Tag: refugee

Why Does the U.S. Use Fahrenheit Instead of Celsius?

If you’re an American and you’ve ever had a conversation with someone from another country about the weather, you’ve probably been a little confused when he or she says that the afternoon temperature is a nice 21 degrees. To you, that might sound like a chilly winter day, but to them, it’s a pleasantly warm springtime […]

US Senate confirms Leo Bozell as ambassador to SA

The US Senate has confirmed conservative activist and media critic Leo Brent Bozell III as Washington’s next ambassador to South Africa, filling a post that has been vacant for months as relations between the countries worsen. Bozell’s confirmation was included in an en bloc package of nominations approved in a roll call vote on Thursday. […]

Elites call the South backward — but walking it revealed America’s next boom

As I continue my Walk Across America through the great state of North Carolina, I have heard from folks up north that “the South is America’s problem.” These friends of mine, who are not so familiar with this region, often think of it as the nation’s hotbed of backwardness, where the lingering echoes of slavery, segregation […]

Trump announces primetime address to the nation

President Donald Trump will give an address to the nation live from the White House on Wednesday night, he announced on Tuesday. Trump teased the address in a statement on social media, saying the speech will take place at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday. He has not clarified a topic for the address. “My Fellow Americans: […]

South Africa briefly held US government personnel on refugee assignment amid fraught relationship

The South African government briefly held, then released, two US government employees on assignment in South Africa as part of the Trump administration’s bid to admit Afrikaners to the United States, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation. The incident appeared to mark an escalation in the already-tenuous relationship between the United States and South Africa, […]

Donald Trump Jr announces engagement to Bettina Anderson

President Donald Trump’s eldest son and namesake, Donald Trump Jr., is engaged to Bettina Anderson. “President Trump just announced at the White House that his son @DonaldJTrumpJr and his girlfriend Bettina Anderson are getting married! They just got engaged. Congratulations to them both,” Laura Loomer wrote in a Monday night post on X.  She shared a video […]

Canada joins U.S. and China in warning citizens about travel to South Africa

Canada’s travel advisory, published earlier this month, warned that violent crime is widespread in South Africa and continues to affect foreign visitors. The notice cited incidents ranging from armed robberies and home invasions to carjackings and assaults, with particular attention to major urban centres. The warning singled out Cape Town International Airport and surrounding areas as […]

Motsoaledi insists NHI will not be ‘captured’ amid corruption fears

The corruption and capture exposed by the Special Investigating Unit at Tembisa Hospital should not be used as a justification to deny South Africans universal health coverage, the health minister insists. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has poured cold water on suggestions that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will be vulnerable to State Capture, insisting […]