# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says it will be engaging with the World Health Organisation to correct what it views as inaccurate portrayals of fatalities linked to the country’s escalating immigration crisis. This comes after WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced stated last Friday that at least five Ethiopian and five Mozambican […]
# Eight people, including two Boeing employees, have been killed in a B-52 bomber crash shortly after take-off from Edwards Air Force Base, northeast of Los Angeles. This is the deadliest crash involving a B-52 bomber since 1982. The Deputy Commander of the US Air Force, Colonel James Hayes, says the B-52 bomber was performing a […]
# Sokker: Hoewel Uruguay die grootste deel van die wedstryd oorheers het, moes hulle Maandagaand in die versengende hitte van Miami met ‘n gelykopuitslag van een-elk teen Saoedi-Arabië tevrede wees. Die verrassende uitslag het nou ‘n Groep H vol verrassings wawyd oop gelaat. Dit volg ure na een van die grootste skokke in Wêreldbeker-geskiedenis toe […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die wêreldbekende jazz-ikoon Abdullah Ibrahim se diepgaande komposisies het die Suid-Afrika vereer wat sy politieke toewyding en musikale briljantheid gevorm het. Die 91-jarige komponis en kulturele aktivis is in Duitsland oorlede na ‘n kort siekbed. Hy is in 2009 bekroon met die Orde van Ikhamanga in Silwer, ter erkenning van […]
# President Donald Trump sê die inhoud van die memorandum van ooreenkoms met Iran sal bekend gemaak word. Washington en Teheran het ooreengekom oor ‘n vredesraamwerk vir ‘n ooreenkoms om die oorlog te beëindig, die Amerikaanse blokkade van Iran te staak en die Straat van Hormoes te heropen. Dit kom in die aanloop tot Vrydag […]
# French president Emmanuel Macron says the US-Iran deal is a very important step towards peace; also for the global economy. The agreement was reached following intensive negotiations, with both sides declaring an immediate and permanent end to military operations across all fronts, including in Lebanon. Macron says the deal also creates an opportunity for […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says global jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim’s profound creations honoured the South Africa that shaped his political commitment and musical brilliance. The 91-year-old composer and cultural activist passed away in Germany following a short illness. In 2009, he was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver, in recognition of his excellent contribution […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at the National Youth Day commemoration in Johannesburg today. This year’s Youth Day marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1976 Youth Uprising. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says the president address will reflect on the significance of the 1976 Youth Uprising, the progress made over the past […]
# US president Donald Trump says the text of the memorandum of understanding with Iran will be released publicly. Washington and Tehran have agreed on a peace framework for a deal to bring the war to an end, halt the American blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This comes ahead of a formal […]
