# Germany’s conservatives who are set to lead the next government says that the country should quickly reintroduce compulsory military service. Head of the CDU/CSU bloc that won last month’s elections, Friedrich Merz, has argued that in the era of US president Donald Trump, Europe will have to better handle its own security. The defence […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê die klagte van hoogverraad wat die Valke teen AfriForum ondersoek, is ongeregverdig en polities gemotiveerd. Die party voer aan die ANC, en nie AfriForum nie, moet ondersoek word vir sy rol in staatskaping, wat Suid-Afrika skade berokken het, insluitend die jarelange misleiding van die publiek. Die VF Plus se leier, […]
# The EU has warned that US tariffs on Canada and Mexico threaten transatlantic economic stability and risk disrupting global trade, urging Washington to reverse course. Stinging US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods came into effect as a deadline to avert President Donald Trump’s levies passed without the nations striking a deal. European Commission […]
# The US government says it is considering scrapping more than 928-million-rand in contracts with New York’s Columbia University over allegations it failed to protect Jewish students. The prestigious Ivy League institution found itself at the centre of a firestorm last year over claims of anti-Semitism triggered by campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. […]
# US President Donald Trump has suspended military aid to Ukraine, heaping pressure on Kyiv to agree to peace negotiations with Russia. The move comes just days after a stunning public clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump, who is seeking a rapid end to the war. Russia said the suspension of US-Ukraine aid […]
# Suid-Afrika sal na verwagting op 31 Maart analoog-TV afskakel, maar kommer neem toe oor vertragings. Broadcast Media Africa berig kontrakteurs waarsku teen ‘n tekort aan digitale dekodeerderbokse, lae installasiefooie en die diefstal van toestelle. Die proses word verder bemoeilik deur betalingsvertragings aan installeerders. eMEDIA, die eienaars van eNCA en etv, het ook met ‘n […]
# Golf: The 115th South African Open will be played at Stellenbosch Golf Club, with the Cape’s fourth oldest golf club hosting the national Open for the second time in its history at the end of February 2026. Stellenbosch Golf Club hosted the SA Open in 1999 when local favourite David Frost won the title […]
# South Africa’s economy grew by 0,6-percent in the fourth quarter of 2024, following a decrease of 0,1-percent in the third quarter. Despite much less load-shedding during 2024, the annual growth was only 0.6-percent compared to 0.7-percent in 2023. Fourth quarter growth was mainly driven by 17.2-percent growth in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry. […]
# Die Nasionale Raad van Dierebeskermingsverenigings sê hy is toenemend bekommerd oor die ontstellende toename in inhoud wat wreedheid teenoor diere uitbeeld en aanlyn in die land gedeel word. Sanam Naran van die raad sê mense wat geneig is tot sekere persoonlikheidsversteurings, kindertrauma of geestesgesondheidsprobleme is meer geneig om dié gedrag te openbaar. Sy sê […]
