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Tax oil firms to pay for climate damage, island nations say
A group of small island nations joined calls on Tuesday for a windfall tax on oil companies to compensate developing countries for the damage caused by climate change-induced natural disasters. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley called Monday for a 10 percent tax on oil companies to fund loss and damage.
Macron accused of 'U-turn' over Maduro encounter
French President Emmanuel Macron faced accusations Monday of a making a major foreign policy reversal after an apparently cordial encounter with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro on the sidelines of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
DJ Black Coffee Makadzi and more stars to represent Mzansi, 15 artists must wait a while for severely delayed AFRIMAs event
The AFRIMas were postponed to 2023. South African nominees such as Master KG, DJ Black Coffee and more must wait longer to know if they won their categories.
Pressure mounts on Egypt to release hunger-striking dissident
International pressure mounted Tuesday for the "immediate release" of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, whose family fears for his life after he escalated his hunger strike by refusing water too as COP27 opened. Three Egyptian journalists also continued a hunger strike for a second day, demanding "the release of all political prisoners in Egypt".
'Toxic cover-up': UN draws red line around net zero greenwashing
The UN's chief called Tuesday for an end to a "toxic cover-up" by companies as a sweeping report said they cannot claim to be net zero if they invest in new fossil fuels, cause deforestation or offset emissions instead of reducing them.
Sizwe Dhlomo weighs in on Ekurhuleni mayor election drama between ANC and EFF, says ANC's decision was silly, peeps agree
Sizwe Dhlomo has South African peeps agreeing with his opinion about the Ekurhuleni election. The famous media personality said the ANC's decision was silly.
Court orders striking Kenya Airways pilots back to work
A Nairobi court has ordered striking Kenya Airways pilots to return to work by Wednesday morning after the days-long walkout forced dozens of flight cancellations and left thousands of passengers stranded. There was no immediate response from KALPA to the court order, which came as the airline announced that most of its flights had been cancelled due to the strike.
Eskom launches innovative crowdsourcing platform, transforming its search for skilled candidates and experts
Eskom has launched a crowdsourcing platform that allows technically skilled industry experts to offer their services directly to the embattled power utility.
Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov's R9 billion superyacht goes off the radar, Mzansi speculates
The superyacht, Nord, which belongs to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov, and was destined for Cape Town, South Africa, has gone off the radar.
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