Local government in South Africa is broken: but giving the job to residents carries risks
Feb 26, 2021 14:28 pm UTC| Politics
In December 2020, the High Court in Mahikeng, the capital of South Africas North West Province, made a controversial order after finding that the Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality was in breach of its legal obligations....
Feb 26, 2021 09:20 am UTC| Politics
Since leaving the White House, Donald Trump is facing impending legal challenges. The same would go for members of his family as his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. was recently put through questioning by the DC attorney...
Kamala Harris to reportedly prioritize cybersecurity and global health in foreign policy platform
Feb 26, 2021 08:48 am UTC| Politics
Vice President Kamala Harris is slowly working on her foreign policy portfolio in her calls to world leaders and officials. Officials have revealed that Harris plans to put cybersecurity and global health at the forefront...
Nancy Pelosi speaks with Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu about two-state solution
Feb 26, 2021 07:38 am UTC| Politics
There may have been some possible tension between President Joe Biden and Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but Netanyahus recent conversation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was more on the optimistic side....
Joe Biden nominates three experts to USPS governing board
Feb 26, 2021 07:06 am UTC| Politics
Among the setbacks that were experienced during the campaign season in 2020 was the delay in the mail by USPS. President Joe Biden recently nominated three people to serve in the agencys governing board in a move to...
Joe Biden overturns Donald Trump's orders against 'anarchist' cities
Feb 26, 2021 06:47 am UTC| Politics
Shortly after his inauguration, President Joe Biden has done a series of reversals of the policies imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump. Biden has recently made another reversal of Trump-era policies in the form of...
Donald Trump lawsuit: Manhattan prosecutors obtain ex-POTUS' tax returns
Feb 26, 2021 05:38 am UTC| Politics
Former President Donald Trump may have been acquitted by the Senate, but he still faces a number of legal problems. Following the Supreme Courts decision to allow Manhattan prosecutors to look into the former presidents...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects