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Kith Owner Ronnie Fieg Launches Kin Foundation & Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives For 2021
Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
The normally quiet Upper East Side erupted into a street brawl between white supremacists and anti-fascists. Members of the Proud Boys, a white supremacist group with a violent history, allegedly attacked four Antifa protesters Oct. [...]
By Business Reporter PLATINUM producer Anglo America’s production slumped by 25% in the first half of 2020 due to lockdowns imposed in Zimbabwe and South Africa to contain the coronavirus scourge. The two countries have imposed national lockdowns since March this year due to the advent of the coronavirus pandemic, otherwise referred to as COVID-19. The pandemic, which has claimed more than 600 000 lives globally, has affected more than 2 500 in Zimbabwe with 34 fatalities. South Africa has more than 445 000 affected by the pandemic with more than 6 700 fatalities. President Emmerson Mnangagwa imposed a national lockdown on March 30 this year before easing restrictions. However, the upsurge in coronavirus infections has resulted in the Zimbabwean government tightening restrictions, which include a curfew between 6pm and 6am. “Operationally, total PGM production (expressed as platinum, palladium, rhodium, gold, iridium and ruthenium metal in concentrate, including joint ventures and third-party purchases) declined by 25% year-on-year in the first half to 1 619 900 ounces, mainly due to the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns in South Africa and Zimbabwe,” the platinum miner revealed in its interim report for the six months ended June 30 2020. It also revealed that total refined production, including tolling, declined by 46% to 1 246 900 ounces, as the temporary closure of the ACP and load-shedding in the first quarter impacted production. “Work is well under way to repair Phase A of the ACP, which is expected to be completed by the year-end. A cautious approach has been taken with the ongoing operation of the Phase B unit during this period, with increased monitoring likely to result in intermittent stoppages to inspect the plant until the repairs to Phase A are completed,” the mining outfit said. “As a result of the ACP process interruptions, there was a build-up of work-in-progress inventory of around 500 000 PGM ounces. It is expected that approximately 45% of this build-up in inventory will be released in the second half of 2020.” In line with the 25% decrease in mining production, the unit cost of production per PGM ounce increased by 26% to R12 555 (H1 2019: R9 951), the platinum miner said. Anglo American said at the end of June, production levels at its managed operations were at around 80% of normal capacity in aggregate, with expectations that this would increase to over 95% by the end of the year as it benefits from a high proportion of open-pit and mechanised production. “While the early stages of recovery are underway in many geographic regions, there remains a great deal of uncertainty, with limited visibility beyond a few months. Mine supply is expected to be sharply lower this year due to the impact of COVID-19, while global recycling volumes are expected to be less affected. PGM demand will be impacted by the decline in global car and commercial vehicle sales and production, weaker sales of platinum jewellery, and softer industrial demand,” Anglo American said. ”Despite the impact on demand, we expect platinu
MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says he and his public health team welcome the weekend curfew hours as an opportunity to control the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
“The holiday weekend [curfew] — in the eyes of the public health team, of course in deliberations, too, with the Cabinet which ultimately makes the decision — does provide an opportunity for a greater spread of the virus,” Dr Tufton said.
Dr Tufton said that the reasons behind the quarantining of some communities is based on an area being assessed as at-risk, and the public health team moving in thereafter without affecting the rest of the population.
Opposition spokesman on health, Dr Morais Guy said the Government has been referring to the need to “reopen” the economy, while ignoring that it would require guidance by data.
Dr Chang said that Jamaican public health officers have adopted a testing programme which is both efficient and better than most.
By Jasmine Butler – College students vs. Pandemic – It is no secret that the Coronavirus has brought challenges to not only to workers across the world, but, for campus life as we know it.
Carrington Johnson, a rising senior biology student at Florida State University, speaks about her cancelled internship this summer.
Journey Butler, a student at Florida State College at Jacksonville, testifies to her experience about taking her classes online.
I kept up with them on social media to make sure they were turning in their work and connected with them through our platform Moodle and via email.”
Dynasty Davis, a first year pre-nursing student at Florida State University, tells about her new hobbies that she discovered during her time at home in Jacksonville.
SCRANTON, United States (AP) — Endurance athlete Corey Cappelloni once ran six days through the Sahara Desert in what's considered the most grueling foot race on Earth.
Cappelloni spent seven days covering the distance from his home in Washington, DC, to the nursing home where 98-year-old Ruth Andres lives in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, arriving June 19 to cheers, flags and purple balloons, her favourite colour.
“Nana, you're a strong person,” Cappelloni said into a cellphone and microphone, as a nurse held up the other end of the line to Andres.
It also aimed to raise awareness about residents and caregivers in such facilities, many of which have been hit hard by the coronavirus, and to honour the lives lost, including Cappelloni's great-uncle Charles Gloman, who died May 11.
“She had some very rough days,” Cappelloni said that day in a video he posted online.
After nearly four years since Colin Kaepernick took his first knee, and several more high-profiled deaths of unarmed Black Americans by White police officers, the National Football League––in a roundabout way––has finally admitted their wrongdoings.
In a response to the recent nationwide events surrounding the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a statement via Twitter on behalf of himself and the NFL.
“We, the National Football League, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest,” said Goodell.
When he said that the nationwide protests “are emblematic of the centuries of silence, inequality and oppression of Black players, coaches, fans and staff”, it felt phony.
While this issue is the centerpiece of the recent nationwide protests, this describes what the has NFL done (and is doing) to their Black players, coaches, and staff.
