South Africans tasted the fruits of freedom and then corruption snatched them away – podcast

2024-04-18T12:37+0200johansen (en)

Date: 2024-04-18 10:29 Author: Gemma Ware, Head of Audio Original article: https://theconversation.com/south-africans-tasted-the-fruits-of-freedom-and-then-corruption-snatched-them-away-podcast-227087 Five years after his momentous election as South African president, Nelson Mandela stepped down after one term in office in 1999.

Africa’s free trade zone attracts $3.3trn –Group

2024-04-18T04:37+0200sunnewsonline (en)

From Isaac Anumihe , Abuja African Infrastructure Climate and Investment Summit (AICIS) yesterday said that African Continental Free Trade Area is the largest free trade zone in the world connecting economies worth $3.3 trillion. This is as Africa has 65 per cent of the uncultivated arable land left to feed the world.

Biden vows to block US Steel acquisition by a Japanese company and promises tariffs on Chinese steel

2024-04-17T22:04+0200news-gazette (en)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Joe Biden promised cheering unionized steelworkers on Wednesday that his administration would block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company and he called for a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel, seeking to use trade policy to win over working-class votes in Pennsylvania, an election-year battleground.

Biden to call for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel products

2024-04-17T18:02+0200wral (en)

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on his trade representative to more than triple some tariffs on steel and aluminum products from China, as part of a series of moves meant to help cushion American manufacturers from a surge of low-cost imports. Speaking to the United Steelworkers Union in Pittsburgh, Biden will ask U.

Africa’s free trade zone attracts $3.3 trn, says group

2024-04-17T17:32+0200sunnewsonline (en)

From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja. African Infrastructure Climate and Investment Summit (AICIS) yesterday said that African Continental Free Trade Area is the largest free trade zone in the world connecting economies worth $3.3 trillion. This is as Africa has 65 per cent of the uncultivated arable land left to feed the world.

70 killed as Afghanistan hit by heavy rains

2024-04-17T17:02+0200guardian-ng (en)

Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days, the government's disaster management department said Wednesday. Afghanistan was parched by an unusually dry winter which desiccated the earth, exacerbating flash-flooding caused by spring downpours in most provinces.

Election Updates: Biden campaigns again in Pennsylvania, a swing state crucial to his re-election hopes.

2024-04-17T16:16+0200nytimes (en)

Mr. Biden will also announce a new trade representative investigation into China’s aggressive support for shipbuilders and other related industries, in response to a union complaint. And he will announce new initiatives to work with Mexican officials to block China from evading American steel tariffs by routing its exports through Mexico.

Biden Is Seeking Higher Tariffs on Chinese Steel as He Courts Union Voters

2024-04-17T11:14+0200usnews (en)

Alex Brandon. President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Scranton, Pa. Biden has begun three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania in his childhood hometown of Scranton. The Democratic president is using the working class city of roughly 75,000 as the backdrop for his pitch for higher taxes on the wealthy.

Biden is seeking higher tariffs on Chinese steel as he courts union voters

2024-04-17T11:08+0200sfgate (en)

President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Scranton, Pa. Biden has begun three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania in his childhood hometown of Scranton. The Democratic president is using the working class city of roughly 75,000 as the backdrop for his pitch for higher taxes on the wealthy.

Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Wednesday 17th April, 2024

2024-04-17T09:46+0200naijanews (en)

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of today Wednesday 17th April 2024. The PUNCH: The Federal Government has written at least 31 governors informing them of the impending flooding in their states between April and November this year.

Solomon Islanders vote in election that could shape ties with China

2024-04-17T05:52+0200aljazeera-en (en)

Voters in the Solomon Islands are casting their ballots in a general election that is being closely watched by Australia, China and the United States for its potential impact on regional security. The election on Wednesday is the first since the government of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare....

The decision has been welcomed

2024-04-16T17:10+0200exeterexpressandecho (en)

See our Privacy Notice Controversial plans to build an ‘overbearing and alien’ electricity substation on the outskirts of Exeter have been unanimously rejected despite a warning that hundreds of new homes being built around the city would rely on it. Devon County Council and the National Grid....

Giant seawall project brings sense of safety to Tacloban villagers

2024-04-16T00:47+0200pna (en)

SHORE PROTECTION . A portion of the Leyte tide embankment project in Tacloban City in this undated photo. For passersby, the giant seawall is a perfect place for walking and feeling the sea breeze, but for residents living near the structure, it’s a protection from destructive waves brought by typhoons.

Ondo: There is no vacancy in government house – Gov Ayiedatiwa

2024-04-14T01:01+0200peoplesdaily-online (en)

By Jude Opara, Abuja. Ahead of the forthcoming Ondo state governorship election later in the year, the incumbent, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has declared that there is no vacancy in the government house. Aiyedatiwa spoke on Friday shortly after appearing for the screening exercise by the National....

Election Workers Face Flood of Threats, but Charges Are Few

2024-04-13T18:35+0200nytimes (en)

One week after the 2020 presidential election, Tina Barton, who as the clerk of Rochester Hills, Mich., oversaw voting there, sat down at her desk, coffee in hand, and listened to her voice mail messages. The first one, she recalled, made every muscle in her body tense and left her hands shaking: A....

