The race for the 2024 Republican White House nomination is about to heat up as two long-tipped contenders enter the fray. Former US Vice-President Mike Pence and ex-New Jersey Governor Chris Christie are poised next week to join the increasingly crowded field. It places a big political target on the back of the current front-runner,…
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South Africa Grants Putin Diplomatic Immunity to Attend Brics Summit
By Andre van Wyk Cape Town — South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Minister Naledi Pandor gazetted a notice providing diplomatic immunity to officials attending the the BRICS summit in August. The decision bears significance as it comes in the wake of an international warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court for…
M7 Signs Anti-Gay Bill Into Law
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed the anti-homosexuality bill into law. According to Attorney-General Kiryowa Kiwanuka, who is the chief legal adviser to the government, the new law provides for a mandatory death sentence for a person convicted of aggravated homosexuality. Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among confirmed that the president executed his constitutional mandate as prescribed…
Tributes flow for Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner
Summary … Which we’re drawing to a close shortly. We’ve been taking in the reaction to the death in Switzerland of Tina Turner. The multiple Grammy Award-winning star was 83. From the Obamas to Oprah, Beyonce to Brian Wilson, numerous big names have been celebrating the life of the late soul star. Many quoted one of her top hits back to…
Witchcraft Fears at Makerere
By Jacobs Odongo Seaman On Thursday October 27 last year, a laity from St Augustine Chapel in Makerere was called into a college principal’s office. The principal was thoroughly shaken. A quick spiritual exorcism in the office reassured the principal enough that he was able to post an unusually lengthy sermon on Muasa’s WhatsApp group…
“It was not right for a single leader from one developed country to summon over 50 African Heads of State for a meeting which will most likely end up being a photo op.” Ruto Attacks the West for Treating African Presidents like School Children
Updated by Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin at 0707 EAT on Monday 21st May 2023 President William Ruto has been outspoken on the plight of African leaders at the hands of counterparts from the so-called developed world, saying that at times they are treated like “school children” when they attend international meetings to which they are invited. His…
BRICS Nations May Consider Common Currency at 2023 Summit
The BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – may consider a joint currency when they meet in Johannesburg in August. By Kate Bartlett Johannesburg — The creation of a BRICS currency will be one of the main topics up for discussion when the group of five emerging nations – Brazil, Russia,…
Biden warns ‘millions of jobs’ at risk if debt ceiling not raised
US president accuses Republicans of holding economy hostage by demanding spending cuts to raise debt limit. United States President Joe Biden has warned the economy could enter a recession and shed millions of jobs unless Republicans agree to raise the country’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling before a fast-approaching deadline. In a campaign-style speech in a swing district…
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