# Trade union Solidarity calls on government to urgently respond to US demands following the reported discontinuation of funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief programme. The union argues continued delays in resolving issues raised by the US, including concerns over rural safety, property rights, race-based legislation and foreign policy, could lead to […]
# Die Internasionale Handelsadministrasiekommissie van Suid-Afrika het aanbeveel dat die heffing op goedkoop invoere van plastiekgrondstowwe uit China, bekend as P-E-T, tot 43,77-persent verhoog word. P-E-T is ‘n chemiese plastiekstof wat breedvoerig gebruik word om alledaagse plastiek goedere te vervaardig, veral deursigtige koeldrankbottels en voedselhouers. Die Suid-Afrikaanse produsent Safripol het aansoek gedoen vir ‘n hersiening […]
# The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa, ITAC has recommended increasing the anti-dumping duty on plastic feedstock polymers, known as P-E-T, and imported from China, to 43.77-percent. PET is a chemical polymer used extensively to manufacture everyday plastic items, most notably clear beverage bottles and food containers. South African polymer producer Safripol applied […]
# ‘n Al-Kaeda-geaffilieerde militantegroep het aanspreeklikheid aanvaar vir die dodelike aanval op Niger se grootste lughawe. Vyf-en-dertig mense is dood toe gewapende mans losgebrand het op die Diori Hamani-internasionale Lughawe en militêre basis in die hoofstad, Niamey. Die lughawe en militêre lugbasis is op dieselfde perseel. Die slagoffers sluit in 22 aanvallers, 11 soldate en […]
# Hernude Israelse lugaanvalle in suidelike Libanon het oornag die lewens van minstens 15 mense geëis. Die staatsnuusagentskap NNA berig die aanvalle op verskeie dorpe in die Nabatieh-distrik was van die hewigste in onlangse weke. Israel sê die aanvalle was gemik op Hizbolla-teikens in verskeie gebiede in reaksie op die Iran-gesteunde militante groep se herhaalde […]
# Andy Burnham van die Britse Arbeidersparty het Makerfield se tussenverkiesing gewen, wat die weg baan om eerste minister Keir Starmer uit te daag om die party-leierskap. Groter-Manchester se gewese burgemeester het Robert Kenyon van die Reform UK-party verslaan. Starmer het Burnham gelukgewens en sê kiesers het die party se veldtog van hoop en optimisme […]
# Renewed Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 15 people overnight. State news agency NNA reports the bombardment on several towns in the Nabatieh district was among the heaviest in recent weeks. Israel says the attacks were aimed at Hezbollah targets in several areas in response to the Iranian-backed militant group’s repeated violations […]
# An Al-Qaeda affiliated militant group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack at Niger’s largest airport. Thirty-five people were killed when gunmen opened fire at the Diori Hamani International Airport and military base in the capital of Niamey. The airport and military airbase are in the same complex. The fatalities comprised 22 assailants, 11 […]
# The British Labour Party’s Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for him to challenge prime minister Keir Starmer for the governing party’s leadership . The former mayor of Greater Manchester defeated Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon, securing 55-percent of the vote. Starmer congratulated Burnham, saying voters chose Labour’s campaign of hope […]
