# Union federation Cosatu says government’s extended fuel levy relief for May and June is a positive step forward. This is to cushion consumers from the international oil price spike and the fiscal pressures facing the country. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says more relief may be needed if the Middle East conflict continues. He says they fear […]
# US president Donald Trump says the history and bond between America and the UK is a friendship unlike any other on Earth. He hosted King Charles the Third and Queen Camilla for a state dinner at the White House on Tuesday evening. Trump said the relationship between the two countries is a true story […]
# Koning Charles die Derde het gister ʼn geskiedkundige toespraak voor die Amerikaanse Kongres gelewer. Hy het die belangrikheid van die verhouding tussen die Verenigde Koninkryk en Amerika beklemtoon, diversiteit en vrede aangemoedig en multilaterale instellings geloof. Dit was die eerste koninklike toespraak voor die Kongres sedert dié van koningin Elizabeth die Tweede in 1991. […]
# The GOOD Party has welcomed government’s decision to extend the fuel levy relief until June 2nd, cushioning consumers from steep fuel price increases. Earlier this month, the National Treasury announced a temporary three-rand reduction in fuel levies. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the impact of the US attack on Iran on oil prices, […]
# Die Zambiese regering het ʼn heroorwegingsaansoek by die Gautengse Hooggeregshof ingedien. Dit sal ʼn hofbevel uitdaag wat beveel dat oudpresident Edgar Lungu se oorskot aan die Two Mountains-lykshuis in Pretoria oorhandig word. Die Zambiese regering het verlede week die Hooggeregshof-bevel van Augustus 2025 uitgevoer wat hom die reg gee om Lungu se oorskot na […]
# King Charles the Third delivered a historic speech to the US Congress on Tuesday, highlighting the importance of the UK-US relationship, championing diversity and peace, and praising multilateral institutions. This was the first royal address to Congress since Queen Elizabeth the Second in 1991. The British monarch told lawmakers that the UK-US alliance must […]
# Die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate sal volgende maand aan die OPUL- en OPUL+-groepe van groot olieproduserende nasies onttrek, wat ‘n einde maak aan sy lidmaatskap van meer as 50 jaar. OPUL is in 1960 gestig om die belange van groot olie-uitvoerders te beskerm deur produksie te koördineer om bestendige inkomste vir sy lede te verseker. […]
# The Zambian government has filed a reconsideration application in the Gauteng High Court. This is to challenge a court order which directed the return of former president Edgar Lungu’s remains to the Two Mountains mortuary in Pretoria. Last week, the Zambian government executed the August 2025 High Court judgment that entitled it to repatriate […]
# The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+ groups of major oil-producing nations next month, ending its membership of over 50 years. OPEC was formed in 1960 to defend the interests of major oil exporters by coordinating production to ensure steady revenue for its members. UAE Energy minister, Suhail Mohamed al-Mazrouei, says […]
