The Ad Hoc Committee to nominate a Person for Appointment as Public Protector will meet today to consider its programme and the advertisement for the position of the new Public Protector. The meeting is virtual.Details of the meeting are as follows:Dat…
US lawmakers averted a crisis by suspending the country’s debt ceiling last week, saving the country from running out of money to pay its bills.But what exactly is the debt ceiling? And what could happen if it isn’t raised?Here’s everything you need to…
Nontuthuzelo Nikiwe wears many hats: innovator, activist and student. Perhaps her most important, though, is leader.Nikiwe is the curator of the Global Shapers Tshwane Hub South Africa and a specialist in stakeholder engagement and reporting at Transne…
The Chief Whip of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Seiso Mohai, will host the Matjhabeng Parliamentary Outreach Programme for the Advancement of Youth Opportunities tomorrow in Welkom, Free State.The theme of the outreach programme is “Promoting E…
The Committee for Section 194 Enquiry into Public Protector (PP) Adv Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office will meet tomorrow to continue with its hearings. The meeting is hybrid.Details of the meeting are as follows:Date: Friday, 9 June 2023Time…
The National Assembly at its House sitting this morning, agreed on the 2023 Appropriation Bill.The Appropriation Bill is a piece of legislation that provides for the appropriation of money by Parliament from the National Revenue Fund (NRF) in terms of …
Over the past 20 years, researchers have figured out ways to use this data to track a wide range of biodiversity around the world.But there is currently no global infrastructure network to monitor biodiversity in this way.The new research, published in…
To many people, the image of a nuclear family in a stand-alone house with a green lawn and white picket fence still represents a fulfillment of the American dream.However, this ideal is relatively new within a broader history of housing and development…
Climate change is a global-scale problem with local solutions. The challenges one community faces, though caused by the same underlying problem, often look nothing like those faced by others elsewhere.For João Pedro Rocha, Global Shaper and Impact Offi…
The Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by the 2030s, even if we do a good job of reducing emissions between now and then. That’s the worrying conclusion of a new study in Nature Communications.Predictions of an ice-free Arctic Ocean have a long a…