WASHINGTON — Sen. Amy Klobuchar said that authorities believe Vance Boelter, the 57-year-old suspect in a pair of “politically motivated” shootings, is still in the Midwest, noting that “he may be” in Minnesota and that authorities have put out an alert in South Dakota. “We believe he’s somewhere in the vicinity and that they are…
Nintendo has sold 3.5 million Switch 2s in four days, setting a company record for a new console launch. That puts Nintendo on track toward its goal to sell 15 million units by March 2026 if it can keep up on the production side. By comparison, it took the original Switch nearly a full month…
The University of Cape Town (UCT), through the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), participated in the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit on 5 June. This global 24-hour event brought together institutions from across the world to address the intersection of climate change and human rights. UCT’s two-hour session, “Championing human rights-based research…
As we headed into 2025, the stage seemed set for South Africa’s interest rates to drop, with inflation within the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) target range. However, global factors – including heightened geopolitical instability and tariff-related tensions – prompted SARB to hold firm. This interest rate stagnation has had both direct and indirect effects…
The commissioning of the state-of-the-art facility, an iron ore concentrator, which is now fully operational has positioned Liberia as a leader in value-added mineral processing across West Africa, ArcelorMittal Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mr. Anthony P. Kocken has disclosed. The state-of-the-art Iron Ore Concentrator was jointly commissioned last week by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and…
Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Star Tribune via Getty Images/Minnesota State Senate Melissa Hortman (left) and John Hoffman (right) A manhunt is under way in Minnesota after two state lawmakers were targeted and one of them killed on Saturday morning in what Governor Tim Walz called an “act of targeted political violence”. Melissa Hortman, 55,…
South Africa is celebrating National Youth Day on 16 June. As South Africa prepares to commemorate National Youth Day on 16 June, the spirit of innovation and empowerment is taking centre stage across the country. This year’s celebrations not only honour the brave youth of 1976 who stood against apartheid during the Soweto Uprising, but…
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks sixth in terms of the global gender gap, with a current score of 68% according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). In its latest Global Gender Gap Report 2025, released this week, the WEF notes Sub-Saharan Africa displays wide variation across countries, but its success stories demonstrate that progress is possible in…
TLDR Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP) has announced the final close of its fourth investment vehicle, raising €600 million ($686 million) The Malta-based private equity firm will use the capital to support mid-cap and SME businesses across North and West Africa The fund targets sectors with strong growth potential, including healthcare, financial services, FMCG, logistics, education,…
በትግራይ ክልል፣ የጊዜያዊ አስተዳደሩን ቢሮዎች በየደረጃው በመስበር እና ማኅተሞችን በመንጠቅ መንግሥትን የማውረድ ሥራ እየተሠራ ነው፤ ሲሉ ፕሬዘደንቱ አቶ ጌታቸው ረዳ ተናግረዋል። በዐዲስ አበባ የሚገኙት አቶ ጌታቸው፣ ዛሬ ኀሙስ፣ መጋቢት 4 ቀን 2017 ዓ.ም. ረፋድ፣ በሸራተን ዐዲስ ሆቴል ለጋዜጠኞች በሰጡት መግለጫ፣ አኹን በክልሉ ያለው ኹኔታ፣ “የፕሪቶርያውን ስምምነት የሚጥስና ከፍተኛ ግጭት የሚፈጥር ስለኾነ፣ የፌደራል መንግሥቱ ይህን የሚያስቆም…
