(2024-09-04). Govt to Overhaul Policies Impacting Primary Sector to Boost Farming and Free Up Rural Economy. devdiscourse.com The New Zealand Government is set to review and update national policy directives affecting the primary sector, as part of its broader effort to reduce regulatory burdens and shift decision-making from Wellington to local communities.
(2024-09-04). International Tourism Continues Recovery, Contributing $11.6 Billion to NZ Economy. devdiscourse.com Results from the latest International Visitor Survey (IVS) confirm that international tourism is steadily rebounding, contributing significantly to New Zealand's economy. According to Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt Doocey, the survey reveals that in the June quarter alone, international tourism added $2.6 billion to the economy, marking a 17 percent increase from the previous year.
(2024-09-04). Councillors equipped with digital skills. sanews.gov.za Councillors equipped with digital skills | The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has launched the inaugural Broadband and Digital Skills for Municipalities Programme in Polokwane, Limpopo. | Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi told participants at the launch that the time is ripe for government to equip councillors with digital skills in order to propel the use of technology to service the nation and grow the economy. | The Broadband and Digital Skills for Municipalities Programme launch drew councillors from the length and breadth of Limpopo and digital expe…
(2024-09-04). Kamala Harris to unveil $50,000 tax deduction for new small businesses. aljazeera.com US Democratic nominee's proposal is latest effort to erase Donald Trump's polling advantage on economic issues.
(2024-09-04). SA to transform economy into manufacturing hub. sanews.gov.za SA to transform economy into manufacturing hub | By Nosihle Shelembe
Beijing, China – President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is working towards transforming the economy by turning the country into a "manufacturing hub". | "We plan to move from being a large importer of manufactured products to being a major exporter," the President said on Wednesday. | Addressing the South Africa-China Business Forum on the occasion of the State Visit to China, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Chinese companies will find there are innumerable business opportunities to manufacture products in South Africa using the count…
(2024-09-04). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-09-04). N.J. American Water launches reusable water bottle filling station grant program. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? New Jersey American Water is The public water utility has set aside $25,000 to build 12 stations in its service areas statewide, prioritizing communities of color, economically disadvantaged neighborhoods and towns with a…
(2024-09-04). Himachal CM Promises Timely Salaries Amid Economic Concerns. devdiscourse.com Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu addressed the assembly on Wednesday, tackling concerns about delayed salaries and pensions for state employees. Assuring members of the Vidhan Sabha, Sukhu committed to releasing salaries and pensions on the 1st of each month starting next cycle, highlighting the government's efforts towards fiscal prudence and financial discipline.
(2024-09-04). Government welcomes positive GDP growth. sanews.gov.za Government welcomes positive GDP growth | Government has welcomed the country's positive economic growth, as reflected in the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. | According to data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the GDP increased by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2024, following a 0.0% growth in the first quarter. | On expenditure, real GDP rose by 0.5% in the second quarter, an improvement from the 0.1% decrease in the first quarter of 2024. Household consumption emerged as the largest positive contributor to overall growth, demonstrating the renewed confidence and spending power of S…
(2024-09-04). South Africa to launch plan to facilitate the entry of tourists from China and India. tvbrics.com 
The project is aimed at boosting South Africa's economic growth…
(2024-09-04). Owen Hatherley: Labourism: In and Against? newleftreview.org Owen Hatherley on Andy Beckett, The Searchers. Interlinked portraits of the Labour Party's Bennite bloc, from 1968 to the Corbyn leadership.
(2024-09-04). Iain Duncan Smith's notorious DWP think tank already lobbying Labour government. thecanary.co 
Notorious dark money think tank the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) — founded by former head of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Iain Duncan-Smith — is at its old lobbying tricks again. Now of course, it has turned its main attention towards Labour as the new party in power. Notably, just weeks ahead […] | By
(2024-09-04). BBC caught spouting propaganda for the yoons in the Labour government. thecanary.co 
Many people considered the BBC not a public service broadcaster, but a mouthpiece for successive Conservative Party governments. Of course, this couldn't be further from the truth — as a convenient piece of propaganda on behalf of the Labour government shows. The subject? Great British Energy. BBC: pushing the yoons over Great British Energy BBC […] | By
(2024-09-04). Australian Labor PM now as unpopular as his hated Liberal-National predecessor. wsws.org Another media poll indicates deepening disaffection with both Labor and the Coalition.
