# President Cyril Ramaphosa will officiate and co-launch the opening of the Senqu Bridge in Mokhotlong, Lesotho, today. He will be joined by Lesotho’s prime minister, Samuel Matekane, and His Majesty King Letsie The Third. The Presidency says the inauguration of the 2.4-billion-rand bridge represents a landmark achievement under Phase Two of the Lesotho Highlands […]
# Israeli settlers are subjecting Palestinians to sexualised violence and other forms of gender-based abuse across the West Bank. This is according to a new report by the West Bank Protection Consortium titled, “Sexual violence and forcible transfer in the West Bank”. At least 16 cases of conflict-related sexual violence attributed to Israeli settlers and […]
# President Donald Trump het Dinsdag gedurende ‘n onderhoud aan CNBC gesê hy wil nie die wapenstilstand met Iran verleng nie. Hy het gesê die VSA is in ‘n sterk onderhandelingsposisie en sal eindig met wat hy ‘n goeie ooreenkoms noem. Washington is vol vertroue dat gesprekke met Iran in Pakistan sal voortgaan, en ‘n […]
# Die Franse ambassadeur in Suid-Afrika, David Martinon, sê enige moontlike staatsbesoek aan Frankryk deur president Cyril Ramaphosa berus by die twee presidensies. Dit volg na berigte dat die Franse president Emmanuel Macron moontlik ‘n uitnodiging sal rig nadat Suid-Afrika se uitnodiging na die G7-beraad teruggetrek is. Martinon het gepraat in die aanloop tot die […]
# President Donald Trump told CNBC in an interview on Tuesday that he did not want to extend a ceasefire with Iran. He added the US was in a strong negotiating position and would end up with what he called a great deal. Washington has expressed confidence that talks with Iran will go ahead in […]
# Bykans agt-duisend mense het verlede jaar op migrasieroetes gesterf of verdwyn, met seeroetes na Europa wat die dodelikste is en baie slagoffers en die vaartuie waarop hulle was, wat net spoorloos verdwyn het. Die Internasionale Organisasie vir Migrasie sê meer as vier uit elke 10 sterftes en verdwynings het op seeroetes na Europa plaasgevind. […]
# French Ambassador to South Africa David Martinon says any possible state visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa to France is still under discussion between the two presidencies. This follows reports that French president Emmanuel Macron may extend an invitation after South Africa’s invitation to the G7 summit was withdrawn. Martinon spoke ahead of the Africa […]
# Nearly eight-thousand people died or disappeared on migration routes last year, with sea routes to Europe the deadliest and many victims lost in invisible shipwrecks. The International Organization for Migration says more than four in every 10 fatalities and disappearances came on sea routes to Europe. The West African route northwards accounted for one-thousand-200 […]
# Afrika se grootste lugredery, Ethiopian Airlines, koop ses bykomende Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner-stralers om sy langafstandvlugte oor Afrika en na Amerika, Europa en Asië uit te brei. Groep-uitvoerende hoof Mesfin Tasew het na ‘n ondertekeningseremonie in Boeing se hoofkwartier naby Washington gesê ses keuses is omgeskakel na vaste bestellings nadat hulle vroeër 20 nuwe 787’s […]
