# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says it strongly condemns the constitutional amendment in Zimbabwe that enables president Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until 2030. The new law passed by Parliament extends presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years. Saftu’s Asive Dyani says the Southern African Development Community cannot claim to […]
# Twelve people have been killed in a wildfire in Los Gallardos in the southeastern province of Almería in Spain, as a sustained heatwave has caused wildfires across southern Europe. Six people were injured, including a woman who suffered burns. Spanish minister of Presidency, Health, and Emergencies, Antonio Sanz, says the wildfire is the most […]
# President Donald Trump van Amerika en Israel se eerste minister Benjamin Netanyahu het gisteraand in ʼn telefoongesprek ooreengekom om voort te gaan met samewerking op verskeie fronte. Dit volg nadat Amerika en Iran hierdie week aanvalle op mekaar uitgevoer het. Volgens Netanyahu se kantoor het Trump hom ingelig oor Amerika se huidige optrede in die Golf […]
# The Competition Commission says it has noted the judgment of the Constitutional Court on the forex cartel, which has significant legal and procedural implications for the prosecution of international cartels. Last week, the Apex Court ruled that competition authorities can pursue landmark forex-rigging claims against six international banks. The Competition Commission’s spokesperson, Siyabulela Makunga, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa is van vandag tot Sondag op ʼn staatsbesoek in Frankryk. Hy sal volgens sy program talle bilaterale vergaderings hou, onder andere met president Emmanuel Macron. Hy sal tydens besoek deelneem aan hoëvlak-gesprekke by UNESCO, met Franse sakelui vergader en die 110de herdenking van die Slag van Delville-bos bywoon. Die Presidensie sê […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se sekretaris-generaal, António Guterres, waarsku die hervatting van aanvalle en teenaanvalle tussen Amerika en Iran kan die diplomatieke vordering sedert die skietstilstand in April aangekondig is, ongedaan maak. Amerika het hierdie week meer as 150 teikens in Iran getref waarin 14 mense dood is. Teheran het Amerikaanse militêre basisse in die […]
# US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call on Thursday evening, in which they agreed to continue coordination on various fronts. This comes as the US and Iran traded strikes this week. According to Netanyahu’s office, Trump updated the prime minister on current American moves in the Gulf and the […]
# ‘n Voormalige brigadier-generaal van die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag, Portia Anyamba, is tot ses maande tronkstraf in die VSA gevonnis. Sy het skuldig gepleit op ‘n aanklag dat sy as ‘n onverklaarde agent vir Suid-Afrika opgetree het terwyl sy by die hoogs sensitiewe Oak Ridge Nasionale Laboratorium in Tennessee gewerk het. As deel van ‘n pleitooreenkoms […]
# Die Iranse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Abbas Araghchi, het gewaarsku teen enige verdere Amerikaanse militêre “avontuurlustigheid”. Dit volg op ‘n tweede dag van aanvalle, wat die lewens van 14 mense in Teheran geëis het. Die Amerikaanse weermag het in die afgelope twee dae 170 teikens in Iran aangeval, insluitend meer as 60 klein bote […]
