# Die Britse hoëkommissariaat in Pretoria het die EFF-leier, Julius Malema, om verskoning gevra nadat sy Britse visum nie betyds verwerk is vir die naweek se konferensie by die Universiteit van Cambridge nie. Hoëkommissaris Antony Phillipson het standaardprosedures en onlangse Britse openbare vakansiedae aangehaal as redes vir die vertraging, terwyl Malema die land beskuldig van […]
# Moody’s has revised South Africa’s GDP growth forecast for this year down to 1.5-percent, a 0.2-percentage point downgrade from its February projection of 1.7-percent. It cites global policy uncertainty and rising trade tensions. Local economists believe even this projection is optimistic, suggesting National Treasury may lower estimates further in the budget. The downgrade reflects […]
# Qatar Airways has announced that from June 1st, it will operate one of its weekly Doha to Cape Town flights using a Boeing 777, offering passengers complimentary ultra-fast Starlink wi-fi. The airline, already boasting the world’s largest Starlink-equipped 777 fleet, is also the first to fit the system to Airbus A350s. Celebrating 20-years in […]
# The British high commission in Pretoria has apologised to EFF leader Julius Malema after his UK visa was not processed in time for a Cambridge University conference this weekend. High commissioner Antony Phillipson cited standard procedures and recent UK bank holidays as reasons for the delay after Malema accused the country of deliberate sabotage. […]
# Die internasionale sommeliersvereniging gaan vir die eerste keer in sy 55-jarige bestaan sy algemene vergadering in Afrika aanbied, en wel in Stellenbosch en Kaapstad. Die geskiedkundige geleentheid beklemtoon Afrika se al groter rol in die wêreldwye wynkultuur en baan die weg vir die vereniging se 2027-kompetisie vir Beste Sommelier in Afrika en die Midde-Ooste. […]
# Die president van die Europese Kommissie, Ursula von der Leyen, sê dit is nie ‘n moontlikheid om na die oorlog in Oekraïne weer Russiese fossielbrandstof aan te koop nie. Dit kom te midde van die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, se pogings om ‘n vredesooreenkoms te bewerkstellig. Die Europese Unie was dekades lank Rusland se […]
# For the first time in its 55-year history, the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale will host its General Assembly in Africa. The historic event highlights Africa’s growing role in global wine culture and sets the stage for the ASI Best Sommelier of Africa and the Middle East competition in 2027. It will take place […]
# European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has ruled out the possibility of resuming purchases of Russian fossil fuels after the war in Ukraine. This comes amid US president Donald Trump’s push to strike a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. For decades, the European Union was Russia’s largest client, but the relationship collapsed […]
# Die Internasionale Energie-agentskap waarsku dat metaanvrystellings van fossielbrandstowwe op hardnekkig hoë vlakke bly. Volgens sy 2025 Global Methane Tracker-verslag het die wêreldproduksie van olie, gas en steenkool, en beperkte versagtingspogings, metaanvrystellings van die energiesektor bo 120-miljoen-ton per jaar gehou. Huidige metaanverminderingsbeloftes deur lande en maatskappye dek 80-persent van die wêreldwye olie- en gasproduksie. Die […]
