UK Sleepwalking Into Food Supply Crisis, Farmers Union Warns
The UK is "sleepwalking" into a food supply crisis and the government must step in to help farmers, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has warned. Yields of tomatoes and other crops will likely slump to record lows this year, it said, with potential supply problems ahead as already seen with eggs. Soaring fuel, fertilizer, and feed costs were putting farmers under...
Ramaphosa Won’t Resign Despite Impeachment Threat, Says Aide
Vincent Magwenya, spokesman to Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president has stated that his principal will not step aside nor resign from office due to a ‘flawed panel report’. Ramaphosa is facing a possible impeachment threat over alleged corruption. Recall that an independent panel set up by the speaker of South Africa’s parliament said findings suggested that the president acted in a manner...
Kenya: President Ruto Suspends Four Electoral Commissioners Who Rejected His Win
Kenya's President William Ruto on Friday ordered the suspension of four independent electoral commissioners who disputed his win in the August presidential election and set up a panel to inquiry to investigate if they should be removed, the presidency said . This comes as the national assembly urges Ruto to form a tribunal against the Commissioners — Juliana Cherera, Justus...
Elon Musk Suspends Kanye West From Twitter For Inciting Violence
Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter and accused of "inciting violence" over offensive tweets - just two months after his last ban. The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, posted a series of erratic tweets - one of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and a Jewish star. Twitter's new boss Elon Musk was...
Ukraine Losses 13,000 Soldiers To Russia’s Invasion – Official
As many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers may have been killed in action since Russia invaded the nation nine months ago, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, one of the Ukrainian President’s advisers, according to Al-Jazeera. Since the head of the armed forces reported nearly 9,000 deaths in late August, the adviser’s disclosure is said to be the first update on the number...
Deadly Landslide Engulfs Motorway In Brazil
A landslide on a motorway in southern Brazil has killed at least two people and left dozens missing. A torrent of mud fell onto the BR-376 highway in the state of Paraná, hitting at least 16 vehicles, authorities said. Rescue workers at the scene said bad weather and the remote location were complicating the search effort. Local authorities told a news conference...
EU May Use Russia’s $18bn Frozen Assets To Repair Ukraine
The European Union (EU) is set to discuss the possible confiscation of Russian assets in order to rebuild Ukraine. The meeting of permanent representatives will take place on Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium. It follows the approval on Monday to include circumvention and violation of European sanctions on the list of EU criminal offences. The list of themes to be raised at the...
Comoros Ex-Leader, Sambi Bags Life Imprisonment Over Treason
A former President of Comoros, an island nation off Mozambique, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi has been found guilty of treason for selling passports to people from the Middle East and sentenced life imprisonment by a state security court. The country's former leader was charged with treason and the court said it found him guilty of selling Comorian passports to people in...
Tanzania To Introduce Cable Car On Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzanian tourism officials have announced that plans to install cable cars on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, are nearing completion. The Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mary Masanja, stated that the process of introducing the cable car on the mountain is on track and will begin very soon. Masanja stated at a press conference in Dodoma that the cable...
Man, 85 Sets Self Ablaze In India Over Language Imposition
An octogenarian man burned himself to death in southern India in protest at what he called New Delhi’s attempts to impose nationwide usage of Hindi, a language mostly spoken in the north, police said Sunday. Language is an emotive issue in India where hundreds of languages and dialects are spoken, but English serves as the main official medium while state...
