US holds talks with President Nicolás Maduro amid energy crisis and other stories

Today we look at the meeting between Venezuelan President Maduro with US officials, the killing of a leader of South Africa’s shack dwellers’ movement, and more

March 09, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the meeting between Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and US officials after President Biden imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia; the killing of a leader of South Africa’s Abahlali baseMjondolo, Ayanda Ngila, amid repeated attacks on the movement’s eKhenana occupation; the strike by over 3,000 teachers and support staff in the city of Minneapolis, US to demand a better wage, mental health support for students, and other issues; and another major fire at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh leaving 2,000 people homeless.