(2024-09-04). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente" telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
(2024-09-04). Ugandan CEOs encouraged to front collaboration to foster sustainable leadership. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top Ugandan CEOs have been encouraged to collaborate and adopt a collective approach toward achieving sustainable stewardship of their respective entities. This call was made during the launch of 15th edition of the Annual CEO Forum, held in Kampala yesterday. The forum, held under the theme "Only One Earth," brought …
(2024-09-04). Thousands flood New York City streets for Palestine. workers.org 
New York City On Labor Day, Sept. 2, day 331 of Israel's genocide, thousands of people gathered at Union Square in New York City in an outpouring of rage against the U.S.-backed massacres of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Palestinian activist Neerden Kiswani, standing above the banner, speaks . . . |
(2024-09-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Pregnancy is no picnic when it comes to listeria. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you're planning a Labor Day gathering outdoors, remember that food safety is important for everybody, but it is especially important if you're expecting. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can change a pregnant person's immune system, making her more susceptible to contracting foodborne illness.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, discusses the risks associated with listeria and what summertime foods should be avoided by those who are expecting….
(2024-09-04). Norway wealth fund may divest from firms supporting Israel. newarab.com 
The Council on Ethics for the world's largest sovereign wealth fund sent an Aug. 30 letter to the finance ministry, seen by R…
(2024-09-04). Who runs SUNY? We run SUNY! workers.org 
On May 1, a large contingent of anti-imperialist and pro-Palestine protesters marched on and attempted to establish an encampment on the University at Buffalo's North Campus to protest the ongoing genocide in occupied Palestine and to demand the university divest, boycott and sanction Israel's financial and institutional ties. (workers.org/2024/05/78728/). The . . . |
(2024-09-04). Turkey police arrest 'Mossad's financial network chief'. newarab.com 
Turkish police have arrested a suspect believed to have been transferring money to operatives from Israel's The suspect, identified as Liridon Rexhepi from Kosovo, entered Turkey on 25 August, and was detained last Friday and formally arrested on Tuesday, The report said he had confessed during interrogation that he conducted the money transfers. | "[He] was transferring money t…
(2024-09-04). Caspian Impact Investments and BlackSoil Capital Announce Strategic Merger. devdiscourse.com NBFC firm Caspian Impact Investments and BlackSoil Capital have announced their merger following approvals from their respective boards, as per a joint statement.
(2024-09-04). We want justice: The renewed struggle for safety and freedom for women in India (plus Reclaim the Night and Win the Day: The battle for gender justice). links.org.au 
The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has triggered a massive people's assertion in West Bengal powered by a remarkable women's initiative called 'Reclaim the Night'.
(2024-09-04). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
(2024-09-04). Paris Olympics 2024: Celebration Capitalism Around the Eiffel Tower. counterpunch.org 
(2024-09-04). VW workers must prepare for industrial action to oppose factory closures and layoffs. wsws.org The IG Metall union and its works council reps have helped VW devise the "Performance" plan, to be used to slash thousands of jobs. This corporate united front is preparing to push through its attacks against the resistance of the workforce.
(2024-09-04). Overriding strike vote by 33,000 Boeing workers, IAM bureaucrats schedule vote on non-existent contract. wsws.org What is worse, the IAM is prepared to even override a "no" vote to enforce the contract through an undemocratic technicality.
(2024-09-04). Killing Bazaars: The Land Forces Expo Down Under. counterpunch.org 
Between September 11 and 13, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) will play host to a bazaar of networking and deal making as part of a show that really ought to be called The Merchants of Death Down Under. And the times for these merchants are positively bullish, given that total global military expenditure exceeded US$2.4 trillion
(2024-09-04). Sri Lanka: SEP presidential candidate speaks to media, public meetings. wsws.org The SEP is the only party warning of the dangers of world war and fascism and advancing a socialist alternative to massive IMF austerity.
(2024-09-04). As Classes Start, Universities Begin A New Wave Of Repression of Palestine Solidarity. socialistproject.ca 
(2024-09-03). China issues guidelines to promote service trade with opening up. ecns.cn China's State Council has unveiled a set of guidelines to promote high-quality development of trade in services with high-standard opening up.
