State of the nation address

5th State of the Nation Address

MINISTERIAL PERFORMANCE CONTRACT SIGNING “At the end of the financial year, each CS will receive a performance report card reflecting their ministry's achievements. This scorecard will carry recognition, rewards, and sanctions which will be applied without fail. Excellence, integrity, and efficiency will be rewarded. Failure, negligence and misconduct will invite corrective action.” William Ruto, President

Suspected robbers reportedly robbed accident victims on Tuesday in the Oolo axis, en route to Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The Nation learned that all the occupants of the vehicle involved in The post Suspected robbers rob accident victims in Oyo appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.

North Korea on Sunday criticized the United States and the United Nations for having raised the issue of Pyongyang's human rights problem recently at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the regime's missile provocation, according to the North's state media.On Friday, the U.S. co-hosted an informal meeting highlighting the human rights violations in the reclusive nation at the UNSC. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also condemned the North's recent test-launch of an…

We hear a great deal these days about the right’s hostility to “identity politics.” In this framing, the election of 2016 was a populist backlash of ordinary voters against an aberrant left too concerned with narrow questions about niche groups and out of touch with the troubles of Middle Americans. The good news is that it simply isn’t true that identity politics represents the end of America or of liberal democracy. Nor is it true that identity politics began on the left, or that the Klan…

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a crucial speech at George Washington University, emphasizing the importance of maintaining stable relations between the United States and China. Blinken's address highlighted the necessity of avoiding misunderstandings and miscalculations that could potentially escalate into conflict. In his speech, Blinken underscored the shared responsibility of both nations in managing their differences in a manner that promotes peace and cooperation…

Eight European Union member states, including Germany, France, and the UK, have jointly called for a re-evaluation of the bloc's policies towards Syrian refugees. They argue that the current approach is unsustainable and has led to "pull factors" that encourage migrants to embark on perilous journeys to Europe. The EU is under mounting pressure to address the ongoing migration crisis as thousands of individuals continue to arrive at its borders in search of safety and improved livelihoods…

The South Korean government ordered an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol. The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday that the travel ban is due to the The post President Yoon banned from leaving South Korea appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.

This was a live blog and updates as they happened appear in full below. 15:40 Gigaba ends his speech with thanks to Ramaphosa (and Zuma) and a bit of