The Debt Remains Unpaid
After failing to make an interest payment on a Eurobond which was due on Friday — making it Africa's first economy to default during the coronavirus pandemic, Zambia's central bank governor Christopher Mvunga said from Lusaka on Wednesday that the debt-ridden country last week could have paid $42.5 million towards its Eurobond liabilities.
He stated that the country deliberately chose not to do so in the spirit of fairness — as it wanted to treat all creditors equally, \"It is not that we could not pay. It's just that if we pay one creditor, then we need to pay all the creditors. So the decision that was undertaken, which was a conscious decision, is that we will not pay any of the creditors and we will treat all of them equally with the view that we will come up with a constructive, progressive, forward-looking plan on our debt sustainability which will allow us in the future to meet all our credit obligations.\"
Mvunga said that Finance Minister Bwalya Ngandu was engaging all creditors to negotiate the rescheduling of debt repayment.
Background
The government in September requested a six-month deferral on interest payments for three commercial Eurobonds worth 3 billion USD. However, it missed the 40 million USD interest payment due on one bond on October 14 which prompted ratings agency S&P to declare the country in default. The grace period which ended Friday was for payment on a 750 million USD Eurobond due to expire in 2022.
In spite of having the African continent's second-largest copper deposits, Zambia's external debt has surged to nearly 12 billion USD this year.
It turns out there are no silent nights in the Trump era. Even in the lead-up to Christmas, even in humiliating loss, even as Americans attempt reflection on what has been, for many, the worst year of their lives, President Donald Trump seems bent on maintaining an unrelenting pace of norm-smashing as his term concludes. No one expected him to […]
A GROUP of indigenous churches led by Zanu PF-aligned businessman Jimaya Muduvuri has called for a multi-sectoral dialogue to end the country’s economic woes, saying the anti-government protests planned for July 31 would only stoke political tension. BY PRECIOUS CHIDA The Zimbabwe Amalgamated Council of Churches’ dialogue call come at a time some citizens, backed by opposition political parties, were plotting to protest against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government on July 31. Zanu PF has threatened to ruthlessly crush the protests, accusing opposition parties, particularly the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance, of plotting to unconstitutionally remove Mnangagwa from power. Muduvuri said only dialogue could bring about peace and stabilise the economy, characterised by runaway inflation, shortages of goods and an unstable currency. “We are concerned that there are people who still believe that public protests and demonstrations are a viable method to resolve perceived national problems,” Muduvuri told journalists on Friday. “Our view is clear that protests and demonstrations, when used for purposes other than national interests and development, become less connected to the populace and do not add value to the consolidation of democratic processes.” The indigenous churches patron added: “There is no evidence that putting people on the streets will diminish the support for the President and the ruling party because all demonstrations ever achieve is sponsoring public disorder. “President Mnangagwa has kept his doors wide open for dialogue. He has demonstrated not once, but numerously, his willingness to build a nation based on consensus and unity of purpose. “We, therefore, believe that protests and demonstrations can and should never be used as a tool of political advocacy. “We, therefore, condemn outrightly and unreservedly this wanton propensity towards unbridled and thoughtless public demonstrations in the name of constitutional rights.”
Cameroon is marking its national day Wednesday under coronavirus restrictions and amid ongoing clashes between the military and anglophone separatists.
Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, broke his silence on the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday night in a televised address to mark the country’s national day.
He made no mention of the ongoing separatist conflict in western Cameroon that the U.N. says has cost more than 3,200 lives and displaced more military raised flags on public buildings Wednesday to mark the anniversary of a 1972 referendum for a unified state instead of the federal system agreed to when the country first gained independence.
Cameroon’s anglophone rebels refuse to honor national day, saying the referendum was unjust because it allowed the French-speaking majority to rule over them.
Ongoing clashes
Cameroon’s military said clashes with rebels this week killed at least six people, where separatists had called for a lockdown and vowed that national day would not be observed.
She said things like, whether or not they’d be raised religious, whether they’d opt for public or private school at various times of their lives – things like that – were things they talked about before getting pregnant. It seems so genius but also so obvious. Right? But a lot of parents don’t do it.
Black people across America are reconnecting to their roots – literally. Though large numbers of Black people have historically been excluded from land ownership, an emerging group of Black Americans are turning to gardening, farming and [...]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) The Bar Council of the Association of Guyana (BAR) has called on all political parties and other stakeholders to respect the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which is due to deliver its ruling that could have an effect on the official results of the disputed March 2 regional and general election.
By LORNE COOK and TAMARA LUSH Associated Press/ BNC Contributor On Tuesday, European countries decided to reopen to visitors from 14 countries, but not the U.S., where some of the states are now seeing surges in confirmed COVID-19 infections. The European Unions decision came a day after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey closed bars, gyms, movie theaters and water parks, and officials in Republican and Democratic strongholds alike mandated the wearing of masks. We have to remain vigilant and keep our most vulnerable safe, tweeted European Council President Charles Michel. The EU extended its ban on visitors not just from the []
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Pastor Michael Todd announced during a Sunday service that his church bought out Silhouette USA's entire stock for $65,000 and will donate the inventory to the Tulsa Boys' Home. Head inside for details.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his country has officially registered the world's first COVID-19 vaccine that offers \"sustainable immunity.\"
LIMA, (Reuters) - More than a dozen people were crushed to death or asphyxiated as partygoers tried to flee a Lima nightclub after it was raided by police for hosting a party in violation of coronavirus restrictions.
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DETROIT (AP) — When President Donald Trump refused to outright condemn white nationalists in this week’s presidential debate and urged... View Article
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