# Die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie sê sy vermoë om doeltreffend op te tree teen die Ebola-uitbreking in die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo en Uganda word deur ʼn oorkoepelende reisverbod belemmer. Amerika, Bahrein, Mexiko en ander lande het reisbeperkings ingestel terwyl Kanada 21 dae kwarantyn vereis vir alle reisigers uit die DRK. Sowat 300 bevestigde Ebola-gevalle en meer […]
# Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a renewed ceasefire, which is contingent on a complete cessation of attacks from the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, among other conditions. The agreement comes after Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, and Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel. US Secretary of […]
# Die VSA het ‘n omvattende nuwe stel invoertariewe vir 60 lande, insluitend Suid-Afrika, voorgestel omdat hulle nie die invoer van goedere wat deur dwangarbeid vervaardig is, aanspreek nie. Ingevolge die voorstel sal lande soos Suid-Afrika, China, Brittanje, Japan en Brasilië, bykomende tariewe van tot 12,5-persent moet betaal. Mexiko, Kanada en die Europese Unie sal […]
# Koeweit se ministerie van Buitelandse Sake het twee Iranse diplomate beveel om die land binne 24 uur te verlaat en hulle as “persona non grata” verklaar. Dit volg nadat Iran Amerikaanse basisse in Koeweit en Bahrein, sowel as ‘n vaartuig naby die Straat van Hormoes, geteiken het. ‘n Indiese burger is dood en meer […]
# The World Health Organisation says its ability to respond effectively to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is being hindered by blanket travel restrictions. The US, Bahrain, Mexico, and other countries have imposed travel restrictions, while Canada is enforcing a 21-day quarantine for all travellers arriving from the DRC. […]
# The US has proposed a broad new set of import tariffs on 60 countries, including South Africa, for failing to address the importing of goods made with forced labour. Under the proposal, countries including South Africa, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Brazil would face additional tariffs up to 12.5-percent. Mexico, Canada, and the European […]
# Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry has ordered two Iranian diplomats to leave the country within 24 hours and declared them “persona non grata”. This comes after Iran targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. An Indian national was killed and more than 60 injured in the […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says South Africa is facing a continued decline in industrial competitiveness. This after new African Development Bank findings showed that Morocco has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s most industrialised economy last year. The party blames problems like power cuts, corruption, policy uncertainty and poor economic management for the decline in […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê Suid-Afrika se nywerheidsmededingendheid verswak steeds. Dit volg nadat nuwe bevindinge deur die Afrika-Ontwikkelingsbank toon Marokko het Suid-Afrika verlede jaar as Afrika se mees geïndustrialiseerde ekonomie verbygesteek. Die party blameer probleme soos kragonderbrekings, korrupsie, beleidsonsekerheid en swak ekonomiese bestuur vir die afname in vervaardiging en belegging. Jaco Mulder van die party […]
