South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied wrongdoing in testimony to a parliamentary panel examining whether he should face impeachment over an alleged cover-up of a heist at his farmhouse, his office said. In written answers provided to the independent panel on Sunday, Ramaphosa “categorically denies that he violated this oath in any way, and denies that he is guilty of any of the allegations made against him,” the presidency said on Monday. The scandal erupted in June after South
Philippine police authorities have filed murder charges against the country’s prisons chief and others for ordering the killing of a prominent radio journalist that sparked international condemnation.The charges were filed on Monday against Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag, who has been suspended from his post, prisons security official Ricardo Zulueta and other key suspects in the October 3 fatal shooting of Percival Mabasa. The 63-year-old was killed by two assailants on a motorcycle
Humanity is on a “highway to climate hell”, the UN secretary general has warned, saying the fight for a liveable planet will be won or lost in this decade. António Guterres told world leaders at the opening of the Cop27 UN climate summit in Egypt on Monday: “We are in the fight of our lives and we are losing … And our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible. “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.” He said
Horseradish is a spicy root vegetable in the mustard family. The vegetable is planted in early spring or late fall and thrives in colder environments. Horseradish is commonly made into a pre-packaged sauce by the same name, which is used to season everything from fish to burgers. It is similar in flavor to wasabi, which is used as a common sushi garnish. Horseradish stands out from other vegetables due to its strong, biting flavor. While you won’t get your full day’s vegetable intake from
It appears Ghanaians are now accustomed to highly accomplished people swapping their high paying and respected professions for the grind of our nasty politics. Professor Frimpong-Boateng is one good example in recent years. For these people, moving away from traditional professions and ditching their first careers to enter politics and to serve others is liberating. Further, more than anything else, working in a predictable, 9 to 5 work environment may not be sufficiently challenging. Similarly,
Brazil have included 39-year-old defender Daniel Alves but left out Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino in their 26-man World Cup squad which was named by coach Tite on Monday. After leaving Barcelona at the end of last season, Alves went to Mexico to try to keep his dream of playing in his fourth World Cup with five-time champions Brazil. But he played his last game for Pumas in September and sustained a knee injury that has been troubling him since. Alves has been working on his recovery with
Manchester United will face Barcelona in the playoff round of the Europa League to determine who advances to the knockout stages – with the tie featuring eight Champions League titles between the two teams. The draw for the playoff stage of the competition took place in Switzerland on Monday lunchtime, with several big hitters in the draw either via qualification in second place in their group or through dropping out of the Champions League. United against Barcelona was the headline tie
Liverpool face old foes Real Madrid, Chelsea take on Dortmund… plus PSG vs Bayern Munich! Liverpool have been handed the toughest test of all the English sides in the last 16 after being drawn with Real Madrid in a repeat of the 2022 and 2018 finals. Tottenham were also given a tricky tie as they will play AC Milan, while Chelsea take on Dortmund and Manchester City face Leipzig in the draw, held on Monday morning. Liverpool face old foes Real Madrid Jurgen Klopp’s side, who will
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