New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation - At her peak she was a domestic force, but her government has been steadily sliding in the polls over the last year
“It’s about time. She’s wrecked the economy and food prices have skyrocketed,” said Esther Hedges from Cambridge on New Zealand’s north island. Christina Sayer, 38, said Ardern was “the best prime minister we have had”. The stress of the job has been evident, with Ardern showing a rare lapse of poise last month when she was unwittingly caught calling an opposition politician an “arrogant prick”.
“I am not leaving because I believe we cannot win the next election, but because I believe we can and will,” she said. Ardern was the second prime minister in the world to give birth while in office, after Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto in 1990.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New Zealand PM Ardern announces shock resignationThe 42-year-old - who steered the country through natural disasters, the COVID pandemic, and its worst-ever terror attack - said she no longer had 'enough in the tank'.
Read more »
SA plans new emergency law to fast-track new power capacity | BusinessSouth Africa’s National Energy Crisis Committee, a body run by the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa, expects record power outages to ease as measures put in place, including a new law to fast-track plant development, take effect. | News24_Business
Read more »
6 best small business ideas for 2023New year, new you: here are six ideas for setting up your own business in 2023.
Read more »
Sink or swim for bleary-eyed BlitzboksThe Blitzboks will not only have to cope with the time difference and massive home support but also blending in a raft of new players at the New Zealand Sevens this weekend.
Read more »