Many years ago, I was invited by Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi to attend the Shaka Day celebrations in Natal. I was one of a handful of whites. Thousands of Zulus in their traditional garb, swayed, danced and sang praise songs to the great 19th-century warrior king, Shaka kaSenzangakhona, who made his …
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Protests erupted in several cities in Iran’s Khuzestan Province late on Thursday night, continuing into Friday. Droves of people could be seen marching through the streets, chanting their need for drinking water, with some shouting, “we’re thirsty! We want water!” While the protests were mostly peaceful, some demonstrators in the …
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A poll released on Wednesday by Bright Line Watch and YouGov reveals that a large portion of Americans from across the US want their regional area to secede from the union, with southern Republicans and West Coast Democrats apparently the most dissatisfied with the status quo. In total, 44% of …
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That’s according to Etienne de Poncins, the French ambassador to Ukraine. De Poncins has been in his role since 2019. Speaking to Ukrainian news website TCN, the ambassador noted that Kiev must follow the roadmap provided for it by NATO if it wishes to officially be put on a Membership …
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Research conducted by state-owned pollster WCIOM also discovered that older Russians are less likely to drink than younger citizens, with 51% of those over the age of 60 declaring themselves to be teetotallers. The number of non-drinkers in Russia has been increasing over time. Just 10 years ago, in 2011, …
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“We have contacts with another country that I hope will come to fruition in the next few days,” Israeli health minister Nitzan Horowitz told local Channel 13 News on Sunday. The health minister didn’t name the country in question, saying that it could undermine the ongoing negotiations on the vaccine …
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The Fourth of July is the celebration of the founding of the nation back in 1776, when the Declaration of Independence from Britain was approved. The day is marked by fireworks, parades, picnics, and parties across the country, and it is meant to bring people together. Independence Day, however, is …
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“Today, flying the flag from the back of a pickup truck or over a lawn is increasingly seen as a clue, albeit an imperfect one, to a person’s political affiliation in a deeply divided nation,” the Times said in an article on Saturday, the eve of the US Independence Day …
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That’s according to Moscow news agency Interfax, which asked tournament organizer UEFA about the possible postponement of matches in St. Petersburg. Russia’s second city is playing host to seven games in this year’s tournament, with five already played. On Wednesday, the Gazprom Arena will see Sweden play against Poland and, …
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In the Angus Reid Institute poll released on Monday, 54% of women under age 35 were ready to condemn Canada as racist, while only 21% of men over 55 agreed. Young women, in fact, were even more likely than non-whites to take a negative view on race relations. The survey showed that …
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