# Widespread flooding caused by heavy rain from Typhoon Narra has intensified across southern China, with homes and shops submerged. Chinese state television reports more than 54-thousand people have been relocated in Guangxi. In the city of Chongzuo, more than 15-thousand people were evacuated after river levels exceeded a record set in 2008. Authorities have […]
# Rwandan president Paul Kagame has denied his country is responsible for the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He told the media the problems were created by Kinshasa and other external factors. Kagame accuses unnamed parties of making Rwanda a scapegoat to protect certain individuals. He maintains Rwanda has been unfairly blamed for […]
# Die Chinese Ministerie van Buitelandse Sake sê sanksies en ander vorms van druk los nie internasionale geskille op nie. Amerika het nuwe ekonomiese sanksies teen Iran ingestel, geteiken op digitale bates, tegnologie, goud, die lugvaartbedryf en skeepsvaart. Washington waarsku enige land wat finansieel saamwerk met Teheran kan uitgesluit word. Iran se grootste handelsvennote sluit […]
# Die rand het vanoggend die eerste keer in byna ses maande tot die belangrike vlak van onder 16-rand teenoor die Amerikaanse dollar versterk. Ontleders skryf dit toe aan ‘n swakker Amerikaanse dollar, stygende goud- en platinumpryse, asook sterk buitelandse belangstelling in Suid-Afrikaanse staatseffekte. Volgens Investec is sowat 63,7-miljard-rand vanjaar gebruik vir die plaaslike skuldmark, […]
# The Chinese Foreign Ministry says sanctions and pressure tactics do not resolve disputes. The US has imposed new economic sanctions on Iran, targeting digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping. It has also warned any country financially partnering with Tehran would be isolated. Iran’s largest trading partners include China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. […]
# The rand has strengthened to under 16-rand to the US dollar for the first time in almost six months. The currency broke through the key level this morning. Analysts say a weaker US dollar, rising gold and platinum prices, and strong foreign demand for South African bonds are driving gains. Investec says about 63.7-billion-rand […]
# Die Amerikaanse regering het Sirië amptelik verwyder van sy lys van lande wat terrorisme steun. Die land was sedert 1979 op die lys toe Washington oudpresident Hafez al-Assad se regering beskuldig het dat hulle militante groepe ondersteun. Die Amerikaanse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Marco Rubio, sê die besluit erken die positiewe stappe wat die […]
# The US government has officially removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The country had been on the list since 1979, when Washington accused former president Hafez al-Assad’s government of supporting militant groups. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says this move is in recognition of the positive actions taken by the […]
# Iran se minister van Ekonomie, Ali Madanizadeh, sê Teheran is ten volle voorbereid om Amerikaanse sanksies te hanteer. Washington het nuwe sanksies teen Iran ingestel wat op vyf ekonomiese sektore fokus: digitale bates, tegnologie, goud, lugvaart en verskeping. Amerika se minister van Finansies, Scott Bessent, dreig ook om streng sanksies in te stel teen […]
