IRAN HANDS OUT MORE DEATH SENTENCES
Four people have been sentenced to death on the charge of “enmity against God” in connection with the recent anti-government protests in Iran. Revolutionary Courts in Tehran said one of the unnamed “rioters” hit and killed a policeman with his car, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency said. The second possessed a knife and a gun, […]
RUSSIA STRIKES UKRAINIAN CITIES WITH MISSILES
Explosions and air raid sirens were heard in Kyiv early on Monday and 80% of residents were left without water – with many losing electricity, too – following power outages caused by Russian strikes, the capital’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said on Telegram. One of the strikes hit an energy facility that powered 350,000 apartments in […]
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RUNS FOR PRESIDENCY
Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, announced he is running again for president in 2024. “I am announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” Trump, 76, said flanked by […]
JOBURG LAUNCHES A MOVE AWAY FROM ESKOM
The City of Johannesburg has published its Requests for Proposal (RFP), signalling the start of the process to step away from Eskom and persistent load shedding in South Africa’s economic capital. Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse said that the publishing of the RFP will assist the city in securing reliable, sustainable and affordable energy capacity after […]
STRICT NEW DRIVING LAWS IN SOUTH AFRICA
The constitutionality of South Africa’s strict new driving laws will be brought into focus this month, with the Constitutional Court set to hear arguments over the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act and the Aarto Amendment Act on 15 November. Sections of the Aarto Act and Aarto Amendment Act were declared unconstitutional by […]
META PLANS TO CUT MORE THAN 11,000 JOBS
Meta is laying off more than 11,000 workers, or 13 per cent of its staff, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Wednesday. “Today I’m sharing some of the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history,” Zuckerberg said in a letter to staff. The mass layoffs, the first in Meta’s 18-year history, come just a week […]
JEFF BEZOS SAYS HE WILL GIVE AWAY MOST OF HIS FORTUNE
In an interview with his girlfriend Lauren Sánchez, the Amazon founder told CNN reporter Chloe Melas that he planned to give away most of his estimated $124 billion fortune. Bezos said he planned to dedicate the bulk of this fortune to fighting the climate crisis and supporting people who could unify humanity, per CNN. He said that the […]
PRESIDENT BIDEN & PRESIDENT XI MEET IN BALI
Expectations for major changes to the rocky US-China relationship were low heading into Monday evening’s meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. And the summaries of the meetings released by the two sides afterwards revealed on-going divisions over key issues like Taiwan, human rights, technology and trade. But the roughly three-hour […]
PROS AND CONS OF RENTING OR BUYING A HOUSE IN SA
You are finally getting ready to move into your own place, but not sure whether you should rent a flat or purchase it. With interest rates climbing every second month, you may be concerned about whether you want to commit to a fixed asset. According to Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group, affordability […]
FTX FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY, SAM BANKMAN-FRED STEPS DOWN
Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., according to a company statement posted on Twitter. Bankman-Fried has also stepped down as CEO and has been succeeded by John J. Ray III, though the outgoing chief will stay on to assist with the transition. Approximately 130 additional affiliated companies […]
