South Africa in the news:
- TOWARDS EQUALITY: Facts & Figures: Proportion of female parliamentarians worldwide: Only two countries, Rwanda and Cuba, have more female parliamentarians in the Lower House, and the United Arab Emirates had 50:50 gender parity in parliament as of Jan. 1, 2021. ? The only three …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- Factbox-South Africa’s divisive ex-president Zuma’s many scandals: South Africa’s constitutional court on Tuesday sentenced ousted president Jacob Zuma to 15 months in jail for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry. Below are some of the main scandals involving …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in lab setting against variants: American biotechnology company Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in a lab setting against coronavirus variants, including the highly contagious Delta variant first identified in …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- Alun Wyn Jones Lions loss ‘tough to take’ – Robin McBryde: British and Irish Lions forwards coach Robin McBryde says the loss of Alun Wyn Jones as captain has been ‘tough to take’. Jones had been due to lead the Lions on the tour of South Africa before …: “South Africa” – BingNews
- FirstFT: The battle to win over global tax deal holdouts: Negotiators in Paris are battling to persuade holdout nations to sign up to a global deal on corporate taxation this week as they become increasingly concerned that the compromises needed to get …: “South Africa” – BingNews