US VP Kamala Harris announces companies involved in space sector to broaden workforce
Sep 12, 2022 09:40 am UTC| Politics
United States Vice President Kamala Harris has announced companies that would be investing in the countrys space industry. The announcement is part of an effort to broaden the industrys workforce, creating job...
Afghanistan: Three killed in Black Hawk helicopter crash during Taliban training
Sep 12, 2022 08:46 am UTC| Politics
The Taliban-backed defense ministry in Afghanistan said over the weekend that the Black Hawk helicopter it was using for its training exercise crashed in the capital Kabul. Three were killed in the training drills. The...
North Korea: New law details Pyongyang's right to use preemptive nuclear strikes
Sep 12, 2022 08:06 am UTC| Politics
Tensions appeared to flare in the Korean peninsula following the new legislation that was passed in North Korea. Pyongyang has officially passed a law that would detail its right to use preemptive nuclear strikes to defend...
Iran nuclear deal: France, Germany, UK have 'serious doubts' on Tehran's intentions
Sep 12, 2022 07:54 am UTC| Politics
Iran and world powers are close to restoring the 2015 nuclear deal following the responses to the text proposed by the European Union. However, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have expressed skepticism over Tehrans...
Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv hails offensive in north, continuing in southern, eastern regions
Sep 12, 2022 07:53 am UTC| Politics
A few weeks since Ukrainian forces launched their counter-offensive and they are already making major gains against Russia in the ongoing war. Supplied with weapons provided by the West, Ukraine continues to push further...
Queen Elizabeth II: the end of the 'new Elizabethan age'
Sep 10, 2022 08:09 am UTC| Politics
When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952, Britain was just seven years out of the second world war. Rebuilding work was still ongoing, and rationing key products such as sugar, eggs, cheese and meat would...
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces make big gains in counteroffensive
Sep 09, 2022 10:07 am UTC| Politics
A general from the Ukrainian military said this week that its forces made major gains in its counter-attack. This comes as Russian forces likely risk a major blow should Ukrainian forces hold down the recaptured...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight