# Israel and the United States have condemned the attack near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul today, in which one gunman was killed and two injured during a shoot-out with police. The Israeli foreign ministry in a statement condemned the attack and thanked the Turkish security forces’ swift action in thwarting the attack. The US […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se Veiligheidsraad stem vandag oor ‘n afgewaterde voorstel om die heropening van die strategies-belangrike Seestraat van Hormoes naby Iran te versoek. Dit volg ná besware teen vorige konsepweergawes vanaf verskeie permanente lede met veto-reg, insluitend Frankryk, Rusland en China. Die jongste konsep moedig lande wat belangstel in die gebruik van kommersiële […]
# The United Nations’ Security Council is expected to vote today on a watered-down resolution calling for the reopening of the strategically-important Strait of Hormuz off Iran. This follows objections on multiple drafts from several veto-holding permanent members, including France, Russia and China. The latest draft encourages countries interested in the use of commercial maritime […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Binnelandse Sake sê daar is ʼn behoefte aan strenger afdwinging en aanspreeklikheid in die oorgrens-vervoersektor. Dit volg nadat ʼn bus op pad van Zimbabwe na Kaapstad die naweek op die N1 naby Bloemfontein voorgekeer is met 32 ongedokumenteerde buitelanders en 43 ander passasiers aan boord. Die voorsitter, Mosa Chabane, sê […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Home Affairs says there is a need for stricter enforcement and accountability within the cross-border transport sector. This comes after a bus travelling from Zimbabwe to Cape Town was found to be carrying 32 undocumented foreign nationals in addition to 43 passengers on the N1 near Bloemfontein over the weekend. […]
# Australië se mees bekroonde lewende soldaat is vir vermeende oorlogsdade aangekeer na ʼn ondersoek van vyf jaar. Die 47-jarige Ben Roberts-Smith staan tereg op vyf aanklagte van moord tydens sy dienstydperk in Afganistan tussen 2009 en 2012. Hy is voorheen beskuldig van moord op ongewapende burgerlikes as lid van die Australiese Spesiale Lugdiens. Roberts-Smith […]
# Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has been arrested over allegations of war crimes following a five-year investigation. The 47-year-old is facing five counts of the war crime of murder relating to his time serving in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. Roberts-Smith was previously accused in a defamation suit of murdering unarmed civilians […]
# Die ANC se sekretaris-generaal, Fikile Mbalula, sê Suid-Afrika sal nie geboelie word oor met wie hy wêreldwyd assosieer nie. Die land se beleid van onverbondenheid ontlok kritiek, veral omdat Suid-Afrika nie kant kies oor Rusland se inval in Oekraïne nie. Mbalula het tydens die Solomon Mahlangu-gedenklesing in Tshwane gesê die land sal nie swig […]
# ANC secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, says South Africa will not be bullied on whom to associate with globally. The country’s non-alignment policy has drawn criticism, especially for not picking a side in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at the Memorial Lecture on Solomon Mahlangu in Tshwane yesterday, Mbalula said the country’s policies will not […]
