UKRAINE ESCALATES ATTACK ON NUCLEAR PLANT, ASSASSINATING THE HEAD OF SAFETY
Ukraine is now in the business of assassinating those in charge of safety at nuclear power plants. Late Wednesday night, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated: “On July 15, Ukraine committed yet another bloody crime, deliberately directing drones to strike a Zaporozhskaya NPP service vehicle carrying Chief Engineer of the NPP Alexander Yakovlev. His professional activities […]
ZELENSKY’S LATEST DUMPING OF MINISTERS CREATES TURMOIL
The acting president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, kicked off this week with his ritualistic “reshuffling” of the government. It began with the dumping of his third Prime Minister (PM), Yulia Svyrydenko. She would have made it to a full year on Friday. Since then, the man she replaced, Denys Shmyhal, has been reshuffled twice—as Defense […]
SOUTH AFRICA JOINS OTHER BRICS MEMBER STATES IN ENDORSING THE 12TH BRICS LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT MINISTERS’ DECLARATION IN HYDERABAD
South Africa has thrown its weight behind the 12th BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Declaration, with Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour, Mr Jomo Sibiya, underscoring the urgency of building labour markets that are inclusive, resilient and ready for the future. “The priorities we have agreed upon are not just timely, they are essential,” said […]
ACTING DIRECTOR-GENERAL MOLISANE CALLS FOR STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS
The Department of Employment and Labour Acting Director-General, Jacky Molisane, has called on employers to strengthen partnerships with government to advance decent work, improve compliance with labour legislations and support inclusive growth. Acting Director-General Molisane was addressing employers and other key stakeholders during the employer breakfast session in Port St Johns, Eastern Cape, on 16 […]
103 CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS VOTED TO STOP AID TO ISRAEL
The July 15 House vote was considered mostly symbolic and in the end the effort failed, but 103 House Democrats and one Republican, Thomas Massie (R-KY), voted for an amendment to cut off all aid to Israel. This was a one-sentence amendment written by Rep. Massie to cut $3.3 billion from the Foreign Military Financing […]
WHO’S CRAZY ENOUGH TO DELIBERATELY CUT OFF 10% OF WORLD WHEAT SUPPLIES, ON TOP OF 20% OF WORLD OIL?
The City of London and Wall Street, that’s who. Over the last week, the twin wars in Ukraine and Iran have each escalated and spread dramatically. On London’s command, Ukraine has launched a growing barrage of drone attacks on Russian ships in the Sea of Azov, the gateway for over a quarter of Russia’s grain […]