# The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa has congratulated its president, Simon Hlungwani, on his election as Vice-President of the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation. Hlungwani was elected at the federation’s 27th Biennial Meeting in New Delhi, India. DENOSA’s spokesperson, Sibongiseni Delihlazo says CNMF is the federation of nurses and midwives associations from the […]
# Qatar’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has condemned Yemen’s Houthis for launching ballistic missiles toward the cities of Taif and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia. Saudi air defences intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-allied group. Last week, it intercepted a drone launched by the Houthis towards Mecca. Qatar says it considers these aggressions a reprehensible […]
# The Free Market Foundation says South Africa cannot treat the US as a doormat while actively aligning with American adversaries. It has sent a delegation to the US, saying it wants to inform American counterparts about the conditions inside South Africa that continue to damage relations. Last week, the US imposed new visa restrictions targeting […]
# Die Britse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Ed Miliband, waarsku Iran sy land sal nie intimidasie, dreigemente of vyandige bedrywighede toelaat deur groepe wat bande met Teheran het nie. Hy het gister met sy Iranse ampsgenoot, Abbas Araghchi, gepraat tydens die Verenigde Nasies se Algemene Vergadering in New York. Britse intelligensiedienste het ʼn week gelede […]
# Standard Bank sê die Reserwebank se besluit om die rentekoers met 25 basispunte te verhoog, kom op ʼn moeilike tyd vir boere wat reeds deurloop onder hoë brandstof-, kunsmis- en ander insetkoste. Die styging is daarop gemik om inflasie onder beheer te hou. Brendan Jacobs van Standard Bank sê voortslepende onsekerheid in die wêreld […]
# Standard Bank says the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to increase interest rates by 25 basis points comes at a difficult time, with farmers already facing higher fuel, fertiliser and other input costs. The rate increase is aimed at keeping inflation under control. Standard Bank’s Brendan Jacobs says continued uncertainty in global oil markets and the […]
# Foreign secretary Ed Miliband has warned Iran Britain will not tolerate intimidation, threats, or hostile activity on UK soil from groups linked to the country. He met with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday. Over a week ago, British intelligence services uncovered […]
# MeatCo in Namibië het verdere uitvoere van beesvleis en die slag van diere opgeskort nadat ‘n uitbreking van bek-en-klouseer bevestig is. Tien beeste het positief getoets op ‘n kommersiële plaas in die Karasburg-staatsveearts-distrik in die Khara-streek. Dit het daartoe gelei dat die regering beheermaatreëls ingestel het, insluitend die opskorting van in- en uitvoer van […]
# Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, sê die herstel van vertroue in multilateralisme sal nie plaasvind sonder betekenisvolle hervorming van globale bestuur, hoofsaaklik die Verenigde Nasies se Veiligheidsraad, nie. Hy het die Algemene Vergadering van die VN in New York toegespreek waar hy gevra het vir ‘n permanente posisie vir Afrika […]
