Posts by Entrepreneur South Africa
Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?
When mutinous soldiers seized a strategic military base in Niger’s capital last Saturday, the country’s ruling junta turned to a foreign partner it has increasingly relied on since coming to power: Russia. Following a night of intense fighting in Niamey, Russia’s Africa Corps helped Nigerien loyalist forces to regain control of Air Base 101 at…
Read MoreGerman president calls for unity in democracy ahead of landmark vote
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday called for the country’s democracy and rule of law be protected from those “who scorn and trample all over them,” ahead of Sunday’s state election that can bring the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to power. “Ethnic-based thinking and nationalist isolationism are simply not the answer to the challenges…
Read MoreAt least 37 killed by toxic fumes during alleged petrol theft in Nigeria, reports say
People watched on anxiously as locals organise a rescue effort [YEAC] At least 37 people have died after inhaling toxic fumes while allegedly stealing petrol from a pipeline in Nigeria’s Rivers State, an environmental group in the oil-rich region says. Many are still missing after more than 100 people descended on Okari Jetty in Okrika…
Read MoreJocelyn Bioh’s “Mean Girls” at a Ghana Beauty Pageant
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Read MoreThe Blockbuster Audacity of “Hope”
Na’s solution to this problem is speed: the faster he can keep his aliens moving—Va’migere, alas, is not alone—the less likely we are to scrutinize the malevolent jumble of pixels they are. The film’s first chase is a tour de force of kinetic delirium: Sung-ae (Hoyeon), a brave junior cop, drives Bum-seok through the streets…
Read MoreLooming far-right win in Germany sparks security worries
If the AfD wins key regional elections on Sunday and becomes the first far-right party in post-war Germany to form a state government, experts fear far-reaching consequences for security and defence. These range from potentially undermining the work of intelligence services to giving the Russia-friendly party access to sensitive information. What would the impact be…
Read MoreHicksville woman loses nearly $1M in alleged elder scam; Queens woman arrested
A Queens woman was arrested and charged with attempted grand larceny after a 70-year-old Hicksville woman was allegedly persuaded to send nearly $1 million as part of an elder scam, Nassau County police said. According to police, a woman identified in court records only by the surname Tierigeli claimed to be with the Delhi Police…
Read MoreVivian Wilson encourages queer people to ‘disobey’ as midterms approach
Vivian Jenna Wilson knows what’s at stake for the LGBTQ+ community. With the fast-approaching midterms, the famous transgender model is using her platform to showcase her unapologetic queerness at a pivotal moment in history. Wilson has teamed up with Desigual on their empowering new campaign, Born to Disobey, which encourages queer people to claim their…
Read MoreEmbattled Spanish PM insists no prior warnings before Ceuta crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said no-one foresaw the influx of 72,000 migrants in the exclave of Ceuta, as pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis. “It’s absurd to think that the government knew and did nothing,” Sánchez told Spain’s parliament on Thursday, hours after tens of thousands of people joined protests across…
Read MoreReporting the Big World
Ascherson may not have known it, but he was establishing the pattern of his career, and indeed his life: an engagement with the world driven by conscience and curiosity, and a relentless desire to get it all down on paper, in one form or another. Ascherson has too often thrived as a straight reporter to…
Read MoreLavrov: Russia to close branches of Germany’s Goethe-Institut
The Russian government will close Goethe-Institut branches, Germany’s international cultural institutes, across the country, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. Lavrov said the move was in response to Germany’s planned closure of the Russian House in Berlin, according to the Interfax news agency. The German government announced the closure after an explosive-laden drone was…
Read MoreFrench police deployed to disrupt dinghies as Burnham and Macron meet
The UK and France are boosting police officer numbers on the French coast to stop “mega dinghies” from launching across the English Channel, the British prime minister’s office said as Andy Burnham prepared to host Emmanuel Macron. Prime Minister Burnham will welcome the French president to Number 10 Downing Street in London on Thursday for…
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