Events of the Month
Events of the Month
Fighting continues in Ukraine after Russia invaded the sovereign country. Millions have fled and hundreds have been killed.
Heavy rainfall has ravaged Kwa-Zulu Natal. The death toll sits at well over 350, many more expected dead.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to the Supreme Court. She is the first woman of colour to hold the post.
Actor Johnny Depp has sued his ex-wife Amber Heard over an article she wrote about him in 2018 claiming he abused. Many have supported Depp after much evidence has come forward against heard.
Alito Leak
A leaked US Supreme Court draft has caused huge uproar over its proposed overturning of Roe V Wade, the 1973 abortion rights law.
South Africa is one of 35 UN nations to abstain on a vote which would condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The decision has been met with widespread criticism.
“Newspapers cannot be defined by the second word—paper. They’ve got to be defined by the first word—news.”
Arthur Sulzberg, Jr.