# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says claims of a so-called white genocide in South Africa are baseless and politically motivated. This follows reports that the Trump administration plans to prioritise white Afrikaners for refugee status in the US. DIRCO spokesperson Chrispin Phiri says the narrative misrepresents the country’s crime problem and undermines […]
# The UN’s human rights chief has condemned US military strikes on vessels allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean and Pacific, saying the lethal attacks violate international law and amount to “extrajudicial killing”. More than 60 people have reportedly been killed in US strikes since early September. Volker Türk called on Washington to halt the […]
# One of America’s most popular travel hubs, Orlando Airport, came close to cancelling all landings after the government’s shutdown caused a last-minute scramble for air traffic controllers. Flights in and out of the home of Disney World and Universal Studios face delays of up to 90 minutes. The flight tracking website, FlightAware, says nearly […]
# Die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking het die besluit van president Donald Trump se Amerikaanse administrasie gekritiseer om wit Afrikaners voorop te stel vir vlugtelingstatus. Die beleid vorm deel van ‘n drastiese verlaging in die Amerikaanse vlugteling-toelatingsperk tot sewe-duisend-500 vir volgende jaar, met die meeste plekke wat vir Afrikaners is. DIRCO se woordvoerder […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has criticised the US president Donald Trump administration’s decision to prioritise white Afrikaners for refugee status. The policy forms part of a drastic cut in the US refugee admissions cap to seven-thousand-500 for next year, with most places reserved for Afrikaners. DIRCO spokesperson Chrispin Phiri says the […]
# Rob Jetten se gematigde liberale party het volgens stemontledings Woensdag se verkiesing in Nederland gewen. Jetten se D66 het tans ‘n noue voorsprong van 15-duisend stemme oor die anti-Islam-populis Geert Wilders, maar ontledings toon Wilders se Vryheidsparty kan hom nie meer kan verbysteek nie. Die plaaslike nuusagentskap ANP sê hoewel al die stemme nog […]
# The Dutch centrist liberal party of Rob Jetten has won Wednesday’s neck-and-neck election race, according to vote analysis indicating it cannot be beaten by anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders. Jetten’s D66 currently has a narrow lead of 15-thousand votes over Wilders’ Freedom Party, and Dutch news agency ANP says even though the vote count is […]
# Die familie van wyle Virginia Giuffre wat koning Charles se broer, Andrew, van seksuele misbruik beskuldig het, verwelkom die besluit om hom van alle koninklike titels te stroop. Hy staan nou slegs bekend as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, en moet sy koninklike verblyfplek ontruim en na Sandringham verhuis. Buckingham-paleis het ernstige oordeelsfoute aangehaal wat verband hou […]
# Honderde mense is in opstand teen die polisie in Dar es Salaam, Tanzanië, met betogings wat ‘n derde dag betree ná ‘n betwiste en chaotiese verkiesing. Die betogers eis dat die nasionale verkiesingsliggaam ophou om verkiesingsuitslae aan te kondig. Die jongste ontwikkelinge Vrydag het gevolg nadat die regering die weermag ontplooi het en ‘n […]
