# The US has paused most routine visa applications at its Harare embassy, citing security risks and high visa overstay rates by Zimbabweans. The suspension affects tourist, student, business, and immigrant visas, though diplomatic visas remain largely unaffected. Already issued visas remain valid. The embassy says the pause allows a review of screening procedures. The […]
# US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s intelligence agency chief, lieutenant general Jeffery Kruse, just weeks after a White House rebuke of a review assessing the impact of American strikes on Iran. In June, President Donald Trump pushed back strongly on a leaked report that found the attacks on Iran had set […]
# Former President Jacob Zuma has urged the introduction of a single African currency to strengthen continental trade. Speaking at the University of Professional Studies in Accra, Ghana, Zuma argued that reliance on the US dollar hinders intra-African commerce. He said a unified currency could lower transaction costs, simplify trade, and promote economic unity. While […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema is set to deliver the keynote address at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference this afternoon. The event will be hosted at the Enugu International Conference Centre in Enugu State, Nigeria. Discussions will focus on legal developments, justice reforms, and the role of legal practitioners in strengthening democratic governance […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het pogings om die Rusland-Oekraïne-konflik te beëindig met verskeie Europese leiers bespreek. Hy het met die Oekraïnse president Volodymyr Zelensky, die Franse president Emmanuel Macron en die Finse president Alexander Stubb gesels. Dit volg na inligtingsessies deur die Russiese president Vladimir Putin. Presidensiële woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, sê Ramaphosa het dringende bilaterale […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa met Toyota Tsusho president and CEO Toshimitsu Imai on the sidelines of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development Summit in Yokohama, Japan. The discussions centered on strengthening trade and investment ties and explored opportunities to boost economic collaboration, promote sustainable development, and enhance industrial partnerships. Ramaphosa and the South […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has discussed efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict with several European leaders. Ramaphosa engaged Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky, French president Emmanuel Macron, and Finland president Alexander Stubb, following briefings from Russian president Vladimir Putin. The Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says Ramaphosa emphasised urgent bilateral and trilateral meetings with Russia, Ukraine, and […]
# Ten minste 12 mense is dood, en vier ander word vermis, nadat ‘n spoorwegbrug in China waaraan gewerk is, ineengestort het. Volgens die Xinhua-nuusagentskap was 16 werkers op die brug in die Qinghai-provinsie toe ‘n staalkabel tydens ‘n “spanningsoperasie” gebreek het. Lugfoto’s wys ‘n groot gedeelte wat van die brug se geboë akwamarynboog weg […]
# Turkye se presidentsvrou, Emine Erdoğan het aan Melania Trump geskryf en haar aangespoor om dieselfde besorgdheid vir die kinders in Gaza te toon as oor Oekraïense kinders wat deur oorlog geraak word. Trump het voorheen haar eie brief aan die Russiese president Vladimir Putin gestuur oor die byna 20-duisend Oekraïense kinders wat volgens die […]
