# Burgerlike samelewingsgroepe doen ‘n beroep op die minister van Minerale en Petroleum Hulpbronne, Gwede Mantashe, om ‘n voorgestelde ooreenkoms rakende ‘n olie-ontginningsblok op see in die Oranje-kom te verwerp. Die South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Coalition, Masifundise Onrtwikkelingstrust, Natural Justice en die Climate Justice Coalition sê die oordrag van ‘n 38-persent-belang en beheer […]
# Civil society groups urge Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe to reject a proposed deal involving an offshore oil block in the Orange Basin. The South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Coalition, Masifundise Development Trust, Natural Justice and the Climate Justice Coalition say the transfer of a 38-percent stake and control to Israeli […]
# Handgeskrewe notas deur Mahatma Gandhi is vir ‘n rekordbedrag van byna 28-miljoen-rand by ‘n veiling in Indië aan ‘n onbekende persoon verkoop. Die versameling van 688 handgeskrewe nabetragtings is oor twee jaar deur Gandhi geskryf vir sy hegte vriend en vryheidsvegter, Anand Hingorani. Dit dek onderwerpe soos waarheid, nie-gewelddadigheid, diens en morele verantwoordelikheid, en […]
# Handwritten notes by Mahatma Gandhi have sold to an unidentified buyer for a record amount of almost 28-million-rand at an auction in India. The collection of 688 handwritten reflections was written by Gandhi over two years for his close associate and freedom fighter, Anand Hingorani. It covers subjects including truth, non-violence, service and moral […]
# Die rand het gister tot onder 16 rand teenoor die dollar versterk en sy sterkste vlak sedert die begin van die Iran-oorlog bereik. Die geldeenheid is aangemoedig deur ‘n swakker Amerikaanse dollar en verdere winste in die goudprys. Reuters sê die dollar het in vroeë handel teen ongeveer 16-rand-5 sent verhandel, terwyl News24 berig […]
# The rand strengthened to below 16-rand against dollar yesterday, reaching its strongest level since the start of the Iran war. The currency was boosted by a weaker US dollar and further gains in the gold price. Reuters says the dollar was trading at about 16-rand-5-cents in early trading, while News24 reports it briefly moved […]
# Brittanje se Weerkantoor sê die ontwikkelende El Niño-weerpatroon kan die sterkste ooit in menseheugenis word. Voorspellings dui daarop dat see-oppervlaktemperature in die Stille Oseaan later vanjaar met meer as drie grade Celsius bo die gemiddelde kan styg. El Niño kan weerpatrone wêreldwyd ontwrig en die risiko van droogte, swaar reën en uiterste temperature verhoog, […]
# Britain’s Met Office says the developing El Niño weather pattern could be the strongest in living memory. Forecasts suggest sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific could rise more than three degrees Celsius above average later this year. El Niño can disrupt weather patterns worldwide, increasing the risk of drought, heavy rain and extreme temperatures, with […]
# Die Zimbabwiese president Emmerson Mnangagwa sê infrastruktuurontwikkeling moet ‘n prioriteit bly in die versterking van ekonomiese samewerking met Suid-Afrika. Mnangagwa het tydens die Suid-Afrika-Zimbabwe bi-Nasionale Kommissie gevra vir die versnelde konstruksie van ‘n derde Limpopo-brug om handel en migrasie te verbeter. Hy het die vordering met die Beitbrug-eenstopgrenspos verwelkom en gevra vir sterk optrede […]