# DA leader John Steenhuisen says the new 30-percent US tariff on South African exports will be a devastating blow to the economy. He warned it could also mark the end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade agreement. Steenhuisen says key industries like agriculture, manufacturing, and mining will be hardest hit. DA spokesperson […]
# Die tweede dag van die 43ste Suider-Afrika Vervoerkonferensie vind plaas in Pretoria met die fokus op lugvaart, en mik om 42 miljoen lugrederypassasiers teen 2029 te bereik. Die geleentheid bring beleidmakers en akademici bymekaar om volhoubare vervoer te bevorder, met besprekings oor die intergrasie van hommeltuie in tradisonele lugruime. Bedryfskenners sê hoewel wetgewing oor […]
# The second day of the 43rd Southern African Transport Conference is underway in Pretoria, with key focus on aviation, aiming to reach 42-million airline passengers by 2029. The event brings together policymakers and academics to boost sustainable transport, with discussions on how to integrate drones into traditional airspace. Industry experts say despite drone laws […]
# ‘n Beskadigde vragskip is in die Rooi See aangeval nadat Houthi-rebelle van Jemen ‘n maandelange stilstand in hul teisteringsveldtog van die noodsaaklike maar onbestendige seeroete beëindig het. Die Liberiese massa-draer Eternity is aangeval kort nadat die Irans-gesteunde Houthis aanspreeklikheid aanvaar het vir ’n vroeëre aanval op ’n ander vragskip, die Magic Seas. Die Houthi’s […]
# A damaged cargo ship is under attack in the Red Sea, after Yemen’s Huthi rebels ended a months-long lull in their harassment campaign of the vital but volatile waterway. The Eternity, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, first came under attack yesterday, shortly after the Iran-backed Huthis claimed responsibility for an earlier assault on another cargo […]
# Israel se eerste minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sê hy het president Donald Trump van Amerika vir die Nobel-prys vir Vrede benoem. Die twee leiers het gister in Washington ontmoet, die eerste keer sedert Amerika se aanvalle op Iran se kernprogram. Netanyahu het Trump se pogings geloof om vrede in die Midde-Ooste te bewerkstellig en sê […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die 30-persent handelstarief wat Amerika op Suid-Afrikaanse uitvoere gaan instel, is nie ʼn ware voorstelling van beskikbare handelsdata nie. Hy sê 56-persent goedere kom Suid-Afrika binne teen ‘n nul-persent-tarief as begunstigde nasie en 77-persent Amerikaanse goedere word met nul-persent-invoerbelasting ingevoer. Die president verwelkom dit dat die Amerikaanse regering sê die […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has nominated US president Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The two leaders met in Washington yesterday for the first time since the US launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme. Netanyahu has commended Trump’s efforts to end conflicts in the Middle East, saying he fully deserves […]
# Die Europese Kommissie het ‘n Padkaart tot Natuurkrediete bekendgestel. Dis bedoel om privaat beleggers aan te spoor tot optrede wat die natuur beskerm en bewaar, en erkenning te gee aan diegene wat dit doen en daarin belê. Die kommissie sê natuurkrediete sal bestaande openbare befondsing vir bioverskeidenheid aanvul. Hy beklemtoon klimaatrisiko’s veroorsaak groter versekeringskoste en […]
