# International Relations and Cooperation director-general and South Africa’s G20 Sherpa, Zane Dangor, says South Africa will engage with the US to again correct the misinformation being spread about the country. This comes as US president Donald Trump signalled he would boycott the G20 summit in South Africa in November, again falsely accusing the country […]
# Pop star Katy Perry says she will write a song about her experience in space. She was part of an all-female crew on Monday, reaching space on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket. The crew included journalist Lauren Sánchez, broadcaster Gayle King, rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne […]
# South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States, Mcebisi Jonas, has vowed to do his best to promote a healthy working relationship between the two countries but says he is aware of the difficulties he’s likely to encounter. The former deputy Finance minister will lead the country’s diplomatic, trade and bilateral priorities and […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se Handels- en Ontwikkelingsagentskap waarsku stygende wêreldtariewe kan die wêreld se armste ekonomieë verwoes. ‘n Nuwe verslag bepleit dat die armste lande vrygestel word van voorgestelde Amerikaanse tariewe, wat 57 handelsvennote teiken. Die agentskap sê hoewel hierdie lande se bydra tot Amerikaanse tekorte minimaal is, kan die tariewe, as dit ná […]
# The United Nations Trade and Development agency has raised red flags over rising global tariffs, warning they could devastate the world’s poorest economies. A new UNCTAD report urges exemption for least developed countries from proposed US reciprocal tariffs targeting 57 trade partners. The agency says while these nations contribute minimally to US deficits, the […]
# Die Organisasie van Petroleumuitvoerlande het vir die eerste keer sedert Desember sy wêreldwye olie-aanvraagvooruitskatting vir 2025 verlaag. OPUL noem as redes daarvoor swakker resultate vir die eerste kwartaal en Amerikaanse handelstariewe. Daar word nou verwag dat die vraag met 1,30-miljoen-vate per dag sal styg, 150-duisend minder as verlede maand. Die olie-kartel het ook wêreldwye […]
# The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has trimmed its 2025 global oil demand growth forecast for the first time since December. OPEC cites weaker first-quarter data and US trade tariffs. It says that demand is now expected to rise by 1.30-million barrels per day, down 150-thousand from last month. The oil cartel also […]
# Die organisasie Suid-Afrikaanse Suikerrietkwekers waarsku enige verhoging in Amerikaanse tariewe op suikerinvoere kan kwekers en landelike gemeenskappe ernstig benadeel. Die organisasie vra die regering om voort te gaan met sy onderhandelings met Amerika om verdere uitvoerbelasting te voorkom. Uitvoerende hoof Thomas Funke sê hoewel die tarief van 30-persent vir 90 dae opgehef is, stel […]
# Vandag is Wêreld-Chagas-siektedag, met die fokus op die tema: ‘Voorkom, Beheer, Versorg: Almal se Rol in Chagas-siekte. Chagas-siekte, wat dikwels die ‘stil siekte’ genoem word, raak ongeveer sewe miljoen mense wêreldwyd, met meer as tien duisend sterftes jaarliks. Die direkteur-generaal van die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, het die belangrikheid van vroeë opsporing en behandeling […]
