# US president Donald Trump says he plans to lift the long-standing sanctions on Syria. American sanctions on Syria had been in place for over a decade, meant to apply pressure and economic pain against the dictatorship of former president Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted in December last year. Speaking at the US-Saudi investment conference […]
# Die Internasionale Atoomenergie-agentskap sê terwyl kernkrag in Afrika uitbrei, ondersteun hy lande wat die nodige infrastruktuur ontwikkel vir veilige kernenergie. Suid-Afrika, wat die vasteland se enigste kernkragaanleg, Koeberg, bedryf, wil twee-duisend-500 megawatt nuwe vermoë byvoeg. Egipte bou sy eerste aanleg wat uit vier groot reaktors sal bestaan. Die agentskap sê lande soek skoon en betroubare […]
# Apple Music has launched The Sounds Of Africa, a new initiative highlighting the musical influence of five African cities: Accra, Dar es Salaam, Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg. The campaign features curated playlists and DJ mixes by local artists. Johannesburg’s playlist includes voices like Kwesta, Nandi Madida and Samthing Soweto, celebrating the metro’s legacy from […]
# ʼn Kaliforniese regter het Erik en Lyle Menendez se vonnis na 50 jaar tronkstraf verander vir die moord in 1989 op hul ouers, en hulle kom nou in aanmerking vir parool. Die broers het erken hulle het Kitty en Jose Menendez vermoor, maar aangevoer dit was uit selfverdediging ná jare lange mishandeling. Hulle is […]
# Two South African restaurants have made the coveted World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants list for 2025. Stellenbosch’s VUUR, which is ranked 87, has also been named Africa’s Best Steak Restaurant, while Johannesburg’s The Blockman is ranked 97th. Argentina’s Don Julio Parrilla, located in the heart of Buenos Aires’ ever-vibrant Palermo district, tops the list. […]
# ʼn Israelse lugaanval op die Europese Hospitaal in Khan Younis in Gaza het 28 lewens geëis en tientalle beseer. Volgens berigte was die teiken die senior Hamas-figuur, Mohammed Sinwar, wat blykbaar beheer van die groep se militêre vleuel oorgeneem het. Die Israelse weermag sê hy het ʼn geteikende aanval op Hamas-terroriste in ʼn bevel- […]
# The International Atomic Energy Agency says that with nuclear power expanding in Africa, it is supporting countries in the development of the necessary infrastructure for safe and secure nuclear energy. South Africa, which operates the continent’s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, plans to add two-thousand-500 megawatts of new capacity. Egypt is building its first plant, comprised […]
# A California judge has resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez to 50 years to life in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents, making them eligible for parole. The brothers acknowledged killing Kitty and Jose Menendez but said they acted out of self-defence after years of abuse. They were found guilty of first-degree murder […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die groep van 49 wit Afrikaners wat na Amerika vertrek het, is volgens hom ongelukkig met pogings om die verlede se ongelykhede aan te spreek. President Donald Trump het hulle vlugtelingstatus toegeken as slagoffers van wat hy ʼn volksmoord noem. Die president het gister ʼn verrassingsbesoek gebring aan die jaarlikse […]
