# The African Union’s observer mission says Tanzania’s general elections did not comply with democratic standards. The disputed vote triggered deadly protests after president Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the landslide winner of the October 29 vote. Opponents accused the government of fraud and there were protests over the exclusion of her main challengers. The […]
# Die direkteur van die Wêreldhandelsorganisasie, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, het Suid-Afrika, Indië en Turkye gekritiseer vir die versperring van die Beleggingsontwikkelings-ooreenkoms. Dit is ‘n raamwerk wat wêreldmaatstawwe bied om die beleggings- en sakeklimaat te verbeter. Suid-Afrika se teenkanting spruit uit ‘n gesamentlike beleidsdokument met Indië in 2019, wat gevra het dat geen nuwe items op die […]
# Die dodetal op die Filippynse Eilande wat deur die tifoon Kalmaegi getref is, het tot 114 gestyg, met 127 mense wat vermis word. Die storm wat verwoesting gesaai het op die sentrale deel van die eilande, het weer opgebou en beweeg nou na Viëtnam. Nagenoeg 350-duisend mense sal teen vanmiddag uit dié land se […]
# The World Trade Organisation’s director, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has criticised South Africa, India and Turkey for blocking the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement. This is a framework that provides global benchmarks to improve the investment and business climate. South Africa’s opposition stems from a 2019 joint position paper with India, which called for no new […]
# The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines rose to 114 with another 127 people still missing. The storm that devastated the country’s central regions, regained strength and is now heading towards Vietnam. In the neighbouring country’s Gia Lai province, some 350-thousand people are expected to evacuate by the middle of the day. […]
# Mexiko se president, Claudi Sheinbaum, het ‘n man verkla nadat hy haar na bewering geteister en betas het tydens ‘n openbare optrede. Die man het Dinsdag deur ‘n skare gebars wat haar in Mexikostad ingewag het, en haar vermoedelik betas en probeer om haar te soen. Die polisie sê ‘n voorlopige ondersoek verbind die […]
# Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has pressed charges against a man who allegedly harassed and groped her during a public appearance. The man broke through a crowd of people greeting Sheinbaum in Mexico City on Tuesday, and appeared to grope and attempted to kiss her. Police say preliminary findings link the man to the alleged […]
# Amerika se minister van Vervoer, Sean Duffy, sê die Federale Lugvaartadministrasie gaan die vlug-vermoë na 40 belangrike lughawens reg oor die land met 10-persent verminder. Dis weens die regerings-afsluiting wat personeeltekorte in lugverkeerbeheer veroorsaak. Die beperking tree môre in werking. Die kansellasies kan daagliks tussen drie-duisend-500 en vier-duisend vlugte raak. Duffy sê hulle het […]
# US Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, says the Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flight capacity by 10-percent at 40 major airports across the country. This is due to the government shutdown, which has resulted in air traffic controller staffing shortages. The restrictions come into effect on Friday. The cancellations could affect between three-thousand-500 and four-thousand […]
