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A German Army Leopard battle tank. The Biden administration joined the tanks alliance and announced that it would send 31 of its main battle tanks, the M1 Abrams, to Ukraine. Spain joins plan to provide Leopard tanks, says El PaísSpain will join moves by European nations to make Leopard tanks available to Ukraine, the El País newspaper reported, without specifying how it got the information. 14 UK Challenger 2 tanks, the first Western-made main battle tanks pledged to Ukraine. 31 US M1 Abrams tanks — President Joe Biden said the delivery would take time, but didn’t say how much.
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Look at us now,” reflected retired judge and former deputy chief justuce Dikgang Moseneke. We would be governed by laws and not by the whims of women and men,” said Moseneke. Time to press reset on South AfricaThe retired judge maintained that while little progress had been made, the country ought to reset in many ways, including making changes to the Electoral Amendment Bill. It may be that one needs a fresh cohort of public representatives before meaningful electoral reform would be possible,” said Moseneke. “The Code places significant value on journalists’ role of serving society.

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What the potential expansion of BRICS membership to inc...

Since 2013, there have been numerous calls for the expansion of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) alliance. The percentage of electricity produced from renewable sources in BRICS countries rose from 19% in 2010 to 37% in 2020. BRICS countries have always been outspoken about their role in helping developing economies to grow. The first expansion of BRICS added South Africa to the partnership in 2011. The news of BRICS’ expansion is enticing to many African countries, especially the push for fairer economic representation.

3 months ago Daily Maverick

Sunak edges closer to UK leadership prize as Johnson ca...

In his statement, Johnson said he had the support of at least 102 MPs, enough to have taken the contest to a ballot of party members who have sided with Johnson in the past. While he remains popular with Tory members, MPs are divided about his legacy and worried that returning him to office would revive all the scandals that bought him down. “There is a very good chance that I would be successful in the election with Conservative party members. If there’s more than one candidate running by the end of Monday, party members will have the final say in an online vote, with a result due on Friday. In July, a ConservativeHome website survey of party members ranked Mordaunt second behind Defense Secretary Ben Wallace on who should be leader.

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Saying sorry about slavery — is that sufficient?

In so doing, he acknowledged that the legacy of slavery continued to generate “negative effects”, even if the Dutch had officially outlawed slavery in their possessions in 1863. The Dutch didn’t ban slavery in its territories until 1863, though it was illegal in the Netherlands. (Historians estimate that perhaps a third of all enslaved persons had died en route to their destinations.) Slavery across human historyOf course, slavery was not just something conjured up by the Dutch East and West Indies Companies — or by the other European nations engaged in this practice. But there is also the legacy of the Omani sultanates strung out all along the East African coast (more on that later).

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South African doctors stall Glencore’s mega settlement...

Gertler was, until 2017, a co-owner of Glencore’s DRC mines and was known for his close relationship with former DRC president Joseph Kabila. Glencore’s versionIn Glencore’s court filing setting out the corrupt activities it is settling for, the company explained how the DRC judge was paid off via the “DRC Agent”. Och-Ziff (now renamed Sculptor Capital Management) previously signed a settlement (similar to the Glencore one) related to bribes paid in African countries. “For more than a decade, Glencore has engaged in criminal and corrupt activities directed at Crusader DRC and the Hagens. The bigger question raised by the larger Glencore settlement is whether the net of accountability will extend to its former executives – and to the “DRC Partner”.

2 months ago Daily Maverick

SA’s intelligence watchdog is failing civil society: ho...

The office’s task is to monitor the crime intelligence division of the police, the State Security Agency, and the intelligence division of the national Defence Force. This includes resolving a range of civil society complaints about alleged intelligence abuses. Right2Know requested an investigation into these matters, as well as incidents suggesting monitoring and harassment of civil society by intelligence operatives. The High-Level Review Panel found that the State Security Agency’s “special operations unit” had put Right2Know and other civil society organisations, such as Greenpeace Africa, under surveillance. According to civil society complainants, the inspector-general’s office often gave them verbal reports, but failed to follow through with formal findings.

2 months ago Daily Maverick

Cyberattack sends derivatives trading back to the 1980s

London-based ION Trading UK had succumbed to a cyberattack. It was like being back in the 1980s, before electronic trading took off, or in the 1990s, when the web was just starting to change the world. A human error at the New York Stock Exchange set off violent price swings at the start of trading on 24 January. It wasn’t long before the 42 ION clients affected started reporting difficulties. Beyond clients who are directly affected, banks and brokers that are trading with them aren’t able to match off trades.

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Senior Boks based in Japan come to the rescue for Novem...

There are more senior Boks based in Japan these days than there are in Europe. Fighting for Boks based in EuropeNegotiations between SA Rugby and the relevant clubs in England, France and Ireland are continuing. They have a right to stop us from using their players outside of the window, but they don’t,” he said. Visit Daily Maverick’s home page for more news, analysis and investigationsWorst-case scenario avoidedFortunately, the team will have access to the nine Boks based in Japan. SA Rugby deserves credit for securing the release of the players based in Japan and improving the Boks’ chances of success on a challenging tour.

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