# Standard Bank says South Africa’s interest rate outlook will largely depend on global oil prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions, particularly the impact of the Iran conflict. Economist Elna Moolman says while inflation rose slightly to 3.1-percent in March, it remains close to the South African Reserve Bank’s new three-percent target. According to Moolman, if […]
# Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway, after US president Donald Trump indefinitely called off attacks with no sign of peace talks restarting. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reports the Revolutionary Guards had seized two vessels for maritime violations and escorted them to Iranian shores. It […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, sê twee-miljoen dosisse bek-en-klouseer-entstof het in Suid-Afrika aangekom, en sal binnekort in provinsies versprei word. Hy sê dis deel van ‘n groter poging om die uitbreking te beperk en ‘n siektevrye status te herwin om rooivleis-uitvoermarkte te heropen. Bykomende entstofdosisse is ook uit Argentinië bekom, hangende goedkeuring. Entstowwe […]
# Pope Leo used the last full day of his four-nation African tour to speak out against wealth inequality. He urged believers in Equatorial Guinea to bridge the gap between rich and poor. The pontiff, who has attracted the ire of US president Donald Trump after becoming more outspoken against war and despotism, also visited […]
# Die onderwysersvakbond SADOU veroordeel die doodmaak en ingevaarstelling van Palestynse skoolkinders in die besette Wesoewer, insluitend ‘n 14-jarige wat gister in al-Mughayyir doodgeskiet is. Woordvoerder Nomusa Cembi kritiseer ook die gebruik van traanrook teen kinders in Umm al-Khair. Sy vra dat skole beskerm moet word as veilige ruimtes, en vir onafhanklike ondersoeke en toerekenbaarheid:
# Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says two million doses of the foot and mouth disease vaccine has arrived in South Africa, with distribution to provinces set to begin soon. He says this is part of a wider effort to contain the outbreak and regain disease-free status to reopen red meat export markets. Additional vaccine […]
# Amnestie Internasionaal waarsku die wêreld is op die randjie van ‘n gevaarlike nuwe era, aangevuur deur magtige state, korporasies en anti‑regte‑bewegings se aanvalle op multilateralisme, internasionale reg en menseregte. ‘n Jaarverslag oor die stand van die wêreld se menseregte toon misbruik in 144 lande gedurende 2025. Sekretaris-generaal Agnès Callamard sê die mensdom word aangeval […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union condemns the reported killing and endangerment of Palestinian school learners in the occupied West Bank, including the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old near al-Mughayyir yesterday. Union spokesperson Nomusa Cembi also criticised the use of tear gas against learners in Umm al-Khair. Cembi called for schools to be protected […]
# Die Chinese president Xi Jinping sê Beijing is gereed om Afrikalande te help met die ekonomiese onrus van die Amerikaans-Israelse oorlog teen Iran. Afrikalande maak baie staat op brandstof-invoere, voedsel en kunsmis, en daar is tans wêreldwye ekonomiese skokke wat voortspruit uit die sluiting van die Straat van Hormoes. Xi sê China en Afrika, […]
