# US president Donald Trump says Charlie Kirk was assassinated because he lived bravely, he lived boldly, and he argued brilliantly. The conservative activist was fatally shot at Utah Valley University earlier this month, and 22-year-old Tyler Robinson has been charged with his murder. Speaking at a memorial service for Kirk in Arizona yesterday, Trump characterised […]
# Solidariteit sê hy het ʼn voorgestelde handelsraamwerk tussen Suid-Afrika en Amerika bekendgemaak. Die vakbond beskryf sy besoek aan Amerika as ʼn uitgebreide gemeenskaps-diplomatieke besoek. Connie Mulder van Solidariteit sê die raamwerk fokus veral op die beskerming van eiendomsregte en dat Amerikaanse maatskappye van swart ekonomiese bemagtiging uitgesluit word. Hy sê die raamwerk stel voor […]
# Die Verenigde Koninkryk, Kanada en Australië het amptelik erkenning aan Palestina as staat gegee. Dis in aanloop tot die Verenigde Nasies se Algemene Vergadering dié week in New York. Die dodetal in Gaza sedert Hamas se inval op 7 Oktober 2023 en die Israelse Weermag se reaksie daarop, staan op sowat 65-duisend. Die Verenigde […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed the recognition of an independent Palestinian state as an absurd reward for terror. This comes as the UK, Canada, and Australia have formally declared their recognition of Palestinian statehood. Netanyahu says for years he has prevented the creation of that terror state, against tremendous pressure, both domestic […]
# Amnestie Internasionaal sê die geskiedenis sal die VSA nie vergewe oor hul standpunt teen die internasionale gemeenskap, en Israel in sy sogenaamde volksmoord teen die Palestyne in Gaza versterk nie. Dit volg nadat die VSA verlede week vir die sesde keer ‘n konsepresolusie van die Verenigde Nasies se Veiligheidsraad geveto het. Die resolusie het […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa lei hierdie week ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse afvaardiging na die 80ste sitting van die Verenigde Nasies se Algemene Vergadering in New York. Die sitting sal gehou word onder die tema, “Beter Saam: 80 Jaar en Meer vir Vrede, Ontwikkeling en Menseregte“. Die land se afvaardiging sal verskeie vergaderings bywoon, insluitend dié oor handel […]
# Solidarity says it has unveiled a proposed trade framework between South Africa and the USA. The trade union is in America for what it terms as an extensive community diplomacy visit. Solidarity’s Connie Mulder says the framework focuses in particular on the protection of property rights and the exemption of black economic empowerment for […]
# The UK, alongside Canada and Australia, have formally announced its recognition of Palestine as a state. This is ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week. The death toll in Gaza since the Israeli Defence Force launched its offensive following Hamas’s October 7th, 2023, attacks has now risen above 65-thousand […]
# Amnesty International says history will not forgive the US for standing alone against the international community, and emboldening Israel in its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. This comes after the US vetoed for a sixth time a United Nations Security Council draft resolution last week. The resolution demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza […]
