# The African Continental Free Trade Agreement can help diversify trade and protect emerging economies from global uncertainty. Speaking at the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategy forum in Sandton, African Continental Free Trade Area Coordination and Programmes director, Tsotetsi Makong, cited Lesotho’s 3.6-billion-rand loss, due amongst others to a US import tariff of 50-percent. He […]
# Oekraïne se president, Volodimir Zelensky, sê die wêreld moet aandring op ‘n regime-verandering in Rusland want president Vladimir Putin sal andersins net voortgaan om sy buurstate onbestendig te maak. Zelensky het gepraat op ‘n konferensie wat die 50ste herdenking van die ondertekening van die Finale Akte van Helsinki vier. Hy sê Rusland se krygsmasjien […]
# Iran beskryf nuwe Amerikaanse sanksies gemik op ‘n skeepsryk onder beheer van die seun van ‘n voorste politieke raadgewer as “kwaadwillig”. Die Amerikaanse Tesourie het beperkings ingestel op meer as 115 mense, ondernemings en skepe wat beskuldig word dat hulle die verkoop van Iranse en Russiese olie bevorder. Dit sluit in ‘n vloot wat […]
# Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the world should push for “regime change” in Russia, arguing that President Vladimir Putin otherwise would continue to destabilise its neighbours. Zelensky also told a conference marking 50 years since the signing of the “Helsinki Final Act” on respecting borders and territorial integrity that Russia’s war machine should be […]
# Iran has described as “malicious’ fresh US sanctions targeting a shipping empire controlled by the son of a top political adviser. The US Treasury Department imposed restrictions on more than 115 people, companies and ships accused of facilitating the sale of Iranian and Russian oil. These include a fleet allegedly operated by Mohammad Hossein […]
# B20 Sustainable Food Systems Task Force chairperson, Debra Mallowah, has warned that the global food crisis is no longer hypothetical, but a harsh reality requiring urgent action. Speaking at a B20 South Africa virtual roundtable, she called the crisis a systemic failure, affecting all regions and income groups. Mallowah outlined four urgent priorities including food […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se Kinderfonds, UNICEF, sê humanitêre toestande in Gaza bly ʼn katastrofe, met kinders wat honger ly, oorwerkte hulpwerkers en skaars brandstof- en watervoorraad. ‘n Half-miljoen mense, byna ʼn kwart van die bevolking, beleef toestande soortgelyk aan hongersnood terwyl die res ook swaarkry. Die Israelse Weermag het glo sedert laat in Mei […]
# The United Nations’ Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic, with children starving, aid workers overwhelmed, and fuel and water supplies critically low. More than 500-thousand people, nearly a quarter of the population, are enduring famine-like conditions, while the rest is facing emergency hunger levels. More than a thousand Palestinians have been […]
# Hernubare bronne sal na verwagting reeds vanjaar of teen 2026 steenkool verbysteek as die wêreld se grootste bron van elektrisiteit. Dit is volgens die Internasionale Energieagentskap se halfjaarlikse verslag vir 2025. Die vraag na elektrisiteit sal vanjaar met 3,3-persent styg en teen 2026 met 3,7-persent. Dis meer as twee keer so vinnig soos die […]
