# Zambians are voting in presidential, parliamentary and local government elections today, with president Hakainde Hichilema seeking a second term. Polls opened at six this morning and close at six this evening, with results expected on Monday. Hichilema campaigned on Zambia’s economic recovery and debt restructuring, while opposition challenger Brian Mundubile, an experienced parliamentarian but […]
# Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi has condemned Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to disputed islands as absolutely unacceptable. The islands, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, have been at the centre of a long-running territorial dispute between the two countries. Tokyo says the territory is Japanese, while Moscow […]
# India and the Southern African Customs Union have signed the terms of reference to launch negotiations on a preferential trade agreement. SACU comprises South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini. The talks will cover trade in goods and market access, rules of origin, customs procedures, trade facilitation, trade remedies, sanitary measures, technical barriers and […]
# Die Withuis se perssekretaris, Karoline Leavitt, gaan die einde van die maand vertrek om meer tyd saam met haar gesin deur te bring. Die 28-jarige was in die pos sedert president Donald Trump in Januarie verlede jaar weer aan bewind gekom het. Leavitt is gereeld gekritiseer vir die versterking van waninligting en beperking van […]
# The International Organisation for Migration says migrant deaths more than doubled along the Central Mediterranean route and tripled along the Eastern Mediterranean route in the first four months of this year, compared to last year. Along the Central Mediterranean, 821 people died or went missing, an increase of 111-percent, while along the Eastern Mediterranean, […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad het tegniese bystand van meer as ‘n miljoen-rand van die Duitse ontwikkelingsagentskap GIZ goedgekeur ingevolge die Suid-Afrika-Duitse Energieprogram. Die program is in ooreenstemming met die metro se Energie-strategie en gestruktureer om Suid-Afrika se energie-oorgang te ondersteun deur samewerking vir ‘n betroubare, bekostigbare en skoon energiestelsel. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Energie, Xanthea Limberg, […]
# White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of the month to spend more time with her family. The 28-year-old has served in the role since president Donald Trump returned to power in January last year. Leavitt has faced frequent criticism for amplifying misinformation and curbing media freedom. Trump says […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het medelye betuig met die regering en mense van Zimbabwe na die tragedie op die Kariba-meer. Minstens 44 mense is dood toe ʼn oorlaaide veerboot gister omgeslaan het toe ‘n golf dit getref het. Sewe-en-sewentig mense is tot dusver gered. President Emmerson Mnangagwa het ʼn ramptoestand afgekondig. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent […]
# The City of Cape Town has approved technical assistance to the value of over one-million-rand from the German development agency GIZ, under the South Africa-Germany Energy Programme. The programme is aligned with the metro’s Energy Strategy, as it is structured to support South Africa’s energy transition through collaboration for a reliable, affordable and clean […]
