# Fifteen Western nations called on countries worldwide to recognise a Palestinian state. Their Foreign ministers issued a joint statement following a conference in New York aimed at reviving a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians. French president Emmanuel Macron announced last week he would formally recognise Palestinian statehood in September, provoking strong opposition […]
# Bain and Company is closing its consulting business in South Africa due to the lasting stigma from its role in the state capture scandal during Jacob Zuma’s presidency. After controversial work at the South African Revenue Service and a government ban, Bain struggled to regain trust and retain clients and talent. Its Johannesburg office […]
# National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has urged greater focus on the role of women leaders in promoting inclusive and lasting peace. Speaking at the 15th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, Didiza said women continue to bear the burden of safety and security, yet face exclusion from key peace processes. She emphasised […]
# Russiese owerhede het ‘n noodtoestand in die noordelike Koeril-eilande afgekondig na die tsoenami wat veroorsaak is deur die massiewe aardbewing van 8,8 naby die Kamtsjatka-skiereiland. Die aardbewing het tot tsoenami-waarskuwings en ontruimings in kusgebiede aan die Stille Oseaan gelei, insluitend in die Filippyne, Indonesië en Japan. ‘n Tsoenami-waarskuwing is vir die weskus van Amerika […]
# Russian authorities have declared a state of emergency in the northern Kuril Islands, following the tsunami triggered by the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Kamchatka Peninsula. The earthquake triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations across the Pacific Ocean, including in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan. In the US, the West Coast is under a tsunami […]
# Amerika se Omgewingsbeskermingsagentskap wil ʼn besluit om kweekhuisgasse te reguleer en klimaatsverandering te beveg, terugtrek. Dit sal ʼn 2009-verklaring dat koolstofdioksied en ander kweekhuisgasse openbare gesondheid en welstand in gevaar stel, ophef. Amerika stel die tweede meeste kweekhuisgasse vry en dit word aanvaar dat dié land die meeste aardverwarmingsbesoedeling veroorsaak. Omgewingsgroepe dreig met regsoptrede […]
# Solidariteit verwelkom die Amerikaanse regering se erkenning van die wreedheid en uniekheid van plaasaanvalle in Suid-Afrika. Dit volg op ‘n ondersoek deur die Amerikaanse Departement van Buitelandse sake se Buro vir Demokrasie, Menseregte en Arbeid. Hy het bevind dat plaasaanvalle nie gewone misdade is nie, maar dat slagoffers in sekere gedokumenteerde gevalle gemartel of […]
# Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, sê Suid-Afrika is gekant teen oorlog en verkies dialoog bo geweld. Hy het die Verenigde Nasies se tweestaat-konferensie in New York toegespreek wat daarop gemik is om die voortslepende konflik tussen Israel en Palestina op te los. Lamola sê daar kan nie vrede wees terwyl […]
# The US Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to repeal a landmark environmental decision to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. This would rescind a 2009 declaration that determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. America is the world’s second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and historically has emitted […]
