loans be linked to having children. This is intended to help address the