Only 6% of gen Z actually favour dictatorship – not half, as some reports would have you believe: Shutterstock/Dedraw Studio America’s constitutional framework was designed specifically to prevent the concentration of power and to impede any president’s authoritarian aspirations. It is certainly being put to the test right now. When US vice-president J.D. Vance recently …
Why courts favour cars, not the climate: For planning to block a motorway encircling London, five Just Stop Oil activists were recently sentenced to a minimum of four years in prison. Just Stop Oil wants to end the extraction and burning of coal, oil and gas in the UK by 2030. The group’s demands are …
Infanticide: vulnerable mothers who kill their babies can be granted leniency – so why is this historic law being rejected in favour of harsher punishment?: Paris Mayo gave birth to her son Stanley alone – at home, in silence, while her parents and brother were upstairs. Mayo claimed not to have known she was pregnant, …
NAG BYOC LAN AT RAGE IS LIVE – May the pixels be forever in your favour!: For over two decades, the NAG BYOC LAN has been South Africa’s largest three-day, twenty-four-seven celebration of gaming, attracting thousands of passionate gamers from across the country. This year will be no different, with rAge organisers promising an unforgettable …
Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand – but a number of factors are working in their favour too: All of South Africa's wheat production takes place during the winter months GettyImages Winter is an important season for South African agriculture, with some of its key field crops being produced during …
Why it’s not anti-environmental to be in favour of economic growth: In the midst of today’s cost of living crisis, many people who are critical of the idea of economic growth see an opportunity. In their recent book The Future is Degrowth, for example, prominent advocates Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan and Andrea Vetter argue that …
Dark matter: our review suggests it’s time to ditch it in favour of a new theory of gravity: The barred spiral galaxy UGC 12158. Wikimedia , CC BY-SA We can model the motions of planets in the Solar System quite accurately using Newton’s laws of physics. But in the early 1970s, scientists noticed that this …
Platinum jubilee: the British monarchy has been in and out of public favour for 200 years: As Queen Elizabeth II approaches her platinum jubilee, the first British monarch to do so, the royal family is also facing a difficult time. Headlines on the upcoming trial of the Duke of York are competing with plans for …
African marine rules favour big industry, leaving small-scale fishers in the lurch: Traditional blue boats moored at the harbour of Essaouira, Morocco. Marco Bottigelli/GettyImages The African marine fisheries sector is huge. It’s valued at more than US$ 24 billion per year. The sector is comprised of two main players. One is the continent’s artisanal or …
South Africa in the news: COVID-19 vaccine: EU agency links J&J shot to rare clots, says odds favour use: Johnson & Johnson halted its European roll-out of the vaccine after US officials recommended a pause in the vaccine …: “South Africa” – BingNews EU agency says clot ‘very rare’ J&J vaccine side effect: Europe’s Johnson …
Keir Starmer’s dilemma: should Labour vote in favour of a Brexit deal in parliament?: Since becoming leader of the Labour party, Keir Starmer’s approach to the politics of Brexit has been a simple one: please everybody, we need to talk about something else. But the time may soon arrive when the topic can no longer …
South Africa in the news: South Africa ditches Super Rugby in favour of PRO14: South Africa has voted to pull its four major franchises from Super Rugby and explore expanding their presence in the European PRO14 competition.: “South Africa” – BingNews Australia-New Zealand rugby relations at “lowest ebb”: Relations between southern hemisphere rugby powers Australia …
South Africa in the news: South Africa ditches Super Rugby in favour of PRO14: South Africa has voted to pull its four major franchises from Super Rugby and explore expanding their presence in the European PRO14 competition.: “South Africa” – BingNews Australia-New Zealand rugby relations at “lowest ebb”: Relations between southern hemisphere rugby powers Australia …
Why Uganda’s ban on open-air campaigns could tilt the 2021 poll in Museveni’s favour: Uganda is preparing for its next election amid COVID-19 containment measures. Xinhua via Getty Images Uganda is going to conduct its first digital and mass media campaigns ahead of its 2021 general elections. This comes as the country contemplates holding a …
How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour: Government should be held accountable for its role in addressing obesity and diet-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, in South Africa. Shutterstock Obesity and diet-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, are major public health problems in South Africa. But …
South Africa in the news: Higher electricity tariffs on the cards as court rules in Eskom’s favour: Eskom was allocated R69 billion in three tranches to help the ailing state-owned power generator service its debt. Those funds have now been added to its allowable revenue.: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africans love travelling in their …
Agreements that favour Egypt’s rights to Nile waters are an anachronism: The Nile River during sunset in Luxor, Egypt. EPA-EFE/Khaled Elfiqi Egypt has historically adopted an aggressive approach to the flow of the River Nile. Cairo considers the Nile a national security matter and statements continue to include threats of military action against Ethiopia should …
South Africa in the news: South Africa: Cool weather crashes salad demand in favour of soup vegetables: Autumn has arrived in South Africa and temperatures have dropped, along with consumers’ taste for summer vegetables, while demand for soup vegetables is growing. Coupled with a long Easter weekend in the middle of the month, which has …