(2024-09-03). Third Front Opens in West Bank as Israeli Economy Shuts Down After Deaths of Six Hostages. bylinetimes.com 
The bodies of six Israeli hostages, retrieved from one of Hamas' tunnels in the The country shut down for most of Monday as recriminations between the families of the hostages, Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, the Israeli ceasefire negotiating team and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his extremist allies, reverberate with the future of his coalition. | Simu…
(2024-09-03). Faustin-Archange Touadera: "Xi's Vision of Community with Shared Future Resonates with African Countries:" libya360.wordpress.com CGTN In a country facing numerous socioeconomic challenges, the path toward peace, security and reconciliation has been of paramount importance. Looking forward, development and modernization are now becoming a priority, and cooperation with #China plays a substantial and ever-increasing role. In this edition of Leaders Talk, CMG's He Yanke sat down in Bangui with Faustin-Archange…
(2024-09-03). Thousands attend book fair in Haitian capital. america.cgtn.com 
Haiti's largest book fair took place in early August, in Port-au-Prince drawing thousands of visitors. | The event offered a rare moment of unity and celebration, despite the nation's struggles with gang violence and economic hardship. | CGTN's Harold Isaac reports.
(2024-09-03). Iraq debates exit from 1963 Arab Economic Unity Pact. newarab.com 
(2024-09-03). Will We Soon See a BRICS Currency? De-dollarization is a Reality. thesiriusreport.com 
We assess the current status of the BRICS currency and explain why de-dollarization is a reality.
(2024-09-03). Representatives of more than 40 countries arrive in Vladivostok to participate in Eastern Economic Forum. tvbrics.com 
BRICS expansion was one of the topics of the first day of the Eastern Economic Forum…
(2024-09-03). What the Chicano Movement can teach us about organizing Latinos today. therealnews.com 
With Donald Trump continuing to demonize immigrants, especially immigrants from Latin America, and with Republicans calling for "Mass Deportation Now," Latinos in the US find themselves in the crosshairs of a national debate over immigration, border policy, racism, and economic justice. What can the Chicano Movement of the 20th century teach us about how to combat attacks on Latinos and other marginalized groups today? Last week, to mark the 54th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium, The Marc Steiner Show hosted a retrospective panel on the role of the Chicano Movement in building an anti-imperialist front…
(2024-09-03). UAE's Minister for Climate Change and Environment emphasises importance of BRICS partnership in carbon markets. tvbrics.com 
The UAE has invested $50 billion in renewable energy projects in more than 70 countries…
(2024-09-03). In the Battle Against Inflation, We Have Already Gone the Last Mile. cepr.net Peter Coy had a somewhat bizarre column in the New York Times yesterday warning us that even though we have gotten rid of most of the pandemic inflation with little rise in unemployment, "any further decline in inflation may not be as painless." The column highlights a new paper by Gauti Eggertsson, one of the …
(2024-09-03). Starmer's purges of Labour have mutated into the arrest of Palestine supporters. strategic-culture.su 
Britain's authoritarian new prime minister is expanding the scope of already draconian laws to redefine his critics as 'supporters' of terrorism | ‚ùóÔ∏èJoin us on , , and . | Contac…
(2024-09-03). Starmer's pick Evans to stand down as Labour general secretary. skwawkbox.org 
Anonyvoter concerns, massive data breach and Evans's part in cover-up of 'sadistic and criminal' abuse of Muslim women not expected to be an obstacle to peerage Keir Starmer's hand-picked Labour general secretary David Evans, who infamously said that "representative democracy should as far as possible be abolished in the Party", is to step down at …
(2024-09-03). Cornell Has Driven Up Local Cost of Living. Workers Had No Choice But to Strike. truthout.org After two weeks on strike at Cornell University, the United Auto Workers (UAW) members who comprise the university's service and maintenance staff have returned to work after Labor Day weekend. The school semester has already started amid the strike, with students receiving occasionally frozen box lunches, faculty being asked to bring their own food, and the university asking for volunteer labor… |
