There’s a R6bn funding gap behind extending the R3 fuel levy relief. It will become a cost burden that the state coffers will carry for well beyond the current budget.
The ‘fine and mild’ beauty of this wonderful change of season just might be overshadowed by fears of an El Niño year, particularly given South Africa’s widespread water problems.
The United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC, dealing a blow to the group and its leader, Saudi Arabia, as the global oil industry grapples with the massive supply disruption caused by the Iran war.
The Antrim senior hurling squad request a meeting with the county board to address “significant concern” surrounding the future of manager Davy Fitzgerald.
[The Point] Staff of the University of The Gambia (UTG) on Wednesday took part in a capacity-building seminar designed to strengthen institutional integrity through enhanced knowledge of labour law, access to information, and administrative accountability.
[Leadership] Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has offered to combine his political leadership of the state with lecturing job at Akwa ibom State University. This is to enable him imbue in the students the business orientation required for enterprise development.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued yet another directive warning schools against teaching learners during official holidays, a practice that has become almost routine at the end of every term despite repeated circulars.
Northeastern University is behind in responding to appeals this year. Keep asking for a better deal — at any school — and more time to make up your mind.
fjo3 writes: The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it would exit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (source paywalled; alternative source), or OPEC, along with the wider group of partners known as OPEC+, effective May 1, in what could be a blow to control over prices by the group, long led in practice by Saudi Arabia. The move “reflects the UAE’s long-term strategic...
Uncertainty is still hanging over the broader crypto market, but this week, two familiar names are finding their footing again. The Stellar price is stabilizing around $0.17, with buyers defending the $0.16 floor as the market waits for a breakout above $0.20. Meanwhile, the Zcash price is riding a fresh tailwind after its Robinhood listing, […]
Readers respond to an article by Daniel Lavelle about his alien chasing expedition in the US
Daniel Lavelle went “alien-chasing” in the US and wrote a book about it. The late Nick Pope called it a “hugely entertaining, gonzo-style examination of UFOs, ufology and ufologists”. In his Guardian article (The Pentagon released its UFO videos – so I went to the US to chase aliens. This is...