April 24, 2024 Elections in the Age of AI

2024-04-12T17:43+0200bipartisan (en)

The 2024 election cycle is coinciding with the wide and growing accessibility of sophisticated AI technology, creating an inflection point that will test the resilience of democratic structures and tech companies’ ability to scale AI tools safely and responsibly. Current media coverage of AI’s impact on elections tends to reside in the extreme.

Key Considerations for Responding to Floods in South Sudan Through the Humanitarian-Peace-Development Nexus

2024-04-12T14:28+0200reliefWeb (en)

In common with many other African countries, the Republic of South Sudan is increasingly experiencing devastating floods linked to climate change. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and El Niño regulate the climate of Equatorial Eastern Africa. In 2019, a dipole warming in the western Indian Ocean,....

Michigan US Senate GOP candidate running on local roots exposed as legal resident of Florida

2024-04-10T02:19+0200alternet (en)

Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Michigan) is running in the Republican US Senate primary on his longtime relationship with the Mitten State and his local roots. But a staffer for his Democratic rival just unearthed evidence showing his ties to a state decidedly much further away from his target constituency.

Abandoned Enugu coal mines

2024-04-09T17:22+0200thenationonlineng (en)

Coal was used domestically to fire the wagons as rail transport developed across the country. Also, coal became a major source of energy to fire electricity power plants as Nigeria inexorably matched to modernity. The Ogbete mine came on stream in 1916, with the production of 24,511 metric tons of coal.

IOF continue to brutally attack the Gaza Strip

2024-04-09T15:56+0200almayadeen-en (en)

Palestinians walk through the destruction caused by an Israeli air and ground offensive in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, April 8, 2024. ( AP. Israeli occupation warplanes bombed two houses in al-Zaytoun Neighborhood southeast of Gaza, killing several Palestinians and injuring dozens of....

Palestinian Resistance destroys Nahal Brigade HQ, targets settlements

2024-04-09T00:11+0200almayadeen-en (en)

Image of the Al-Quds Brigades footage targeting Israeli soldiers east of al-Bureij Camp (Al-Quds Brigades Military Media) As part of its continued confrontation with the Israeli occupation forces in the al-Aqsa Flood saga, the Martyr Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas....

Cantwell, McMorris Rodgers strike bipartisan deal on landmark data privacy bill

2024-04-07T21:04+0200spokesman (en)

WASHINGTON – Since the dawn of the internet age, tech companies have developed increasingly sophisticated ways to collect and use vast swaths of Americans’ personal data, while Congress has repeatedly failed to regulate the practice. Now, two Washington state lawmakers have a bipartisan plan to....

WFP Republic of Congo Country Brief, February 2024

2024-04-07T00:42+0200humanitarianresponse (en)

In Numbers 767.5 mt of food distributed; 147,960 USD cash-based transfers; 7.6 USD million six-month (March 2024 - August 2024) net funding requirements; 145,125 people assisted. Operational Update WFP in the Republic of Congo welcomed Gon Myers as Country Director and Representative.

WFP Republic of Congo Country Brief, February 2024

2024-04-06T17:44+0200reliefWeb (en)

In Numbers 767.5 mt of food distributed; 147,960 USD cash-based transfers; 7.6 USD million six-month (March 2024 - August 2024) net funding requirements; 145,125 people assisted. Operational Update WFP in the Republic of Congo welcomed Gon Myers as Country Director and Representative.

Campaign Almanac: Iowa congressional challengers announce strong fundraising

2024-04-05T23:01+0200thegazette (en)

Democrat Christina Bohannan of Iowa City files her nomination petitions March 14 at the Statehouse in Des Moines to seek election in the 1st Congressional District in November. She will be running against the winner of the June 4 Republican primary between U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa and Davenport minister David Pautsch.

2023 Disasters in numbers

2024-04-05T13:47+0200reliefWeb (en)

Executive Summary. In 2023,1 the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded a total of 399 disasters related to natural hazards.2 These events resulted in 86,473 fatalities and affected 93.1 million people. The economic losses amounted to US$202.7 billion.

MSNBC hosts mock Virginia voters for calling immigration their top issue and laugh at concerns about the flood of immigrants to the US.

2024-04-05T01:13+0200whatsnew2day (en)

Exit polls found that Trump’s immigration policies are widely acceptable in Virginia, and 64 percent of voters trust the former president more on border security. Americans now say immigration is the top issue facing the nation: 28 percent of voters consider it the top concern, ahead of the state of the government and the economy.

Muslim Doctor Storms Out of Biden Meeting over Palestinian Conflict

2024-04-04T22:36+0200breitbart-com (en)

A Muslim emergency medicine physician, Dr. Thaer Ahmad, said he walked out of a meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday because of disagreements over the Hamas-Israel war. The symbolic action underscores the deepening division within the Democrats’ intersectional coalition over the Palestinian conflict.

