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Новости за 20.12.2024

Mail&Guardian online 

Cyril Ramaphosa

SCORE: C+ Despite the ANC losing its majority after the 29  May elections, President Cyril Ramaphosa has kept it in power through the government of national unity (GNU) and has overseen the swift transition to a multi-party government, which he has managed to hold together since the end of June. Ramaphosa may be a lame duck […]

New England Sportd Network: World Cup 

Aroldis Chapman Embracing Role As Leader For Young Red Sox Pitchers

The Boston Red Sox welcomed left-handed relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman aboard this offseason and the longtime flamethrower plans to do much more for the franchise than just rack up strikeouts in late-game situations next season. Chapman, a once-top notch bullpen weapon, isn’t worried about utilization as he switches out of his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform for […]

Committee to Protect Journalists 

South Sudan editor Emmanuel Monychol Akop detained without charge by intelligence agents

Kampala, December 19, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on South Sudan’s authorities to reveal  the whereabouts of Emmanuel Monychol Akop, editor-in-chief of the privately owned The Dawn newspaper, who has been detained since November 28 by agents of the National Security Services (NSS), South Sudan’s intelligence agency. “South Sudanese authorities must bring editor Emmanuel Monychol Akop...

Mail&Guardian online 

Paul Mashatile

SCORE: C- Paul Mashatile has had a very Ramaphosian 2024: cautious, inoffensive and ever-present. He runs the deputy presidency much like his boss did — which can be soothing to a country that hasn’t forgotten how forgettable his predecessor, DD Mabuza, was. In that position he has been the cheerleader-in-chief for the government of national […]

NPR (npr.org) 

How Netanyahu survived another tumultuous year

At the start of this year Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was facing a crisis. Just a few months before, Hamas had breached Israel's border with Gaza, killing some 1200 people in Israel on October 7th.

As the year ends, Netanyahu is spending some of it in a courtroom to fight corruption charges that have dogged him since 2019. The Israeli Prime Minister has called the charges absurd.

You might think that would be detrimental to his political career, but instead Netanyahu looks stronger than he has since the war began. Читать дальше...

SportsMockery.com 

Bears Insider Sure Makes It Sound Like Ryan Poles’ Fate Is Decided

Ryan Poles is the last unknown ahead of the Chicago Bears’ off-season. That might seem unusual, considering team president Kevin Warren stated the GM would lead the search for the next coach. However, plenty of people don’t believe his fate is determined just yet. With Matt Eberflus gone, people have started taking a serious look […]

Mail&Guardian online 

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

SCORE: B Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has made notable progress in addressing power cuts and keeping load-shedding at bay for more than six months. His ability to do this was initially doubted by many, who argued that it would be impossible to stabilise Eskom which had made a loss of over R20 billion a year. But, under […]

Miningweekly.com 

Triple Flag to acquire 0.5% royalty on Argentina lithium project

TSX- and NYSE-listed Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an existing 0.5% gross overriding revenue royalty on the Tres Quebradas construction-stage lithium project, in Argentina, from Lithium Royalty Corp for $28-million. Tres Quebradas is owned and operated by Zijin Mining Group and is a scalable, high-grade asset with low impurities, designed as a conventional brine with evaporation and precipitation.

Mail&Guardian online 

John Steenhuisen

SCORE: C- Taking a scythe to the department of agriculture, rural development and land reform was a clever way for President Cyril Ramaphosa to offer Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen a cabinet position while making it clear to him who still rules the South African roost. In a ministry where foot-and-mouth coverage is about as […]