# President Cyril Ramaphosa vra Afrika-lande om toerisme te erken as ‘n belangrike drywer van ekonomiese groei en werkskepping. Hy het tydens die amptelike opening van die Afrika-reis-indaba in Durban gesê toerisme is ‘n groeiende sektor wat help om die vasteland se beeld wêreldwyd te vorm. Hy het die belangrikheid van sterk infrastruktuur beklemtoon en […]
# ‘n Nederlandse hospitaal het 12 personeellede in kwarantyn geplaas as voorsorgmaatreël nadat bloed en urine van ’n hantavirus‑pasiënt sonder die nakoming van streng protokolle hanteer is. Die Radboud Universiteit se mediese sentrum in Nijmegen sê die personeel sal vir ses weke in kwarantyn bly en voeg by die besmettingsgevaar is baie laag en pasiëntsorg […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African countries to recognise tourism as a major driver of economic growth and job creation. Speaking at the official opening of the Africa Travel Indaba in Durban, Ramaphosa said tourism is a growing sector that helps shape Africa’s image globally. He highlighted the importance of strong infrastructure and called […]
# Antigua and Barbuda has nominated Ecuador’s Maria Fernanda Espinosa as candidate to be the next United Nations Secretary-General. Espinosa, a former foreign affairs minister and defence minister in Ecuador, headed the UN General Assembly in New York in 2018 and 2019. Five candidates are now competing to take over from outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres, including […]
# European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a social media delay for children and says new legislation could be put forward soon. She told an EU summit in Copenhagen an expert panel was due to come up with steps on how to protect minors online. Several countries worldwide have already introduced social […]
# Die Sitruskwekersvereniging van Suider-Afrika sê Suid-Afrika het verlede jaar 2,9-miljoen ton sitrus uitgevoer, die wêreld se grootste sitrusuitvoerder volgens volume, selfs groter as Spanje. Uitvoerende hoof Boitshoko Ntshabele sê die groei word aangedryf deur beleggings in boorde, sterk uitvoerstandaarde en wêreldwye aanvraag. Ntshabele sê die regering moet marktoegang verbeter tot sleutelstreke, insluitend die Europese […]
# A Dutch hospital quarantined 12 staff members in a preventive measure after blood and urine from a hantavirus patient were handled without observing strict protocols. Radboud University medical centre in Nijmegen says the staff members will be quarantined for six weeks, adding the infection risk was very low and patient care continued uninterrupted. International medical officials […]
# Sokker: Die Amerikaanse ambassadeur in Suid-Afrika, Brent Bozell, sê die Wêreldbekertoernooi sal help om diplomatieke bande deur sport te versterk. Hy en die gesante van die ander gasheerlande, die Mexikaanse ambassadeur, Sara Valdés Bolaño, en die Kanadese hoëkommissaris, James Christoff, asook die minister van Sport, Gayton McKenzie, het Bafana Bafana in Pretoria vereer. Bozell […]
# Soccer: Mexican ambassador to South Africa, Sara Valdes Bolano, says they are ready to host Bafana Bafana in the opening match of the World Cup. The encounter at Estadio Azteca on 11 June takes place 16-years after they drew one-all in the 2010 World Cup opener in South Africa. Bolano said in Pretoria Mexico […]
