South Africa’s finance minister wanted to raise VAT: the pros and cons of a tricky tax: South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, cancelled the unveiling of the country’s 2025 budget as it was due to be released. The move is unprecedented in the country’s history. The reason for the abrupt cancellation was the failure of …
Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s departing first minister, and the art of the resignation speech: Humza Yousaf’s resignation as first minister of Scotland was, in the end, expected, after a chain of events made his position untenable. It was trailed from early in the morning that he would be resigning, so when he finally addressed the media …
Mark Drakeford: what the resignation of Wales’ first minister means for the country and the Labour party: This week, Mark Drakeford announced his resignation as Wales’ first minister after five years as leader. Back in 2018, Drakeford built his leadership bid on a platform of “21st-century socialism”. As the manifesto reveals, the mantra was rooted …
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill: how much trouble is the prime minister really in as MPs threaten a parliamentary rebellion?: The legislative process in Britain consists of a series of discrete stages, each with its own purpose and function. A bill’s second reading is the discussion of, and vote on, the principle of the legislation. As …
Henri Lopes, the prime minister of Congo who became a famous novelist: behind the power of his writing: “On the other bank … that is where Henri Lopes now rests,” wrote novelist and journalist Nicolas Michel in a beautiful tribute to mark the passing of the celebrated Congolese author. It’s a reference, of course, to …
David Cameron returns: how can a prime minister make someone who isn’t an MP foreign secretary? And what happens now?: In a surprise move, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary. Cameron, who resigned immediately after losing the 2016 Brexit referendum, has been almost entirely absent from the …
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Zimbabwe’s president was security minister when genocidal rape was state policy in 1983-4. Now he seeks another term: Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images Trigger warning: this article contains accounts of sexual violence. Zimbabwe will hold its elections on 23 August. The current president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is running for re-election. This is …
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Boris Johnson: freed from the constraints of office, the former prime minister could be even more dangerous: The House of Commons committee of privileges has published its long awaited report on the conduct of Boris Johnson and the conclusions are damming. If Mr Johnson were still a Member he should be suspended from the service …
Silvio Berlusconi: the property developer who became a media tycoon – and Italy’s most flamboyant prime minister: Silvio Berlusconi, who has died at the age of 86, was born into a middle-class family in Milan, a city heavily affected by the second world war. He attended a private school belonging to a religious order, and …
Humza Yousaf becomes Scotland’s first minister: a decade of polls suggest he’ll struggle to deliver independence, just like Nicola Sturgeon: Humza Yousaf is to be the first minister of Scotland after narrowly winning the election for leader of the Scottish National Party. In his victory speech, he said he was “determined to deliver” independence for …
Explosive revelations about South Africa’s power utility: why new electricity minister should heed the words of former Eskom CEO: The entrance to South Africa's coal-fired Tutuka power plant operated by Eskom. Marco LongarI/AFP via Getty Images A month ago South Africans heard some hard truths about the state of the power utility, Eskom, from the …
You Missed a Golden Opportunity at Payback for Your Solar Incentives Minister: Where the Solar Incentive for Private Residences Falls Down A small tweak to the incentive will result in a ‘payback’ to Government Let’s replace taxpayer cash to Eskom with Taxpayer Electricity to the Grid The recently introduced Solar Incentives in the 2023 Budget …
Over 90% of Rwandans have health insurance – the health minister tells an expert what went right: Xinhua/Cyril Ndegeya via Getty Images In 2015 the United Nations General Assembly adopted universal health coverage as one of the sustainable development goals. The aim of universal health coverage is to ensure that every person and community, irrespective …
Dear Minister Godongwana and @TreasuryRSA – THIS is a Valid Suggestion for Solar Incentives: During his State of the Nation Address on 9 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, would reveal a tax incentive related to rooftop solar for households and businesses during the 2023 Budget on 22 February. …
Beirut port disaster: former Lebanon prime minister charged with homicide: The investigation into the Beirut port explosion has taken a new turn, with the judge overseeing the probe charging a former prime minister and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent. The explosion in August 2020, which happened in a massive silo in …
Dante was the founder of Italy’s right wing, claims culture minister – an expert explains why he’s wrong: Dante in Verona, by Antonio Cotti (1879). Bonhams “Dante was the founder of right-wing thinking in our country,” proclaimed Italy’s culture minister, Gennaro Sangiuliano, at an electoral meeting of the prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s party, Fratelli d’Italia, …