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Rishi Sunak has dismissed calls to change course after poor local election results, arguing he can make “progress” with voters before a general election. Speaking for the first time since the full scale of Tory losses was revealed, the prime minister called losing 470 councillors “bitterly disappointing”. Tory critics have called on Mr Sunak to […]
Chad is set to become the first of Africa’s current junta-led states to move to democratic rule with Monday’s presidential vote. It will end a three-year transition imposed after the sudden death of long-serving leader Idriss Deby Itno while fighting rebels. But as his son, and successor, Gen Mahamat Déby is one of the favourites […]
Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to close its operations in Israel, calling it a “criminal act” and warning that the country’s suppression of the free press “stands in contravention of international and humanitarian law”. “Al Jazeera Media Network strongly condemns and denounces this criminal act that violates human rights and […]
The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation has called on workman’s compensation beneficiaries to submit relevant documents to the ministry as part of its payroll audit. These funds benefit civil servants who have been injured on duty, as well as beneficiaries of former civil servants who died on duty. There are currently 310 […]
Farmworkers discovered the body of Ronaldo Gumuchab (24) with multiple bruises and wounds in the bushes at farm Tsumore in the Oshikoto region on Friday, national police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi says. “It is alleged that the deceased left his residence at Kuvukiland around 07:00 to his relatives,” she says. According to the police’s […]
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera. Netanyahu announced the decision on X, but details on the implications of the step on the channel, when it would go into effect, or whether the measure was permanent or temporary […]
Panamanians are voting in a general election which has been overshadowed by the disqualification of the man who was leading in the polls. Ex-President Ricardo Martinelli was the favourite to win until he was banned from running after being found guilty of money laundering. His replacement on the ballot, José Raúl Mulino, is leading in […]
Russia has likely been recruiting Cuban nationals to fight in its army in Ukraine, research by the BBC has shown. In September and October 2023, passport details belonging to over 200 Cubans who allegedly joined the Russian army were leaked online by a pro-Ukrainian platform called InformNapalm. The passport details were obtained, the site said, […]
Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied late into the night calling for a deal to bring hostages home, ahead of further ceasefire talks. Protesters in Tel Aviv chanted “war is not holy, life is”, with some accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of aiming to prolong the conflict in Gaza. It came as a Hamas delegation […]
Sylvia Dhliwayo, an expert at scaling the hurdles of Zimbabwe’s crisis-ridden economy and negotiating the many currencies at play, is upset. She works hard every day to send her four children to school. Waking up at 04:00 most mornings, she heads to the main market in Mbare in the capital, Harare, to buy maize, peanuts, […]