Month: March 2022
News24.com | US official says SA’s COP26 billions is for retiring coal plants, not building electric cars
A group of the world’s richest nations that pledged over R130 billion in climate finance to SA wants the money to be used to retire coal-fired power plants, and not to build electric cars and pursue green hydrogen, according to a US official
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Nuclear option: Skyrocketing electricity and oil prices leads to rethink of atomic power
Soaring fossil fuel prices and rising demand for clean energy have governments around the world reconsidering nuclear power programs that had been left for dead amid safety concerns and massive cost overruns.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Cop out or quiet diplomacy? Why SA abstained from voting on UN resolution to condemn Russia
South Africa's ambassador to the United Nations, Mathu Joyini, explained why the country abstained from voting for or against condemning Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | EDITORIAL | Ukraine: History will show SA sided with the oppressor
In arguably its most shameful foreign policy act since 1994, the South African government abstained from voting for a special resolution before the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Govt was slow to act on #PhoenixMassacre trend, commission hears
The government and law enforcement agencies should have acted sooner when #PhoenixMassacre started trending on social media, a research associate from the Digital Forensic Research Lab told the SA Human Rights Commission on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has cost Johann Rupert nearly R19 billion so far
Nicky Oppenheimer has done pretty well this year, but Johann Rupert's assets have bled value as Russia upended markets.
Continue ReadingFirst Capitol Riot Trial Begins With Texas Man Who Was Armed With A Gun
Guy Reffitt is charged with five felonies, including illegally bringing a firearm to Capitol Hill last year.
Continue ReadingGov. Ron DeSantis Bullies Teens Into Taking Off Masks For Press Conference
"This is ridiculous," the visibly annoyed Florida Republican told the high school students standing behind him during a speech at the University of South Florida.
Continue ReadingOpinion: The West’s Racist Double Standard For Refugees
As the world stands with Ukraine, refugees of color don't get the same treatment.
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