In Alabama Visit, Buttigieg Strays Off The Beaten Path. Will It Help Shiloh, a Flooded Black Community? A day before the transportation secretary’s visit, state officials announced a plan to offer “protesting” community members a buyout. Residents called the offer a slap in the face.

2024-04-04T21:49+0200insideclimatenews (en)

COFFEE COUNTY, Ala.—By now, Pastor Timothy Williams could lead the tour blindfolded. It begins at his own home, its roof nearly level with the highway a stone’s throw away. For years, following the road’s elevation and expansion to four lanes in 2018, U.S. Highway 84 has flooded Shiloh, a historically Black community in rural south Alabama.

New York City Transit Crime Drops By Over 20% After Police Flood Subway

2024-04-04T15:49+0200dailycaller (en)

Subway crime in New York City dropped by over 20% in March compared to the previous year due to an increased police presence, officials said Wednesday. City officials sent 1,000 officers out to patrol the subway, with an additional 800 recently joining them, after a series of and assaults , resulting in a 23.

Feline Ski Chalet / Atelier RZLBD

2024-04-04T12:16+0200archdaily (en)

Text description provided by the architects. Feline Chalet is a ski chalet situated on a beautiful rural landscape in Collingwood , which has views towards two mountains – the Blue Mountain on the north-west and the Osler Bluff on the south-west – and a small creek flowing into Georgian Bay on the east end.

ANC is all tapped out: South African water service delivery and infrastructure in dire straights

2024-04-03T19:58+0200udm (en)

“Looking at the water infrastructure crises in South Africa, the ANC has been asleep at the wheel for three decades.” Yongama Zigebe, UDM Secretary General. So, Deputy President Paul Mashatile tells us he has been appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to lead a task team on the water crisis in the....

NDC will give Shama fishing harbour – Parliamentary Candidate promises

2024-04-03T13:34+02003NewsGhana (en)

Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress for the Shama Constituency in the Western Region Emelia Arthur has disclosed that the next Mahama government will prioritise the construction of a state-of-the-art fishing harbour and a fish processing plant in the area.

Cisco and the Cisco Foundation: Transforming Communities, One Drop

2024-04-02T20:40+0200pr-inside (en)

has supported educators and parents with online, real-world, evidence-based education resources for 15 years. With an emphasis on environmental sustainability, Cool weaves content from industry experts and scientific organizations to create real-world resources that empower students to address big environmental challenges.

What to know about Donald Trump’s gag orders in D.C. and New York

2024-04-02T16:49+0200WashingtonPost (en)

Three judges — in Donald Trump’s federal election-obstruction case in D.C. and in his New York criminal hush money case and the civil fraud case against him and his business — have issued narrow gag orders limiting what the former president can publicly say about the cases.

Donald Trump’s election campaign will focus on the border as Democrats seek a boost from Florida’s abortion ruling.

2024-04-02T15:56+0200nytimes (en)

On Monday afternoon, the Florida Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent in ruling that the State Constitution did not protect abortion rights, allowing a six-week ban to take effect. But it simultaneously ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee abortion rights until fetal viability could go on the ballot in November.

Ruben Gallego, Democratic Senate Candidate in Arizona, Raises $7.5 Million

2024-04-02T11:14+0200nytimes (en)

Representative Ruben Gallego, the expected Democratic nominee for Senate in Arizona, raised $7.5 million in the first three months of the year, his campaign said on Tuesday, a significant sum for what is likely to be a competitive general election race in the battleground state.

Gov. Hochul, answer widow Stephanie Diller's question: When will you protect New Yorkers?

2024-04-02T03:07+0200nypost (en)

Gov. Hochul got a frosty reception Friday at the Long Island wake for murdered NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller. It was more than deserved — but she refuses to learn a thing from the Dillers’ righteous anger. Hochul stayed just 10 minutes at the funeral home — President Donald Trump spent 40 minutes there....

Wisconsin union supports campaign to ditch Biden over Gaza

2024-04-01T17:48+0200almayadeen-en (en)

Joe Biden meets workers as he tours the Fiat Chrysler plant in Detroit, Michigan on March 10, 2020. ( AFP. In Wisconsin, the Listen to Wisconsin campaign, inspired by the Michigan campaign to reject President Joe Biden during the Democratic primary due to his backing of "Israel", has garnered....

Gaza protests dim the glitz of Biden, Obama, Clinton gala in NYC

2024-03-30T02:28+0100usaToday (en)

and Bill Clinton presented a united Democratic front and made cases not just for defeating Donald Trump but continuing Biden's agenda. Star power from the likes of Stephen Colbert and Lizzo gave the fundraiser the pizazz of a Hollywood gala. Yet a large group of protesters demonstrating against the....

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slams Elon Musk Over Claims Democrats Are Seeking to 'Import Voters'

2024-03-30T01:02+0100radaronline (en)

called out Elon Musk for hypocrisy over his tweet criticizing Democratic immigration policy. "You're literally an immigrant," she posted in response to Musk via his X platform, formerly Twitter, on Thursday. "And for everyone saying 'yeah, but legal!!' May I once again remind you that seeking asylum is legal, too.