# The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas released footage today purporting to show two hostages seized during the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel alive in Gaza City late last month. The video shows one hostage in a car being driven through a neighbourhood with destroyed buildings, calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
# Beijing says it strongly opposes calls to put economic pressure on China, after US President Donald Trump urged European countries to do so over the war in Ukraine. China has never denounced Russia’s war nor called for it to withdraw its troops, and many of Ukraine’s allies believe that Beijing has provided support to […]
# Rugby: Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick brushed off the pressure of playing at Eden Park as they prepare mentally for the challenge that awaits them against the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship tomorrow. He says they focus more on rugby statistics rather than history because that’s not where a game is won or […]
# Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any Western forces deployed to Ukraine would be a legitimate target for Moscow’s army. This comes a day after Kyiv’s allies said they had committed to a troop presence in the event of a peace deal. Two dozen countries, led by France and Britain, pledged to join a […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile lewer vandag ‘n virtuele hoofrede by die Nasionale Ekonomiese Ontwikkelings- en Arbeidsraad, Nedlac se 30ste Jaarlikse Spitsberaad in Sandton. Die spitsberaad fokus op die bevordering van solidariteit, gelykheid en volhoubaarheid in die ekonomie en op die arbeidsmark. Sake-, arbeids-, gemeenskaps- en regeringsvennote sal kyk na werkersolidariteit, geslags- en rassegelykheid, en klimaatsvolhoubaarheid […]
# Cosatu het sy solidariteit uitgespreek met tien Suid-Afrikaners aanboord die Global Sumud-flottielje, die grootste siviele maritieme poging om die beleg van Gaza uit te daag. Die vakbondfederasie het die solidariteit van internasionale werkers geloof en Italiaanse vakbonde erkenning gegee vir hulle dreigemente om Europa tot stilstand te bring as die flottielje aangeval word. Zanele […]
# Die African Transformation Movement sê daar moet dringend ondersoek ingestel word na korrupsie binne die regbank teneinde openbare vertroue te herstel. Die party het Hoofregter Mandisa Maya geloof vir haar sterk standpunt oor geregtelike onafhanklikheid en gewaarsku teen politieke inmenging. ‘n Woordvoerder van ATM, Zama Ntshona, het kommer uitgespreek oor vertragings in uitsprake soos […]
# Rugby: Die Springbokke en die All Blacks het Wêreldrugby se versoek verwerp vir meer kontrasterende uitrustings in môre se verwagte rillerstryd in Auckland en verkies om in hulle tradisionele kleure te speel. Dit word beskou as respek vir ‘n jarelange tradisie, met die Bokke in hulle ikoniese Groen-en-Goud en die gashere in hul handelsmerk-swart […]
# ‘n Strand in Melbourne, Australië, is hierdie week snags in ‘n “eteriese gloed” gebaai danksy bio-luminessensie alge wat ‘n glinsterende, elektriese blou skakering aan die water en sand gee. Die mariene-ekoloog Richard Pensak het aan CNN gesê die algebloei, wat soms ook ‘n “seevonkeling” genoem word, verskyn gedurende die dag as ‘n helder pienk-oranje […]
