Former South African President Thabo Mbeki said Monday that he had neither ordered prosecutors to stop cases involving apartheid-era crimes nor struck secret deals to shield former security officers from justice.

Human Rights Watch accuses the Malian army, its Russian allies from Africa Corps, as well as armed and jihadist groups, of committing serious violations of international law against civilians. The NGO is calling for urgent action from the African Union.

Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia. PHOTO/ IISD/ENB – Mike Muzurakis. By PATRICK MAYOYO Governments gathering for the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference face a critical test: whether international commitments to halt and reverse the destruction of nature can be translated into measurable progress before the end of the decade. The conference, which opened in Yerevan, Armenia, today, will host the first global review of collective progress in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Adopted in 2022, the agreement sets out 23 targets for 2030 and four long-term goals for 2050. The review comes at a pivotal moment. Although countries have made progress in establishing national biodiversity commitments, implementation remains uneven. The global assessment of biodiversity action brings together national reports and other evidence to examine how far countries have progressed towards the framework’s objectives. The challenge for delegates is t...

Secretary-General of the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, expected to attend the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17). By PATRICK MAYOYO United Nations human rights experts have urged governments to accelerate action to halt global biodiversity loss, warning that slow implementation of internationally agreed targets risks undermining conservation efforts and leaving vulnerable communities exposed to environmental harm. Ahead of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), that starts in Yerevan, Armenia, tomorrow (October 19), the experts called on States to place human rights at the centre of biodiversity policies, including the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. They stressed that protecting nature must go hand in hand with safeguarding the rights, livelihoods and participation of the people who depend on it. The experts expressed c...

A Kaspersky-commissioned survey highlights how relatives and friends help older people use technology. For South African banks and digital-service providers, the findings raise practical questions about accessibility, customer support and account control.

Virgin Atlantic plans to increase Johannesburg–London Heathrow services to ten weekly flights from December 2026 until late March 2027. Daily Airbus A350-1000 operations return on 25 October.

Collins Opara and the Abuja test of representation Labor leadership, professional education, and the demanding work of federal office. prof MarkAnthony Nze A serious candidacy deserves more than applause. It deserves an examination of the public record and the duties of the office. EDITORIAL STANDARD Claim · Evidence · Uncertainty · Accountability Assessment date: October […]

✠  Tagline  ✠ For his silver jubilee, Rev. Fr. Dr. Kenneth A. C. Nwaimo has asked that every gift become a graduate scholarship for someone else, 250 in all. This opening installment follows the priest from the seminary at Okpala to Rome and New York, and maps the fifteen conversations ahead. Rev. Fr. Dr. Kenneth A. C. […]