British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the law will bind his hands while he tries to get a new Brexit deal in Brussels while his opponents say it is a vital precaution to avert economic disaster. The Brexit law that…
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Swedish prosecutors have interviewed two new witnesses over a 2010 rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the prosecution authority said Monday. It said a total of seven witnesses had been interviewed over the summer. “We have mainly re-interviewed those…
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Pro-democracy activists jammed Hong Kong streets in a march to the United States consulate on Sunday in a bid to ramp up international pressure on Beijing, but hardcore protesters later clashed with riot police across the city’s core. Millions have…
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For the past 12 years, about 150 people have swept the streets and cleared blocked drains in Uitenhage and Motherwell. They work in a government-funded programme administered by the Eastern Cape Department of Transport. But despite their long service, they…
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On September 5, I was confronted with a bizarre but poignant example of how the social atmosphere of the country can have a direct impact on creativity. Nicholas Goliath, whose one-man show (at the Melville Comedy Club) is titled The Other…
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COMMENT I have just finished reading Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, the founder of Nike Inc. I recommend that any person with a business dream read the book because, through his story, Knight relays the many trials and tribulations entrepreneurs…
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COMMENT Some of the nicest people I know are saying of the xenophobic attacks, “Violence is not the answer, but…” This sympathy for perpetrators is even coming from foreign nationals. To be sure, they don’t believe that vigilantism is a…
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“I have died many times — that’s where I have beaten Christ. Christ died once and resurrected once.” Robert Mugabe, on his 88th birthday. Almost as long as there has been an independent Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has presided over it….
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COMMENT Water cannons and stun grenades were used outside of the World Economic Forum Africa (WEFAfrica) meeting in Cape Town this week against womxn protesters, after the brutal rape and murder of University of Cape Town student Uyinene Mrwetyana. This…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised a large scale restructuring of the criminal justice system to help deal with gender-based violence. In a pre-recorded address broadcast to the country, Ramaphosa said the epidemic of gender-based violence and femicide has damaged the…
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