(2024-09-03). On Labor Day, Harris slams Trump's anti-worker record. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT and PITTSBURGH—From blocking overtime benefits for workers to cutting taxes on the rich, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris spent Labor Day first in Detroit and then in Pittsburgh slamming the anti-worker record of her Republican foe, former president and current felon Donald Trump. She contrasted Trump's record of disdain for workers with the labor …
(2024-09-03). What to watch for in the post-Labor Day campaign sprint. whyy.org For the first time in two months, the presidential election is actually set. | There are sure to be lots more surprises — and nail biting — to come, though. | Here are five themes and questions to think about for this fall: | 1. Don't stress about the polls: | This is the time of year when people who already know who they are going to vote for begin to get nervous and start becoming amateur horse-race poll watchers. | Stop it. | Survey research exists, and it's largely pretty good. NPR keeps an eye on it and even conducts our own to get a better sense of how people are feeling about the candid…
(2024-09-03). Union Challenges Government Order That Sent Rail Contract Talks To Binding Arbitration. popularresistance.org Montreal — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference is refusing to take no for an answer. | The union, which represents 9,300 locomotive engineers and conductors on Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, has filed appeals challenging the decisions that led to binding arbitration being imposed on their failed contract talks with the railways. | The union argues that the decisions — made on Aug. 22 by the labor minister just hours after an unprecedented work stoppage shut down freight rail traffic in Canada, and then affirmed by the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Aug. 24 — stripped…
(2024-09-03). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente" telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
(2024-09-03). Israel's Main Labor Union Calls Strike To Pressure Netanyahu. popularresistance.org Israel's largest labor union, the Histadrut, has called a general strike that will start Monday to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas. | The decision to hold a strike came after the Israeli military recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages who were held in Gaza. "We must reach a deal. A deal is more important than anything else," said Arnon Bar-David, the head of Histadrut. "We are getting body bags instead of a deal." | According to Axios, the strike will almost completely shut down the country. Many private sector companies announced…
(2024-09-03). 10,000 Hotel Workers Strike at Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton for Raises, Fair Workloads & Respect. democracynow.org 
About 10,000 hotel workers with the union UNITE HERE went on strike across the United States over the Labor Day long weekend to fight for raises, fair workloads and respect in the workplace. The multiday strike affects Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott hotels in several major cities, including Boston, San Francisco and Seattle. We speak with striking worker Rebeca Laroque, who has worked as a room attendant for over 12 years at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut, and UNITE HERE Local 2 President Lizzy Tapia in San Francisco. "We're working hard, and then the money they pay, you cannot afford nothing…
(2024-09-03). China opens laboratory to provide advanced meteorological services to the energy industry. tvbrics.com 
This is an essential step towards building a new, more sustainable energy system in the country…
(2024-09-03). Unions Need to Get More Serious About Organizing. inequality.org 
On Tuesday, the AFL-CIO hosted its second annual "State of the Unions" Labor Day event. According to Liz Shuler, President of the AFL-CIO, unions are "on the rise," "battle-tested," and "building organizing capacity" like never before. Maybe, but what do the data really tell us about the health and vibrancy of organized labor in 2024 and its …
(2024-09-03). Collaborative effort uncovers rare meteorite in the Eastern Cape. sanews.gov.za Collaborative effort uncovers rare meteorite in the Eastern Cape | A significant meteorite that fell in the Eastern Cape last month has sparked a collaborative scientific investigation involving several leading universities.
The event, witnessed by residents from different locations, has led to the recovery of a rare meteorite fragment, provisionally named the "Nqweba Meteorite" after the nearby town of its discovery.
On 25 August 2024, residents from Garden Route, the Karoo, and provinces of the Western Cape and Free State observed a bright blue-white and orange streak of light in the sky.
