# President Donald Trump beweer die Verenigde State het ʼn ooreenkoms met Iran bereik om die oorlog te beëindig, maar Teheran het dit nog nie bevestig nie. Hy het in die verlede soortgelyke bewerings gemaak. Ten spyte van ʼn skietstilstandooreenkoms in April, het Amerika en Iran steeds op mekaar geskiet. Hierdie week alleen was daar […]
# The South African Reserve Bank says the country’s financial system remains resilient overall, despite tighter financial conditions and monetary policy stemming from the Middle East war. The Reserve Bank’s latest half-yearly financial stability review says the country’s susceptibility to volatile capital flows has gone up, as non-resident investors sell domestic assets in search of safe […]
# Die Britse minister van Verdediging, John Healey, het bedank en beskuldig eerste minister Keir Starmer dat hy nie die verdediging-beleggingsplan behoorlik befonds nie. Hy is die sesde minister wat die afgelope maand uit Starmer se regering bedank. Healy sê in sy bedankingsbrief die land se verdediging-beleggingsplan skiet ver te kort van wat vereis word […]
# President Donald Trump claims the US has reached an agreement with Iran to end the war, but there has been no confirmation from Tehran. He has made similar claims in the past. Despite having agreed a ceasefire in April, the US and Iran have exchanged intermittent fire, including two rounds of strikes this week […]
# Kaapstad het Time Out se lys van Beste Kosstede vir 2026 gehaal. Die Moederstad, wat op nommer elf geplaas is, word gevier vir sy plaaslike geure, met Kaaps-Maleisiese kerrie wat spesiale vermelding kry. Die Peruaanse stad Lima is eerste, bekend vir sy seekos-lekkernye soos ceviche. Vir die tweede agtereenvolgende jaar is Bangkok in Thailand […]
# Die Amerikaanse minister van Finansies, Scott Bessent, sê die Iranse regime gaan die eindstryd-spel wat hy speel verloor. Die VSA en Iran het mekaar Woensdag vir ‘n tweede agtereenvolgende dag aangeval. Bessent waarsku dat enige skade wat Teheran aan Amerikaanse bondgenote in die Golf aanrig, verhaal sal word uit Iranse rekeninge. Hy waarsku ook […]
# British Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned, accusing prime minister Keir Starmer of failing to properly fund the defence investment plan. He is the sixth minister to resign from Starmer’s government in the past month. In his resignation letter, Healey stated that the country’s defence investment plan falls well short of what is required […]
# Cape Town has made Time Out’s list of the best cities for food in 2026. Ranked at number eleven, the Mother City is celebrated for its homegrown flavours, with the Cape Malay curry receiving a special mention. The Peruvian city of Lima came out on top, known for its seafood delicacies like ceviche. For […]
# US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Iranian regime will lose the zero-sum game it is playing. The US and Iran traded strikes for a second consecutive day on Wednesday. Bessent has warned that any damage Tehran inflicts on American allies in the Gulf will be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian accounts. […]
