# National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, has been elected as the Inter-Parliamentary Union chairperson of the Africa Group of Parliaments. Her responsibilities will include convening member parliaments. Didiza says South Africa’s chairship of the African Caucus will ensure that parliaments contribute to making Africa the best-performing continent in human rights, democracy, and conflict resolution. She says parliaments […]
# UK prime minister Keir Starmer says his government will fight to secure an economic partnership with the US, while also working to lower trade barriers with key partners around the world. This follows US president Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. Starmer says the UK will only strike a deal with America if it’s in […]
# Statebondspele: Die Olimpiese Komitee van Nigerië het aangekondig hy het die 28 Maart sperdatum nagekom met die van ‘n verklaring van voorneme om die 2030 Statebond Spele aan te bied. Nigerië kan slegs formeel aansoek doen met regeringsondersteuning. Die land het ‘n aansoek om die 2014 Spele aan te bied teen Glasgow verloor. In […]
# Commonwealth Games: The Nigerian Olympic Committee announced it has met the 28 March deadline for expression of interest to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. Nigeria can only commence a formal bid with the backing of the country’s government. The country lost a bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Glasgow. A statement […]
# Kanada het ‘n klagte by die Wêreldhandelsorganisasie gelê oor die swaar tariewe wat Amerikaanse president Donald Trump ingestel het op motorinvoere. Die organisasie sê Kanada het die Verenigde State gevra vir konsultasies oor geskille rondom Amerikaanse maatreëls wat ‘n belasting van 25-persent op Kanadese motors en motoronderdele plaas. Kanada se regering het in sy […]
# Canada has launched a complaint with the World Trade Organisation over the steep tariff imposed on car imports by US president Donald Trump. The WTO says Canada has requested dispute consultations with the United States concerning US measures imposing a 25-percent duty on automobiles and automobile parts from Canada. In the request, the Canadian […]
# Die VSA se minister van Handel het die land se besluit verdedig om tariewe te hef op ‘n groep onbewoonde eilande met slegs pikkewyne en robbe. Howard Lutnick het aan CBS gesê die tariewe op die Heard en McDonald eilande is ingestel om “belaglike skuiwergate” toe maak en sal ander lande keer om skeepsvrag […]
# The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country’s decision to impose tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands with only penguins and seals. Howard Lutnick told CBS the imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close “ridiculous loopholes” and would prevent other countries from shipping through the islands to […]
# ‘n Tweede kind is aan masels dood terwyl ‘n uitbreking van die hoogs-aansteeklike virus in die weste van Texas vererger. Die skoolgaande kind was nie ingeënt nie, het geen onderliggende gesondheidsprobleme gehad nie en was in die hospitaal weens komplikasies met masels. Die suidelike Amerikaanse staat het tot dusver vanjaar meer as 480 maselgevalle […]
