By InSight Crime Tareck El Aissami is a high-profile Venezuelan politician who was arrested on corruption charges. Over the course of his political career, he held senior posts in the administrations of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, including Executive Vice President of the Republic and Minister of Petroleum — positions from which he laid the groundwork
By EFSCRJ The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice has declared 2026 as the Year of Empowerment, with a strategic focus on empowering citizens and ensuring accountable leadership. This resolution is grounded in our conviction that democracy thrives only when citizens are informed, organized, and active, and when leadership is subject to the
By Priscille Biehlmann, Reuters Institute Newsrooms and humanitarian organizations have something in common: staff rarely join for the paycheck. They commit to demanding, sometimes dangerous work, usually for less pay than they could earn elsewhere. They put up with difficult hours, high stakes, and emotional strain, often because they are motivated by a desire to contribute
By:Markus Schmidt Just hours before the Virginia General Assembly was set to convene, Democrats on Tuesday held onto two House of Delegates seats in special elections, extending a winning streak that has followed a wave of legislative departures to fill key roles in Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger’s incoming administration. By 8 p.m., Democrat Gretchen Bulova defeated Republican
By Ida Jooste and Tanya Pampalone South Africa is a study in contrasts. And the 2026 public health agenda is no exception. Breakthrough HIV prevention medicine has arrived alongside US funding cuts. AI could revolutionise TB screening but drug resistance is climbing. New obesity drugs have launched but are unaffordable to nearly everyone. National Health Insurance (NHI)
