Senate President Franklin Drilon yesterday called for drastic cuts in the estimated P1.3 billion confidential and intelligence funds of the Executive department in the wake of the ongoing campaign for austerity in government spending.Manila Bulletin...
PresidentEmmanuel Macron's government is wheeling out the ministers of finance trade and foreign affairs on 19-20 November to meet African businesses and official delegates to cut deals in sectors ranging from green energy the circular economy and artificial intelligence... ...
The Economic Intelligence Unit of the UK-based The Economist, and Africa Confidential have in separate reports projected poll victories for the ruling Patriotic Front and incumbent President, Dr Edgar Lungu, in next year's election. This is despite headwinds such as the country's debt crisis ...
Favorite character: This is a tough one. Portia’s intelligence and selflessness amaze me inThe Merchant of Venice, as does Helena’s inAll’s Well That Ends Well. I feel some sort of spiritual affinity with melancholy Jaques inAs You Like Itand would love to drink some sack with Falstaff...
“Whoever presented the case would need a great deal of sensitive intelligence in relation to how much women are apparently still resented if we ask for equality. If decisions are made by people with no understanding of inter-sectional discrimination it’ll likely have the same outcome. “ ...