Brandeis is first private university to ban Students for Justice in Palestine
Brandeis university in Massachusetts is the first private university in the USA to ban Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). On the same day, Ronald
Visa chaos threatens investment
The Presidency has identified the skills shortage as being the second biggest impediment to economic growth, after load shedding. The Department of Home Affairs has
LGBT images cost museum director his job
Hosting the World Press Photo exhibition, featuring images of LGBT people in the Philippines, has cost the director of Hungary’s National Museum his job. While
Action must be taken againt Israeli ambassador – Presidency
South Africa is considering the position of the Israeli ambassador to this country while recalling its diplomats from Tel Aviv for consultation, according to Minister
Will the state launch litigation to recover costs awarded against Zuma in time?
According to the Presidency, there’s been no ‘political instruction’ to the State Attorney not to recover the estimated R32 million it paid for Jacob Zuma’s
Sanral underspends and overspends
The SA National Roads Agency (Sanral), which has only spent half its budget to maintain and build non-toll roads for the past four consecutive years,
Poppy cultivation collapses in Afghanistan
Poppy cultivation has plummeted in Afghanistan, since farming the crop was banned by the Taliban last year. Poppies can be used to make the drug
North Korea closes diplomatic missions
North Korea confirmed this week that it will be closing some of its foreign embassies. Its embassies in Uganda, Angola, and Spain will be shut
IRR warns of EWC risk to SA’s AGOA access
South Africa’s Expropriation Bill – expected to be signed into law before the next election – ‘unambiguously violates “private property rights” in the universal sense
Rwanda announces visa-free travel for Africans
Rwanda announced this week that it plans to allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country in an effort to establish a zone of free