Crime stats: here are last year’s numbers, to see how the latest figures stack up: South Africans are about to be given stark statistical information on which crimes are on the increase‚ which are on the decrease‚ and which areas are hit worst by various crimes. Ahead of the release of the annual crime statistics‚ here is a selection from Africa Check’s factsheet of last year’s … [Read more...] about Crime stats: here are last year’s numbers, to see how the latest figures stack up
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60 Years of ABYC on Auction
60 Years of ABYC on Auction: Workers from PAB Trading remove the historical Diaz Cross from the front entrance of the ABYC Building Photo: Alan Straton On Friday morning 2 March 2018 the Transnet Ports Authority (TNPA) evicted the 60 year-old Algoa Bay Yacht Club (ABYC) from premises they had occupied within the Port of Port Elizabeth. Effectively the club administration moved … [Read more...] about 60 Years of ABYC on Auction
Commentary: US-China trade war to continue on for years, not months
Commentary: US-China trade war to continue on for years, not months: Commentary: US-China trade war to continue on for years, not months: Don't expect Chinese President Xi Jinping or US President Donald Trump to back down anytime soon in this trade war, says one observer. China's economic growth has slowed as the country's leaders face a trade war with the US while … [Read more...] about Commentary: US-China trade war to continue on for years, not months
How Kenya is managing security 20 years after the Nairobi blast | The Conversation
How Kenya is managing security 20 years after the Nairobi blast: Simon Kingori, a survivor of the 1998 bomb blast at the US embassy in Nairobi prays at the memorial park in the city. Jacob Wire/EPAIt’s been 20 years since the attack on the US embassy in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. A suicide bomber detonated two truck bombs killing 200 people. A simultaneous attack happened in Dar … [Read more...] about How Kenya is managing security 20 years after the Nairobi blast | The Conversation
Outrage over Cecil the lion slaying three years ago left little in its wake | The Conversation
Outrage over Cecil the lion slaying three years ago left little in its wake: Cecil the Lion shortly before he was killed. Vince O'Sullivan/FlickrIt’s just over three years since a lion was shot in Zimbabwe by Walter Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota in the US, in a drama that became known as “Cecilgate”. The lion’s death sparked heated debates around the world about trophy … [Read more...] about Outrage over Cecil the lion slaying three years ago left little in its wake | The Conversation
