# The DA says the Western Cape’s tourism, trade, and investment promotion agency, Wesgro’s role in trade promotion is critical as South Africa faces new global trade pressures, including a 30-percent tariff imposed by the US. In the past financial year, Wesgro secured 15-billion-rand in new investment and helped facilitate five-billion-rand in exports. The DA’s […]
# MasterChef has returned to TV screens with the launch of a new series that was filmed before hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode were sacked over allegations against them. The BBC decided to still show this year’s amateur series, but it faced backlash from some groups saying bad behaviour should not be rewarded with […]
# Texas Governor Greg Abbott is taking legal action to remove from office dozens of Democrats who have fled the state to block a plan to redraw electoral boundaries. He filed a lawsuit with the Texas Supreme Court seeking to fire Democrats for what he calls a plot to hijack state government. Abbott said the […]
# The DA says the Department of Defence wasted nearly 34-million-rand on a luxury charter flight to Cuba for a South African National Defence Force graduation ceremony that had no operational value. The flight included over 200 personnel, with at least 25 generals flying business class with fancy meals and luxury comforts, while submarines remain […]
# Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, sê die VSA bly steeds ‘n belangrike vennoot en Suid-Afrika sien uit na samewerking oor gemeenskaplike belange. Dit volg na ‘n telefoongesprek met die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump se senior raadgewer, Massad Boulos, waarin hulle onder meer streekstabiliteit bespreek het. Die gesprek kom te midde […]
# Die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump het ‘n bevel onderteken om ‘n bykomende tarief van 25-persent op Indiese goedere te hef weens Nieu-Delhi se voortgesette aankoop van Russiese olie, ‘n belangrike inkomstebron vir Moskou se oorlog in Oekraïne. Die tarief sal na verwagting oor drie weke in werking tree en is bo en behalwe ‘n […]
# International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola says the US remains an important partner and South Africa looks forward to working together on shared interests. This follows a phone call with US president Donald Trump’s senior advisor, Massad Boulos, where the two discussed regional stability and other matters. The conversation comes amid US-imposed 30-percent […]
# US President Donald Trump has signed an order to impose an additional 25-percent tariff on Indian goods over New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil, a key revenue source for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The tariff is set to take effect in three weeks and would be added on top of a separate 25-percent […]
# China se wetgewers het amptenare opdrag gegee om minder vergaderings te hou en om korter toesprake te hou in ‘n poging om “nuttelose formaliteite” uit te roei. Staatsmedia berig die stroomlyning van vergaderings en die beperking van dokumente tot vyf-duisend woorde is in ’n gedetailleerde regeringskennisgewing vervat. Minder vergaderings en minder papierwerk sal beteken […]
