# China’s National Bureau of Statistics says there are more external instability and uncertainty factors that have contributed to the economy growing at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter of 2026. Gross domestic product figures show the world’s second-largest economy grew by 4.3-percent, which falls short of expectations for 4.5-percent growth. This comes off […]
# Die minderheidsleier in die Amerikaanse Huis van Verteenwoordigers, Hakeem Jeffries, gaan ‘n voorgestelde wysiging van die Republikeinse verteenwoordiger Thomas Massie teenstaan wat alle Amerikaanse hulp aan Israel sal beëindig. Die huis stem vandag daaroor. Indien dit aanvaar word, skakel dit jaarlikse Amerikaanse hulp van 54,08-miljard-rand aan Israel uit, insluitend nie-veiligheidsverwante bystand wat tussenpersoonlike samewerking […]
# The Department of Health says science, not fear, is guiding South Africa’s preparations for a possible Ebola outbreak. Although no cases have been confirmed locally, authorities are strengthening surveillance and response measures as outbreaks continue in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says 12 private and 24 public hospitals have […]
# The minority leader of the US House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, will oppose Republican representative Thomas Massie’s amendment that would cut off all American assistance to Israel. The house will vote on the proposed amendment today, which would eliminate the 54.08-billion-rand in annual US assistance to Israel, including non-security aid that funds people-to-people cooperation […]
# Oekraïne het in Junie die hoogste maandelikse aantal burgerlike ongevalle sedert April 2022 gesien. Volgens die Verenigde Nasies se Moniteringsending vir Menseregte in Oekraïne is minstens 293 burgerlikes verlede maand dood en een-duisend-990 beseer, wat die aantal burgerlike sterftes vir die jaar tot dusver op byna een-duisend-400 te staan bring. Die ongevalle is 37-persent […]
# June saw the highest monthly number of civilians killed and injured in Ukraine since April 2022. According to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, at least 293 civilians were killed and one-thousand-990 injured last month, taking the number of civilian deaths for the year to date to nearly one-thousand-400. The casualties […]
# Die Europese Unie het sy internasionale ondersteuning vir Palestyne verskerp met die bekendstelling van die “Team Gaza Initiative”. Spanje, Frankryk, Denemarke, die Verenigde Koninkryk, Duitsland, Noorweë, Finland, Italië, Nederland, Japan, Switserland, Swede, België, die Wêreldbank en die Europese Beleggingsbank is deel van die veldtog. Minstens 73-duisend Palestyne is volgens berigte in die Israeli-Hamas-oorlog dood. […]
# Die adjunkminister in die Presidensie verantwoordelik vir Beplanning, Monitering en Evaluering, Seiso Mohai, sê Suid-Afrika gaan voort met pogings om armoede, ongelykheid en werkloosheid te verminder, met volhoubare industrialisering, klimaatsveerkragtigheid, voedselsekerheid, energie-oorgang en maatskaplike beskerming wat bevorder word. Hy het Dinsdag die algemene debat van die Verenigde Nasies se Hoëvlak Politieke Forum oor Volhoubare […]
# The European Union has stepped up its international support for Palestinians through the launch of the “Team Gaza Initiative”. Spain, France, Denmark, the UK, Germany, Norway, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, the World Bank, and the European Investment Bank are taking part in the initiative. In total, the Israeli-Hamas war has killed […]