(2024-09-03). Building A Labor Movement In The United States To Win Worker Rights. popularresistance.org For Labor Day, Clearing the FOG speaks with Rand Wilson, a long time labor organizer who began his career with Tony Mazzocchi and the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union and who has been involved in many campaigns to build worker power in the United States. Wilson speaks about the current challenges for workers, including the way contracts are negotiated, labor laws that prohibit strikes, antiquated union structure and union busting by employers. He comments on the call by UAW for a general strike on 2028 and he describes a new campaign, CHIPS Communities United, and what people can do to support workers where…
(2024-09-03). Turkey police arrest 'Mossad's financial network chief'. newarab.com Turkish police have arrested a suspect believed to have been transferring money to operatives from Israel's The suspect, identified as Liridon Rexhepi from Kosovo, entered Turkey on 25 August, and was detained last Friday and formally arrested on Tuesday, The report said he had confessed during interrogation that he conducted the money transfers. | "[He] was transferring money t…
(2024-09-03). Zelensky Faces Backlash in Ukraine After Kursk Raid Weakened Donetsk Frontline. globalresearch.ca Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has faced a barrage of criticism from soldiers, lawmakers, and military analysts over the rapid advances made by the Russian army in Donbass since Kiev launched its incursion into Russia's Kursk region, the Financial Times reported….
(2024-09-03). Rents May Already be Falling. cepr.net 
Edward Glaeser had an interesting column in the NYT this morning which offered some useful suggestions for increasing housing construction and reducing rents. However, in making his case he does get the recent course of rental inflation seriously wrong. The piece tells readers: "It will take a forceful solution to address such a big problem. …
(2024-09-03). On a Highway to Hell: Nuclear Weapons Offer an Illusion of Security. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca Nuclear weapons offer an illusion of security. By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift from deterrence to employment, there will be a scenario where the U.S. will use nuclear weapons. And then it's lights out. | * | An interesting thing …
(2024-09-03). Groups Urge UK to Go Further After It Suspends 30 of 350 Arms Licenses to Israel. truthout.org The U.K. is suspending 30 arms export licenses to Israel, the country's foreign minister announced Monday, citing the "clear risk" that Israel would use the weapons to commit grave violations of international law amid Israel's genocide in Gaza and raid on the occupied West Bank. Foreign Minister David Lammy told parliament that the decision to suspend 30 of the U.K.'s 350 arms licenses to… |
(2024-09-03). 'David Lammy's Token Move on Israel Arms Licences is no Answer to Genocide — It's a Form of Denial'. bylinetimes.com 
the UK is suspending around thirty arms export licences to Following Yet, as
(2024-09-03). Report reveals grim picture of environmental crisis in Africa. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) The State of the Climate in Africa 2023 Report underlined the urgent need to increase investment in adaptation to climate resilience, after revealing a grim picture of the environmental crisis on the continent, it was released today.
(2024-09-03). Israel Kills 4 in Strike on Gaza Aid Convoy Led by US-Based Group. truthout.org Israeli forces killed four people in an attack on a humanitarian aid convoy organized by a U.S.-based group on Thursday, the day after the World Food Programme announced that another Israeli attack earlier that week was forcing it to suspend movements for safety reasons. The aid convoy organized by U.S.-based nonprofit American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera) was carrying food and fuel to a… |
(2024-09-03). Bernie Sanders: We need to end starvation wages in the U.S. plenglish.com Washington, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) We need to end starvation wages in the United States and achieve living wages, Senator Bernie Sanders wrote in an article reproduced in digital media.
(2024-09-03). We've Organized for Palestinian Liberation for Years. Here's What We Learned. truthout.org Left movements are engaged in some of the hardest work there is — politically, emotionally and spiritually — because it involves changing peoples' perceptions of the world, fighting against a status quo that is accepted as a given. That is true for abolitionists, for queer and trans people fighting for their rights, for the Land Back movement, and for all those fighting against capitalism. |
(2024-09-03). Killing Bazaars: The Land Forces Expo Down Under. dissidentvoice.org Between September 11 and 13, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) will play host to a bazaar of networking and deal making as part of a show that really ought to be called The Merchants of Death Down Under. And the times for these merchants are positively bullish, given that total global military expenditure …
(2024-09-03). The conflict in Sudan has devastated health and healthcare systems. peoplesdispatch.org Since the beginning of the civil war in Sudan, the Sudanese people have experienced serious challenges in receiving proper health care. "The health sector has already been weak and fragile since 1979, when former Sudanese President Jaafar Nimeiri adopted the instructions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the Sudanese government to refrain from providing main services including health and education to the Sudanese people to achieve devolution," said Dr. Ihssane Fagiri, leading member of the Doctors' Sector of the Communist Party, member of the Sudanese Women's Union, founding member of the No to Women's…