# Israel se minister van Verdediging, Israel Katz, sê die land se groeiende uitvoersyfers versterk sy posisie as ʼn leier in verdediging-tegnologie. Israel se verdediging-uitvoere het ʼn 2025 ʼn rekord bedrag van 314-miljard-rand beloop. Dit is die vyfde jaar van groei, het binne vyf jaar meer as verdubbel en in ʼn dekade meer as vier […]
# The US military says it conducted “self-defence” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, in response to attempted attacks by Tehran across the Middle East. It also disabled an unladen oil tanker heading toward an Iranian port, attempting to break through the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, in retaliation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has described his first leg of his working visit to India as highly productive, saying it has helped strengthen the long-standing strategic partnership between the two nations. He held high-level engagements with Indian president Droupadi Murmu and major companies operating in sectors including energy, water, infrastructure, and agriculture. Mashatile says […]
# Die Oekraïnse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Andrii Sybiha, sê die jongste aanvalle deur Rusland toon dat president Vladimir Putin nie meer keuses het nie. Moskou het gisteroggend reuse-missiel- en hommeltuigaanvalle in Kiëf en die sentrale stad Dnipro uitgevoer, wat die lewens van minstens 22 mense, insluitend twee kinders geëis het. Rusland sê die sistematiese […]
# National Treasury director-general Duncan Pieterse says South Africa remains on course to meet its fiscal targets, despite the economic uncertainty caused by the ongoing Middle East conflict. The country’s debt-to-gross domestic product ratio stabilised in February for the first time since before the 2008 global financial crisis and is expected to decrease to 76.5-percent […]
# Israeli Defence minister, Israel Katz, says the country’s growing export figures reinforce its position as a leading defence-technology power. Israel’s defence exports reached a record 314-billion-rand in 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year of growth, more than doubling in five years and quadrupling in a decade. The growth was largely driven by missile, rocket, […]
# Ukraine’s Foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, says the latest strikes by Russia show president Vladimir Putin is running out of options. Moscow launched massive missile and drone attacks in Kyiv and the central city of Dnipro yesterday morning, killing at least 22 people, including two children. Russia says the systematic strikes were retaliation for last month’s […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says global conflicts and rising oil prices could slow South Africa’s economic recovery. In his Presidency budget vote speech in Parliament, Ramaphosa said tensions in regions such as the Middle East have driven up energy and fertiliser costs, which may affect inflation and the cost of living. He cautioned that these external […]
# Hundreds of foreign nationals have been displaced following a wave of anti-immigrant protests across parts of the Western Cape, including Kleinmond, Gansbaai and Mossel Bay. According to News24, migrants, mainly from Malawi and Mozambique, fled their homes and sought shelter in community halls, while others are hiding in nearby areas. In Mossel Bay, several […]
