Massive declines in the agricultural, transport and retail sectors have dragged the South African economy into recession after nearly a decade of growth. It is a huge blow to President Ramaphosa’s controversial reforms. GDP in the second quarter contracted by 0.7 percent compared to the first three months of the current year. South African national currency, the rand, extended declines against the US dollar to more than two percent as government bonds fell after the released data. Source RT
A Greek-managed tanker was hit by a mine in Saudi Arabia, while the explosion caused extensive damage to the tanker.
An explosion damaged the Agrari tanker off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, near the border with Yemen, according to a private insurance company. Source Greek City Times
A Pennsylvania state court issued an injunction Wednesday blocking any potential further certification of election results in the state, pending a hearing to be held Friday.
The order from Judge Patricia McCullough comes in the case brought by Pennsylvania voters including Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., in which they allege that a state law allowing for no-excuse absentee voting violated the Pennsylvania constitution, which outlines specific cases where absentee voting is allowed. Source FoxNews
In “S ***** P ***”, rapper Maka makes particularly shocking remarks. The music video for the song was broadcast on YouTube on November 12 and has nearly 27,000 views as of Wednesday. The rapper’s words directly refer to the assassination of Samuel Paty , this 47-year-old teacher was beheaded during the conflict in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines) on October 16, by a terrorist. Source Actu17
