Four times as many grant recipients as tax payers
President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that 29 million people in South Africa receive monthly grants, which economists warn is unsustainable with the country’s small tax
January 8 is Brazil’s January 6
Protestors stormed Brazil’s congress, its presidential palace and supreme court in the capital Brasilia on Sunday. The country’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva blamed
Racists should vacate South Africa – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said there was no place for racism in SA. Apartheid is over, don’t be afraid of white people. This was the message
Is Eskom a poisoned chalice?
Within hours of Eskom CEO André de Ruyter’s submitting his resignation last month, someone tried to poison him with cyanide. De Ruyter confirmed the incident
McCarthy becomes House Speaker, at last!
Republican Kevin McCarthy finally won enough votes to become Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives early yesterday, on the 15th roll call. The last
ANC to renew itself again
The African National Congress (ANC) wrapped up its 55th national conference with a determination to kickstart its renewal programme immediately. Delegates resumed policy discussions virtually
China invests with the Taliban
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin in the country’s north, the
World Bank wants to change its mission
The World Bank seeks to expand its lending capacity to address climate change and other global crises. It will negotiate with shareholders ahead of April
Parliament fire – nothing’s happened yet
On Monday a year ago a fire broke out in the parliamentary precinct and continued burning for at least three days. The fire affected the
Pope Benedict XVI dies
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job. He died on Saturday at 95. On