# The former third president of Botswana, Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86. Mogae had been hospitalised in Gaborone last month for an undisclosed ailment. He served as Botswana’s president from 1998 to 2008 and was widely respected for promoting economic stability, democratic governance, and tackling the HIV/AIDS crisis. Mogae pioneered Botswana’s […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se Hoë Kommissaris vir Menseregte, Volker Türk, sê Suid‑Afrika se Grondwet gee deur wetgewing en demokratiese instellings, gestalte aan die beginsels van die Wêreldwye Verklaring van Menseregte. Dit is vandag 30 jaar sedert die aanvaarding van die Grondwet. Türk sê dit is ‘n demokratiese prestasie van diepgaande en blywende wêreldwye betekenis:
# Die DA gaan parlementêre vrae aan die Presidensie voorlê om vas te stel of staatsfondse gebruik is om president Cyril Ramaphosa se besoek aan Zimbabwe te befonds. Ramaphosa het Sondag sy Zimbabwiese ampsgenoot, Emmerson Mnangagwa, op sy privaat plaas besoek. Die Zimbabwiese sakeman Wicknell Chivayo, wat deur die Valke ondersoek word oor geldwassery, was […]
# Die man wat die natuur en sy wonders vir baie jare na miljoene TV-kykers reg oor die wêreld gebring het, David Attenborough, is vandag 100. Hy het sy deurbraak in 1979 gemaak met die TV-reeks ‘Life on Earth‘ in die Verenigde Koninkryk. Attenborough sal vandag die mylpaal vier met ‘n spesiale BBC-program, ‘Secret Garden‘, […]
# The DA will submit parliamentary questions to the Presidency to determine whether state funds were used to pay for president Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Zimbabwe. Ramaphosa visited Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa at his private farm on Sunday. They were joined by Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is under investigation by the Hawks for money laundering. The […]
# Die Britse eerste minister, Keir Starmer, se Arbeidersparty het groot verliese gely in plaaslike verkiesings, terwyl Nigel Farage se Reform UK-party beduidende winste behaal het. Sowat vyf-duisend setels was op die spel in Engeland, Skotland en Wallis. Vroeë uitslae toon die Arbeidersparty het beheer verloor oor agt rade, terwyl Reform meer as 300 setels […]
# The man who has brought the natural world and its wonders to millions of TV viewers across the world for many years, David Attenborough, is turning 100 today. He made his breakthrough with the 1979 TV series ‘Life on Earth‘ in the UK. Attenborough will mark the milestone with a BBC special, ‘Secret Garden’, […]
# The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, says South Africa’s Constitution has given national expression to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through law and democratic institutions. Today marks 30 years since the adoption of the Constitution. Türk says this is a democratic achievement of profound and enduring […]
# UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has suffered major losses in local elections, with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK making significant gains. About five-thousand seats were up for election on 134 councils across England, Scotland and Wales. Early results show Labour has lost control of eight councils and Reform has gained over 300 seats. […]
