President Emmanuel Macron said he would not “ask for forgiveness” from Algeria for French colonization, but hoped to continue working on reconciliation with his counterpart Abdelmajid Tebboune. “Not until I apologize, not about this, those words will destroy all our…
Former heavyweight boxer Gerrie Coetzee has died. He is 67 years old. Coetzee’s manager Thinus Strydom confirmed to News24 that he succumbed to lung cancer on Thursday at his home in Cape Town. The giant has fallen. Bomber Boksburg????is sick.…
A French hunter there avoided prison for killing a Franco-English man who had been mistaken for a wild boar, disappointed relatives and friends who wanted a stiffer punishment. Morgan Keane, 25, was shot dead in December 2020 in southwestern France…
German businesses are struggling to fill vacancies amid a growing labor shortage, with an estimated two million unfilled positions across the country, an employers’ group said on Thursday. Achim Dercks, president of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK),…
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has made no secret of his hopes for a dramatic political comeback. But the ongoing “partygate” scandal threatens, as new revelations emerge. Denying later that any lockdown rules had been broken, Johnson allegedly joked…
At a health center in the Ukrainian frontline town of Bakhmut, doctor Elena Molchanova ushers patients into a cramped office heated by a wood stove, where she administers medication and fills out a death certificate. Sometimes her visitors – the…
The decision by South Africa’s National Energy Regulator (Nersa) to increase electricity tariffs by 18.65% has angered South Africans and political parties. Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow minister of public companies Ghaleb Cachalia, who labeled the increase as “an official sanction…
With stage 6 shedding looking more like a permanent reality for South Africans, ways to beat the shedding blues are certainly welcome. One way to get around long periods of time without power is to buy a fast charging device…
Globally, 2022 is not a good governance year. Just as the negative impact of the Covid-19 lockdown began to bring hope, Russia violated the international order by invading Ukraine. What Putin thought would take a few weeks has turned into…
A man whose two dogs mauled a 43-year-old woman to death has been granted bail of R5 000. Nchabeleng Charles Masebe, charged with culpable homicide, appeared in the Senwabarwana Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Thursday. The 62-year-old was arrested and…