# Militant group Hamas says it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who is believed to be the last known living American hostage held in Gaza. He was serving in an elite infantry unit on the border with Gaza when he was captured by Hamas militants during the 7 October attack. Hamas says the release […]
# A group of 49 Afrikaners, who have been granted refugee status by the US, left South Africa yesterday evening. They departed from OR Tambo International Airport on a private chartered flight. In February, US president Donald Trump described Afrikaners as victims of racial discrimination in an executive order. The group is expected to be […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa bring ‘n werksbesoek aan die Ivoorkus om die 12de Forum van Afrika se Uitvoerende Hoofde, wat vandag en môre in Abidjan plaasvind, by te woon. Die tema van vanjaar se sitting is: Kan ‘n Nuwe Ooreenkoms tussen die Staat en die Privaat Sektor die Vasteland ‘n Wenhand Bied? Die presidensie sê […]
# Die Oekraïnse president Volodymyr Zelensky sê die Russiese president Vladimir Putin se oorweging om die oorlog te beëindig, is ‘n positiewe teken. Putin het voorgestel om Donderdag samesprekings met Kiëf in Turkye te voer om die oorsake van die konflik te verwyder en ‘n langtermynvrede te bewerkstellig. Dit is omdat Putin nie die VSA-gesteunde […]
# Controversial Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso is expected to appear in court in East London today on charges of contravening the provisions of the Immigration Act. Omotoso, who was acquitted of 32 charges of rape, human trafficking and racketeering in April, was arrested at the weekend. Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has declared him a prohibited […]
# Pope Leo the 14th has pleaded for an end to global wars. Giving his first Sunday address at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, he appealed for a genuine, just and lasting peace in Ukraine. The new pontiff called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, saying humanitarian aid must be provided to the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa is undertaking a working visit to the Ivory Coast, a visit centred on the 12th edition of the Africa CEO Forum taking place in Abidjan today and tomorrow. The theme of this year’s session is Can a New Deal Between State and Private Sector Deliver the Continent a Winning Hand? The presidency […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian president Vladimir Putin’s consideration of ending the war is a positive sign. Putin has proposed holding direct talks with Kyiv in Turkey on Thursday to remove the root causes of the conflict and establish a long-term, durable peace. This is because Putin has not rejected the US-backed European 30-day […]
# Die Europese Ruimteagentskap sê ‘n gedeelte van ‘n ruimtetuig uit die Sowjet-era is waarskynlik terug in die aarde se atmosfeer na langer as ‘n halfeeu in ‘n wentelbaan. Die Kosmos 482, wat in 1972 op ‘n sending na Venus gelanseer is, het nooit tot buite die aarde se wentelbaan gevorder nie en in vier […]
