Iranians vote in regime controlled election
Iranians went to the polls on Friday in a presidential election in which all the candidates need to be approved by Iran’s ruling council of
Australia escalates trade dispute with China
Australia will approach the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to file an official complaint after China slapped a 218% tariff on Australian wines last year. China
North Korea facing food shortage, Kim Jong-un admits
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally acknowledged that his country is facing food shortages, according to the BBC. ‘The people’s food situation is now
Siberian tiger kills employee and another tiger
An employee of a predator park in Gqeberha was killed by a Siberian tiger on Wednesday afternoon. Electric fencing around an enclosure housing two tigers,
Lib Dems shock Tories in by-election
The Liberal Democrats shocked the Conservative Party (also known as the Tories) in a by-election held on Thursday by snatching what was previously a safe
New CSA board appointed
A new independent board has been appointed by Cricket South Africa (CSA), replacing the interim board that was appointed by the minister of sport, Nathi
Chinese launch three into orbit to man new space station
On Thursday three Chinese astronauts were launched into orbit to take occupation of the country’s new Tiangong space station. Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang
Juneteenth to become federal holiday in USA
The 16th of June, known as Juneteenth in the United States, will become a federal holiday in that country following voting in both the Senate
Ebony Park faces a youth pandemic – addiction to nyaope.
Nyaope, a street drug peculiar to South Africa, is a mixture of low grade heroin, dagga, antiretroviral drugs and cutting agents. It’s highly physiologically addictive.
Saudi execution draws protests
Human rights groups have criticised Saudi Arabia for executing a man for alleged crimes committed as a minor, despite the kingdom’s assurance that it had