# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says his government stands ready to intensify trade talks with the US in the coming weeks. President Donald Trump has imposed a 50-percent tariff on a wide range of goods imported from Canada, in retaliation for what he calls unequal treatment of American cars, alcohol and dairy products. Carney […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies is bekommerd oor die Irans-gesteunde Houthi-rebelle in Jemen se hernude dreigemente teen Saoedi-Arabië, asook vryheid van beweging in die belangrike Rooi See-skeepsroetes langs die Jemeense kus. ‘n Volledige sluiting kan olievoorraad met sewe-persent verminder. Die Houthi’s het ‘n maritieme embargo teen Saoedi-Arabië ingestel uit vergelding vir die versperring van hawens en […]
# The United Nations has expressed concern over fresh threats by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia, and freedom of navigation in the crucial shipping lanes of the Red Sea along Yemen’s coast. A full closure of Bab el-Mandeb could cut global oil supply by seven-percent. The Houthis’ armed forces have imposed a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia, in […]
# Amerika se weermag het gisteraand sy tiende agtereenvolgende vlaag aanvalle op Iran uitgevoer. President Donald Trump het Teheran gewaarsku dat hy sterk vergelding moet verwag nadat Amerikaanse soldate onlangs dood is. Amerika se Sentrale Bevel sê die jongste aanvalle was gemik op Iran se militêre bevelsentrums, maritieme vermoëns, missiel- en hommeltuig-lanseerpersele en lugafweerstelsels. Hy […]
# Die Departement van Gesondheid het aangekondig dat mense uit die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo en Uganda wat na Suid-Afrika reis, voor hul vertrek ‘n gesondheidsvraelys moet voltooi weens die Ebola-uitbreking. Die uitbreking is die vinnigste groeiende Ebola-epidemie ooit en het reeds die lewens van 930 mense in DRK, twee in Uganda en een in […]
# Die minister van Verdediging en Militêre Veterane, Angie Motshekga, sê Suid-Afrika sal nie betrokke raak by die konflik tussen Amerika en Iran nie, en bly by sy onverbonde buitelandse beleid. Die regering hou vol dat die land ʼn beleid handhaaf wat gebaseer is op soewereine gelykheid, wedersydse respek en nie-inmenging. Minstens drie-duisend-468 mense is […]
# President Donald Trump van Amerika het 50-persent-tariewe ingestel op ʼn reeks Kanadese produkte. Dit wissel van alledaagse verbruikersitems soos wyn en hokkiestokke tot nywerheidsprodukte soos sement en elektriese ware. Hy sê dis weens Kanada se diskriminerende hantering van Amerikaanse uitvoerprodukte soos voertuie, suiwel en alkohol. Die nuwe tariewe sluit energie-produkte, vis, noodsaaklike minerale en […]
# The Department of Health has announced that people travelling to South Africa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda will have to complete a health questionnaire before travelling, due to the Ebola virus outbreak. The outbreak, which is the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic on record, has claimed the lives of 930 people in […]
# The US military launched its tenth consecutive round of strikes on Iran yesterday evening. This comes after president Donald Trump warned Tehran of strong retribution after the recent deaths of American soldiers. The US Central Command says the latest strikes hit Iranian military command centres, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air […]
