# Die nuutaangestelde ANC provinsiale taakspan in KwaZulu-Natal het belowe om die party te versterk en sy invloed in die provinsie te herstel. Die taakspan het op hul eerste nuuskonferensie die verbintenis tot die beginsels van die Vryheidsmanifes herbevestig en gesê ‘die mense sal regeer’. Die koördineerder, Mike Mabuyakhulu, sê die taakspan beywer hom om […]
# Canada has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation against the United States over president Donald Trump’s dramatic tariff increases. A WTO official confirmed to AFP that Canada initiated dispute proceedings yesterday against the US on the additional tariffs, following a similar complaint filed by Beijing over fresh US levies on Chinese goods. […]
# Die DA in Gauteng versoek die provinsiale regering om self toesig te hou oor munisipale waterherstelwerk om verdere waterverliese te voorkom. Ten spyte daarvan dat die Vaaldam se vlakke tot 97,73-persent gestyg het, veroorsaak die verouderde infrastruktuur, insluitende die verbrokkelende asbestospype, noemenswaardige watervermorsing. Nico de Jager van die DA vra vir lekopsporingprogramme en die […]
# China set an ambitious annual growth target of around five-percent, vowing to make domestic demand its main economic driver as an escalating trade war with the United States hit exports. Beijing also announced a rare hike in fiscal funding, allowing its budget deficit to reach four-percent this year as it battles stuttering employment for […]
# One of Thailand’s main airlines, Bangkok Airways, is suspending flights between Bangkok and Mae Hong Son because of poor visibility caused by air pollution. Air pollution spikes between December and April in Thailand as farmers burn stubble to prepare land for the next crop season. The smog was expected to make visibility too poor […]
# The parent company of Instagram and Facebook, Meta, is launching a facial recognition tool to detect scam adverts featuring images of celebrities in Britain, the European Union and South Korea. Fake adverts featuring doctored images of celebrities are widespread on social media, often luring users into sharing personal information or sending money. If a […]
# Mexico will hit back at US president Donald Trump’s tariffs with retaliatory duties of its own. President Claudia Sheinbaum says there was no reason or justification for Trump to impose the 25-percent tariffs despite Mexico’s collaboration in efforts to tackle drug smuggling. She says her country will always seek a negotiated solution and she […]
# Soccer: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique hailed the work done by Liverpool boss Arne Slot. He says Slot had built an almost perfect team since taking over from Jurgen Klopp. Two of Europe’s best sides this season meet tonight as PSG host Liverpool at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of their […]
# Soccer: French police say Liverpool’s Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain today was not classed as high risk. The last 16 first leg tie at Parc des Princes is the first time Liverpool returns to Paris since the 2022 Champions League final against Real Madrid at the Stade de France was plunged into chaos. […]
