by David Bishop | May 5, 2021 | Bulletin
The Zimbabwe Constitutional Amendment Bill (Number 2), which scraps the running mate in the supreme law and gives the president power to appoint judges, sailed through Senate. Sixty-five senators, including at least five from the opposition Movement for Democratic...
by David Bishop | May 5, 2021 | Bulletin
In potentially bad news for Namibia, Pandora, which makes more pieces of jewellery than any other company in the world, will no longer use mined diamonds, or newly mined gold and silver due to ethical concerns. Copenhagen-based Pandora will now use diamonds...
by David Bishop | May 5, 2021 | Bulletin
The United Nations Refugee Agency says US president Joe Biden’s decision to raise the annual refugee admissions cap to 62-thousand-500 this year and 125-thousand next year should be applauded. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly Clements says this sends a...
by David Bishop | May 5, 2021 | Bulletin
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidency on Monday ordered military and police officers to take over from civil authorities in North-Kivu and Itur provinces which have been declared under a “state of siege”. AfricaNews reports that under the...
by David Bishop | May 5, 2021 | Bulletin
Racist attacks are up in Germany according to new government data, with the country’s interior ministry saying there has been a notable jump in crimes committed by right-wing extremists.
