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With Democrats set to take control of the House, they are making plans to use their majority not only to advance legislation but also to ramp up congressional oversight. California Rep. Robert Garcia is expected to become the new chairman of the House Oversight Committee. He says Democrats have plans to move quickly with a series of investigations. Garcia jo

Two weeks after his uncharacteristically spicy comments on the demise of BioWare, Spector's anger clearly has not subsided.

While the government proposes holding municipal officials and politicians personally liable for wasting public money, the continued expenditure associated with Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s position exposes a troubling accountability gap at the highest levels of leadership.

When Donald Trump began his second term as president, Silicon Valley gratefully embraced moral nihilism. Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and more collectively donated millions to Trump's inauguration fund to ensure his favor in a new era of gangster tech regulation. Meta overhauled its content policy to allow calling gay people mentally ill and women property. El

The United Nations’ global head of humanitarian issues is praising Canada for helping the world’s most vulnerable even as he calls for accountability for the wars driving suffering worldwide. “Canada has become a humanitarian superpower,” Tom Fletcher said in an exclusive interview with The Canadian Press during a Monday visit to Ottawa. “I really hope […]

Bosa mayoral candidate Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster says growing hopelessness among Johannesburg residents reflects years of poor service delivery, failing infrastructure and a lack of political accountability. She promises a results-driven administration focused on merit-based leadership, improved municipal services, transparent governance and restoring residents’

The Republic of Fiji Military Forces commander has taken a stand against keeping immunity provisions for past coup makers as Prime Minister Rabuka pushes constitutional change.

<p>WASHINGTON: Pakistan has warned that the Taliban continue to allow terrorist groups to operate from Afghan soil, as a UN human rights expert urged member states not to normalise relations with the Kabul regime without verifiable improvements in human rights.</p> <p>Addressing the UN Human Rights Council’s interactive dialogue on Afghanistan on Thursday ev

The House of Reps Committee on University Education has demanded accountability from VCs of federal universities over the use of funds and poor infrastruct Read More: https://punchng.com/reps-demand-accountability-from-vcs-decry-poor-infrastructure/

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- Family members of foreign victims of the deadly 2022 ...

Jairam Ramesh also said that an engineer associated with the temple construction claimed that he was removed for raising a matter related to alleged financial irregularities

OPINION: Voting is an honour to those who fought for the right to have a say.

After Elon Musk's SpaceX temporarily throttled Starlink satellite communication system in Ukraine, Sen. Thom Tillis joined the growing number of Republican lawmakers speaking out against it. "I get it's a private company, but they're playing into military space, geopolitical space," Tillis said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. "There's got to be so

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3333,w_5000/743376' alt='A view of the scene of a deadly shooting attack at the Yehuda Junction checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron, where two Israeli soldiers were murdered and three others wounded by Palestinian gunmen the previous day, Oct

MSMER-2023 withdrawal removes overlapping procedures, eliminates duplication, says NMC; medical activists say the move dilutes regulatory oversight, will ultimately put patients at risk

In her latest documentary, ‘Miss Representation: Rise Up,’ the filmmaker and First Partner of California argues that tech platforms and AI tools have been weaponized to silence women’s voices.

Elon Musk's decision to restrict Ukrainians' access to the SpaceX satellite network has sparked concern over how much power tech owners hold. CBS News contributor and Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman has more.

The Department of Social Development has been ordered to reinstate former communications chief Lumka Oliphant, dismissed during Sisisi Tolashe’s tenure as minister, and pay her more than R1.53m in backpay.