# US president Donald Trump has threatened to bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant every time Iran targets a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. He has previously threatened to target Iranian civilian infrastructure. This comes after the US military launched strikes on Tehran for the 11th consecutive night on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Iran says […]
# FNB says inflation risks remain despite recent declines in oil prices, as ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East could still push up fuel and energy costs. The bank expects inflation to ease slightly this month but warns that uncertainty remains high. FNB economist Ame Muller expects the South African Reserve Bank to raise […]
# A new study has found that about 77-thousand fewer children worldwide received US-supported HIV treatment in the year to October 2025 following changes to American foreign aid. The study that comes ahead of the Sunday’s AIDS 2026 conference in Brazil, found a 14-percent year-on-year decline in paediatrics HIV treatment. Researchers say the sharpest drops […]
# Trade union Solidarity has urged the South African Reserve Bank not to raise interest rates further when its Monetary Policy Committee meets this week. According to the union, June’s increase in inflation to five-percent was mainly caused by higher fuel prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East, rather than strong consumer demand. […]
# ‘n Nuwe studie het bevind ongeveer 77-duisend minder kinders het wêreldwyd in die jaar tot Oktober 2025 VSA-gesteunde MIV-behandeling ontvang na veranderings aan Amerikaanse buitelandse hulp. Die studie op die vooraand van die VIGS 2026 -konferensie wat Sondag in Brasilië plaasvind, het op ‘n jaargrondslag ‘n afname van 14-persent in pediatriese MIV-behandeling gesien. Navorsers […]
# FNB sê inflasierisiko’s bestaan steeds ondanks onlangse dalings in oliepryse, aangesien voortdurende geopolitieke spanning in die Midde-Ooste steeds brandstof- en energiekoste kan opstoot. Die bank verwag inflasie sal hierdie maand effens daal, maar waarsku die onsekerheid is steeds hoog. Die FNB-ekonoom, Ame Muller, verwag die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank sal die terugkoopkoers met nog 25 basispunte […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit het die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank gevra om rentekoerse onveranderd te hou wanneer sy Monetêre Beleidskomitee hierdie week vergader. Volgens die vakbond is die inflasiestyging tot vyf-persent in Junie hoofsaaklik veroorsaak deur hoër brandstofpryse wat met die konflik in die Midde-Ooste verband hou , eerder as sterk verbruikersvraag. Theuns du Buisson van Solidariteit […]
# Die Afrika-sentrums vir Siektebeheer en -voorkoming het Amerika gevra om Ebola-verwante reisbeperkings na Uganda op te hef. Die organisasie se direkteur-generaal, Jean Kaseya, het tydens ‘n konferensie in Accra gesê hy het aan die Amerikaanse minister van Gesondheid, Robert F. Kennedy Junior gesê daar is geen rede om die maatreëls te handhaaf nie. Uganda […]
# The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has called on the US to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda. Speaking at a conference in Accra, director-General Jean Kaseya said he had written to US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arguing there was no reason to maintain the measures. Uganda has reported no […]
