Zimbabwe overcome Mexico in World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco
Zimbabwe recorded an impressive 21-0 victory against Mexico as the World Rugby Sevens Repechage got underway at Stade Louis II. Nine men’s teams and 11 women’s teams are in Monaco to compete for the three remaining places at Tokyo 2020 and Zimbabwe got off to a perfect start with three...
African countries begin to win race against Covid with timely testing laboratories
In March 2020, Africa had its back to the wall, helpless in the face of the magnitude of a virus that appeared in Asia and quickly spread to the entire planet. Only two African countries were then able to test for the novel coronavirus: Senegal, with its Pasteur Institute, and...
Fractured dream: From Real America to Free America, Just America then Smart America
In 2014, American character changed. A large and influential generation came of age in the shadow of accumulating failures by the ruling class – especially by business and foreign-policy elites. This new generation had little faith in ideas that previous ones were raised on: All men are created equal. Work...
SA tourism minister sighs with relief after Hyve picks Cape Town for energy parleys
Hyve Group Plc, organisers of Africa Oil Week have signed a three-year deal with the CTICC in Cape Town to reaffirm their long-term commitment to the continent. In response, South Africa’s Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said, “I am delighted with the news that from 2022, Hyve Group will be hosting...
Africa Renewable Energy Fund II secures €125 million first tranche for investment
The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II has achieved its first close at €125 million, following a joint investment of €17.5 million from The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa and the Climate Technology Fund through the African Development Bank. AREF II, a successor to the original Fund, is a 10-year closed-ended...
Making of Trump: He’d reptilian genius for intuiting the emotions of Real America
When Donald Trump ran for president, the party of Free America collapsed into its own hollowness. The mass of Republicans were not free-traders who wanted corporate taxes zeroed out. They wanted government to do things that benefited them – not the undeserving classes below and above them. Party elites were...
Apple Daily executives arrested in massive Hong Kong police raid on pro-democracy figures
Hong Kong police raided the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and arrested five senior executives on June 17. All were charged under the controversial national security law and accused of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the charges calls for their immediate...
‘Spy industry’ now biggest threat to human rights, conscience freedom – lawyer
The increased number of prisoners of conscience in the world has been linked to proliferation of surveillance technology. Aware of the dangers posed to the right to privacy and association, human rights lawyer and freedom of expression crusader Eitay Mack is pushing for transparency in the Israeli war industry. In...
Israeli lawyer Eitay Mack fears surveillance gadget exports threaten press freedom
“Many countries are using these technologies to put people in jail,” Israeli lawyer Eitay Mack told Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in a recent video interview. Mack was describing how advanced surveillance capabilities such as those that CPJ has documented are being used to target journalists like Omar Radi and...
Opec Secretary General confirms he will attend African Energy Week in South Africa
Opec General Secretary Mohammed Barkindo and three oil ministers from three African countries have confirmed they will attend African Energy Chamber’s conference in Cape Town, South Africa, in November. The confirmations come against a backdrop of criticism of a similar event set for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which some oil...
