Consumer confidence is rising amid gloomy economic news – here’s what that means and why it matters: Photomika-com/Shutterstock People’s confidence in the UK’s economic outlook improved towards the end of 2023, despite continuing to battle a cost-of-living crisis. Although it has strengthened over the year to December, “consumer sentiment” as this confidence is called, is …
Egypt’s strongman president faces election amid economic slump and popular anger over inaction on Gaza: The bitter conflict between Israel and Hamas could not have come at a worse time for Egypt. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former military strongman who seized power in 2013 amid the turbulent fallout of the Arab Spring, faces a general …
Colombia: former Farc fighters who signed 2016 peace deal now live amid threats and assassinations: Former members of the Farc guerrilla army in Colombia who laid down their arms as part of a peace deal in 2016 are being forced off the land they were allowed to settle after they demobilised. More than 200 families …
Amid growing tension between Russia, Iran and the US, Syria’s Kurds have been sidelined: In north-east Syria, the 12-year conflict is far from over. Russian fighter jets buzz US surveillance drones, threatening to bring them down. Iranian-backed militias occasionally fire rockets at US positions. The Assad regime maintains that it will “regain every inch” of …
Zimbabwe heads to the polls amid high inflation, a slumping currency and a cost of living crisis: Inflation continues to defy Zimbabwe central bank efforts Getty images Zimbabwe is facing a host of pressing challenges that voters dearly want the next president to address. Persistently high inflation, elevated interest rates, and a slumping and volatile …
Ukraine war: Russia scales back May 9 Victory Day celebrations amid fear of popular protests: Russians celebrate the end of the “great patriotic war” on May 9 each year. Victory Day, which commemorates the defeat of Nazism in Europe is the most important holiday in Russia. The public and the state come together in a …
Philippines sides with US amid rising regional tensions between Beijing and Washington: The US-China rivalry in east Asia has taken an interesting turn after the recent visit of US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, to the Philippines. Austin’s trip ended in an expanded deal, the enhanced defense cooperation agreement (EDCA). This gives the US access to …
Africa’s largest democracy goes to the polls amid rising insecurity: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Nigeria. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Africa’s biggest election will be held in February 2023 in Nigeria. It’s the seventh successive general election in the country’s 23 years of unbroken democratic government. …
Joe Biden and Cyril Ramaphosa: finding common ground amid divisions at home and abroad: American president Joe Biden, left, with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2021 G7 Summit in England. Leon Neal/Pool/AFP via Getty Images. US president Joe Biden’s invitation to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet at the White House, …
What people from war-torn Tigray told us about the state of their lives amid the war: Phone surveys were used to gather data in Ethiopia. Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images The Russia-Ukraine crisis has captured the world’s attention, and understandably so, but at the risk of eclipsing the visibility of massive humanitarian crises …
Democracy loses its glow for South Africans amid persistent inequality: Students chanting slogans during a protest in Johannesburg in 2021. Photo by Michele SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images South Africans believed that the introduction of democracy in 1994 would transform their lives for the better through equality of opportunities. This hasn’t happened. Socio-economic inequality and job …
South Africa in the news: Japan to speed up booster shots amid fear of omicron spread: Japan has confirmed a handful of omicron variant cases, while revealing a cluster of infections of about 100 U.S. troops on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa since earlier this month. Japan, which …: “South Africa” – BingNews AP Week …
UK net zero strategies are overlooking something vital: how to cool buildings amid rising temperatures: The UK's need for building cooling is set to grow significantly. Terimakasih0/Pixabay In October, the UK government released two different strategies on how to achieve its net zero emissions target by 2050 – the net zero strategy and the heat …
South Africa in the news: Omicron variant: how long can Hong Kong maintain tough quarantine rules amid global wave? Experts warn current approach unsustainable: Limited capacity means rules requiring arrivals from Omicron-hit countries to quarantine in a government camp cannot hold forever, health experts warn.: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africa daily Covid cases hit …
South Africa in the news: Scotland Covid travel rules tightened as pre-departure tests required for arrivals amid Omicron fears: International travellers will have to provide a negative pre-departure test taken two days before travelling, in addition to a negative PCR test on or before day two after arrival.: “South Africa” – BingNews Pre-departure Covid tests …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s new COVID cases double in 1 day amid omicron: JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a dramatic surge in the country where scientists detected the omicron …: “South Africa” – BingNews India confirms omicron variant cases, …
South Africa in the news: India’s new travel rules for international flyers from today amid Omicron scare: 10 things to know: All international passengers must submit 14 days’ travel history and upload negative Covid test results on the Air Suvidha portal.: “South Africa” – BingNews Brazil confirms first omicron cases in Latin America: The first …
South Africa in the news: Fauci warns Omicron variant case count could ‘change rapidly’ amid global spread: Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted Tuesday that the global case tally for the Omicron variant will “change rapidly” as it spreads around the world.: “South Africa” – BingNews Omicron variant may have reached Europe earlier than thought: Economic powerhouses …