Trudeau on back foot in Canada
Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, could lose that country’s upcoming snap election. This was according to recent polls which showed that Trudeau’s Liberal
Refusing to admit Afghan refugees would lead to their deaths – NGO
Following the government’s refusal to accept refugees from Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover of that country, the NGO which would have facilitated
Boris must back down
Boris Johnson is facing a mounting Tory backlash over his plan to hike National Insurance to pay for social care reform. He was warned it
Amplify the message: register now! – IRR
Civil society and the news media must lead the drive to urge South Africans to register for the upcoming municipal elections, says the Institute of
‘Palpable feeling’ of anger, disillusionment with government – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to prepare the ANC for anticipated criticism in the Zondo Commission report – to be published in October – and
SANDF owes R1 billion
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has hundreds of outstanding corruption and fraud cases among its members, totalling above R1 billion. This was revealed
Ethiopia claims thousands of Tigray rebels killed in conflict
Ethiopia claims that its forces have killed more than 5 600 Tigray rebels in the conflict in the north of the country. According to the
Florida man takes date on police chase
A 22-year-old man from Florida, Taylor Beverly, allegedly led police on a wild police chase on his motorbike through the streets of Clearwater, Florida, whilst
Iranian man lashed to death for possession of alcohol
An Iranian man was reportedly lashed to death by Iranian authorities in Iran’s Azerbaijan province whilst in prison. The man, identified as Hadi Atazadeh, was
High hopes for historic Mars rock-sample attempt
A second attempt to retrieve a rock sample on Mars by the US space agency’s Perseverance rover appears to have succeeded. If the success is