News
A look at the South African politician sentenced to jail on gun charge who described Trump as Hitler
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (726+ words) Julius Malema, who leads a populist opposition party, has been a divisive figure in South Africa for years and accused of stoking racial tensions with anti-white rhetoric. Supporters praise him as a man of the people who stands up for…...
Work begins on $50 M expansion of ABIA's upper level: What that means for fliers.
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (764+ words) Construction started Monday on a project that will add thousands of square feet of space to the pre-security area at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. City officials hope the so-called "atrium infill project" will create sufficient space to house the long lines…...
UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (611+ words) The British government acknowledged Saturday that legislation to ratify the agreement for the islands in the Indian Ocean has run out of time in Parliament. It's the latest fallout from souring relations between Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government and the…...
Texas millionaire hunting buffalo in Africa killed by 'unprovoked' buffalo
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (462+ words) The death occurred Sunday when the ranch trader was on an hunting trip overseen by Coenraad Vermaak Safaris'in'South Africa's Limpopo Province, according to the business. A buffalo killed millionaire Texas ranch trader and big game hunter Asher Watkins, 52, in an…...
Now You Know: Marco plans customer-wide update to smart water meters
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (485+ words) The Marco Island City Council has approved transitioning to smart water meters, "to modernize our meter system to provide precise and equitable billing for Marco Island water customers." For the past two years, the city has focused on replacing those…...
Ghanaian students in Memphis barred from fall classes after government doesn't pay tuition
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (377+ words) The University of Memphis has not received payment from the Republic of Ghana, and the fate of 185 students on the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat is up in the air, the university confirmed on July 11. Students who were relying on the scholarship…...
Trump's Afrikaner refugee policy based on unfounded claims about land, white "genocide'
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (1306+ words) President Donald Trump recently allowed 59 white Afrikaner farmers to resettle in the U. S. as refugees, saying they are losing their land in South Africa and are targets of genocide. When a reporter asked May 12 why he created an expedited path for…...
Fact-checking Trump's video, images about South Africa during Oval Office meeting
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (992+ words) President Donald Trump showed an image of violence in Congo, not South Africa, to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in an Oval Office meeting. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa came to the White House to talk about trade, but President…...