Everything wrong with America: Rosa Parks after-story is a case of Black heroism being praised in public and abandoned in private
After the boycott, Rosa Parks entered one of the hardest chapters of her life, marked by unemployment, threats, illness, displacement and financial instability. Yet even there, she kept organising, kept speaking and kept widening the meaning of freedom.
‘Chinese car brands hailed as ‘coming in South African market with a bang’ as Jetour launches PHEV SUVs in Pretoria
Yuan Anguo, vice president of Jetour International, said that since entering the South African market in September 2024, Jetour’s monthly sales have risen from about 400 units to over 1,800 units, reflecting strong market acceptance.
Free slave hunts his old masters: How, after fighting in war that freed Blacks from slavery, Isaiah Cole turned fury on priest and judge
Isaiah Cole ordered a meal and sat with his back to the wall, listening, calling it murder, plain and simple. A red-faced farmer was saying, “Man wasn’t popular, but he deserved a trial if he done wrong.” “What trial?” Another scoffed. “Yankees won the war. Ain’t no justice for white...
Coffee farming makes return to Taita Taveta as Kenya ramps up production for bigger stake in world market
New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union is spearheading farmer awareness and capacity-building initiatives promote best agronomic practices and improve production systems, in addition to facilitating market linkages locally and internationally.
Elon Musk feared ‘I was dying’ after second Covid vaccine as former Pfizer chief toxicologist the vaccine killed over 60,000 in Germany
Many Germans who were injured by the Covid-19 shot have difficulty getting compensation in court for pain and suffering because the courts maintain that the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has a positive risk-benefit ratio, according to one commissioner who asked questions during the inquiry.
Trump likens himself to Jesus Christ, a ‘doctor who makes people better’ before says he won’t apologise to Pope Leo
US-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back on Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the US-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.
Beyond the disciplinarity: Modern university detests teamwork, glorifies ‘professor’ as the epitome of knowledge and a living silo
Philosophy was not a department but the very architecture of thinking. Its recent closure at Makerere University (reportedly for political reasons) is not merely an administrative cut; it is a symbolic amputation of the faculty that once integrated all knowing.
Iran: Talks with US were conducted in an atmosphere of mistrust and agreement shouldn’t have been expected
However, the talks failed to produce any breakthrough. Confirming his constant communication with US President Donald Trump and others in the administration, Vance said the US side had presented its “final and best offer” after continuous communication, adding that a number of substantive discussions were conducted in “good faith,” but the proposal had yet to secure any endorsement.
Analyst: No rebound in Hormuz traffic after ceasefire, transit rules to be key focus of US-Iran talks
While US President Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that the United States does not rely heavily on the strait for oil, Meade pointed out that the impact goes far beyond energy, as large volumes of global commodities transit the route, influencing everything from geopolitics to food prices.
Agriculture and Food Authority macadamia crackdown targets smugglers to shield farmers from losses
Speaking to journalists after an operation that nabbed an unlicensed dealer at Kiganjo in Gatundu South, Kiambu County, AFA Deputy Head of Directorate of Nuts and Oil Crops Patrick Kirimi said the offenders will face charges of smuggling.
