# Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention director-general Jean Kaseya says investments in pandemic preparedness must become permanent across the continent. This as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are battling an Ebola outbreak, with 263 reported cases and 43 confirmed deaths so far. Kaseya says epidemics weaken supply chains, trade, investment, and […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the capture of Beaufort Castle, near the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, as a decisive shift in its offensive against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group. The Israeli Defence Force stated that it had launched an operation in the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki area of southern […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa will host Kenyan president William Ruto on a State Visit to South Africa this week. Official talks at the Union Buildings in Pretoria will focus on strengthening political, economic and diplomatic ties between the two nations. The leaders are expected to discuss regional priorities and sign several agreements. Ramaphosa and Ruto […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa ontvang die week die Keniaanse president William Ruto op ‘n staatsbesoek aan Suid-Afrika. Amptelike gesprekke by die Uniegebou in Pretoria sal fokus op die versterking van politieke, ekonomiese en diplomatieke bande tussen die twee nasies. Die leiers sal na verwagting streeksprioriteite bespreek en verskeie ooreenkomste onderteken. Ramaphosa en Ruto sal ook […]
# Botsings tussen sokkerondersteuners en polisie regoor Frankryk het tot meer as 400 arrestasies gelei na die oorwinning van Paris Saint-Germain oor Arsenal in die Kampioeneliga-eindstryd. Duisende beamptes is ontplooi om onrus te bekamp wat bus-, trein- en spoordienste in die hoofstad Parys ontwrig het. Vuurwerke en fakkels is afgevuur, terwyl verskeie polisiebeamptes in die […]
# Clashes between football fans and police across France have led to more than 400 arrests following the victory of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final against Arsenal. Thousands of officers were deployed to curb unrest that disrupted bus, train and rail services in the capital Paris. Fireworks and flares were set off, while […]
# Die Amerikaanse weermag sê hy het gister ‘n aanval op ‘n vaartuig in die oostelike Stille Oseaan uitgevoer. Drie mans is dood in die tweede aanval binne twee dae. Die Amerikaanse Suidelike Bevel het in ‘n plasing op X gesê intelligensie het bevestig dat die vaartuig op dwelmsmokkelroetes in die oostelike Stille Oseaan gevaar […]
# The US military said it had carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific yesterday killing three men, the second strike in as many days. US Southern Command said in a post on X intelligence had confirmed that the vessel was transiting along narcotics-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific, engaged in […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has called for stronger regional cooperation to improve food security and agricultural resilience across Southern Africa. Speaking at a SADC ministers’ meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Steenhuisen warned that 58-million people in the region still face acute food insecurity despite improved harvests. The meeting focused on boosting agricultural production, climate […]
