# ʼn Appèlhof in Parys het die Franse lugredery en Airbus skuldig bevind aan korporatiewe manslag na die voorval in 2009 waarin Vlug AF447 neergestort en al 228 mense aan boord dood is. Die passasierstraler was op pad van Rio de Janeiro na Parys toe dit tydens ʼn storm in die Atlantiese Oseaan neergestort het. […]
# Israel says it has deported all foreign activists, who were detained after their Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted in international waters on Monday. A total of 422 activists, including six South African nationals, were flown from southern Israel on three Turkish Airlines-chartered planes yesterday. Over 50 boats taking part in the Global Sumud […]
# South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States, Roelf Meyer, says he received a warm reception at the White House and is looking forward to representing the country. He presented his credentials to US president Donald Trump yesterday, formally replacing Ebrahim Rasool after more than a year of tension between Pretoria and Washington. Speaking to […]
# Die Ghanese ministerie van Buitelandse Sake sê hy het die beplande ontruiming van Ghanese wat aangedui het dat hulle onveilig voel in Suid-Afrika, uitgestel. Meer as 800 Ghanese het by hul Hoë Kommissaris in Pretoria geregistreer om ontruim te word weens die jongste vlaag xenofobiese aanvalle. Die ministerie sê, gegewe die betrokke getalle en […]
# Oudpresident Thabo Mbeki het die toenemende teen-migrante-sentiment in Suid-Afrika veroordeel. Dit is te midde van wydverspreide optogte teen ongedokumenteerde migrante. Suid-Afrika is die tuiste van na raming drie-miljoen migrante. Die regering hersien tans sy immigrasiebeleid om migrasiedruk beter te bestuur en grensbeheer te versterk. Mbeki het gister tydens ‘n openbare bespreking oor migrasie en […]
# Solidarity says that with the US extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade programme, South Africa should seize this proverbial olive branch from Washington. In a proclamation issued by US president Donald Trump, the duty-free treatment under AGOA for beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries would remain in effect until 31 December this year. Solidarity says […]
# A Paris Appeals Court has found Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for the 2009 crash of Flight AF447, which killed all 228 people on board. The passenger jet, flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, stalled during a storm and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 216 passengers and 12 crew […]
# The Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has deferred its planned evacuation of Ghanaians who have indicated that they feel unsafe in South Africa. More than 800 Ghanaians have registered with their High Commission in Pretoria seeking to be evacuated due to the latest wave of xenophobic attacks. The ministry says, considering the […]
# Former president Thabo Mbeki has condemned rising anti-migrant sentiment in South Africa. This is amid widespread marches against undocumented migrants. South Africa is home to an estimated three-million migrants. Government is currently reviewing its immigration policies to better manage migration pressures and strengthen border controls. Speaking during a public discussion on migration and African […]
