# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa reiterates its firm commitment to the creation of a contiguous Palestinian State existing peacefully and side by side with the State of Israel, alongside the 1967 borders. He was speaking at the two-state solution conference on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly […]
# United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has warned that the principles of the organisation are under assault as never before. He delivered a speech to the General Assembly in New York on Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the UN. Guterres says from eradicating smallpox to healing the ozone layer to preventing a […]
# Cricket: Pakistan women beat South Africa by six wickets in the third and final ODI in Lahore, with the visitors clinching the three-match series 2-1. Left-arm spinner Nashra Sandhu claimed career-best figures of six wickets for 24 runs, as South Africa were bowled out for 115. In reply, Sidra Amin scored an unbeaten half-century as […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says, amidst trade negotiations with the US, the government must prepare for all scenarios by accelerating trade diversification efforts. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and members of Congress in Washington last week, to strike a trade deal. BLSA CEO Busiswe Mavuso […]
# The EFF says Helen Zille does not have an understanding of the City of Johannesburg’s complex issues and how to fix them. Zille is the DA’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg ahead of next year’s local government elections. If elected, Zille, at 74 years old, would become the oldest Johannesburg mayor in the country’s democratic […]
# National Treasury has confirmed that Finance minister Enoch Godongwana will table the medium-term budget policy statement on November 12th. Traditionally tabled in October, the medium-term budget policy statement is an opportunity for the minister to make revisions to the national budget and allocate additional money where needed. Treasury says due to the lateness of the […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare het die 50-duisend-rand vergoeding wat aan een van sy lede toegeken is verwelkom, nadat hy onregverdig oor die hoof gesien is vir ‘n skoolhoofpos by ‘n hoërskool in Limpopo. Die Kommissaris van die Raad op Arbeidsverhoudinge in die Onderwys het bevind die provinsiale Onderwysdepartement het onregverdige arbeidspraktyke gevolg toe die […]
# Frankryk en Saoedi-Arabië bring vandag talle wêreldleiers byeen om steun vir ‘n tweestaatoplossing te werf, met verskeie van hulle wat na verwagting ‘n Palestynse staat formeel sal erken. Israel en Amerika boikot die beraad. Die Amerikaanse administrasie het gewaarsku teen moontlike gevolge vir diegene wat stappe teen Israel neem, insluitend teen Frankryk, wie se […]
# Die Hongkongse lugredery, Cathay Pacific, sê hy verwag om meer as 500 vlugte te kanselleer wanneer die Supertifoon Ragasa na verwagting die Chinese finansiële spilpunt tref. Passasiersvlugte wat by en vanaf Hongkong Internasionale Lughawe aankom, sal môre gehok word en vlugte weer teen Donderdag hervat word. Ragasa kruis die seestraat van Luzon tussen suidelike […]
