Corruption bug bites ANC after sports minister is arrested for bribery as party shops for political coalition
Government corruption was seen as one of the issues that prompted a majority of South Africans to turn away from the ANC in the election. It received 40 per cent of the vote to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time and now needs to form a coalition or agreement with others.
Mass murder: Vaccinated coronavirus patients died at twice the rate of the unvaccinated – study
A review article published in the journal Vaccine in January discussed the potential role of IgG4 antibodies in the non-specific effects (NSEs) of vaccines. The authors noted that people who received two or more Covid-19 mRNA vaccines were reported to have unusually elevated concentrations of IgG4 antibodies.
Voters worldwide shun elections as democracy is bastardised, reduced to a vague dynastic idea
As half the world’s population votes in elections this year, voters are in a foul mood. From South Korea to Poland to Argentina, incumbents have been ousted in election after election. In Latin America alone, leaders and their parties had lost 20 elections in a row until this past weekend’s presidential election in Mexico, according to a tally by Steven Levitsky, a Harvard professor of government.
New probe unearths how 47 countries in Western world hide data on Covid lockdowns and vaccines excess deaths
The Norwegian authors found “significant” excess mortality in 2021 and 2022 for all causes (3.7 per cent and 14.5 per cent), for cardiovascular diseases (14.3 per cent and 22.0 per cent), and for malignant tumours in 2022 (3.5 per cent).
India PM Modi’s star dims despite victory in election in which Congress party rose from obscurity
Modi will need the support of other parties in his coalition – a stunning blow for the 73-year-old, who had hoped for a landslide victory. During campaigning, Modi said his party would likely win 370 seats and his allies another 30 seats.
Family wants Sikh separatist jailed 3,000km away from his constituency freed after winning seat in India’s election
Sikh separatism has made global headlines in the last year as Canada and the United States have accused India of being involved in assassination plots against Sikh separatists in those countries, charges New Delhi has denied.
Irony of Chinese investors who lost money in bank fraud being detained after protest
With such dissent brewing, “the central government is going to be eager to halt the protests in their tracks to prevent widespread unrest as the economy falters,” said Andrew Collier, managing director at Hong Kong-based Orient Capital Research, an independent China-focused research firm.
US House passes Republican bill to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said last month – after more than seven months of war in Gaza – that he had reasonable grounds to believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu’s defence chief and three Hamas leaders “bear criminal responsibility” for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Biden unveils executive order that cuts down daily arrivals of asylum seekers via Mexico
While other border activity, such as trade, is expected to continue, the 1,500 threshold at which the border would reopen for asylum seekers could be hard to reach. The last time the daily average dipped to 1,500 encounters was in July 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
South Africa’s MultiChoice recommends Canal+ offer as it plans to grow viewership to 32m
The deal would create a pan-African broadcasting powerhouse with about 31.5 million subscribers across more than 50 countries, able to put African content to global audiences as well as compete on an international scale.
