# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the World Trade Organisation to regulate trading tariffs and enhance multilateral trade systems to prevent their weaponisation. Speaking at the European Union Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, Belgium, Ramaphosa emphasised that the organisation remains the only body capable of managing global trade divergences. Ramaphosa reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment […]
# Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his British counterpart Keir Starmer that relations had made “significant progress”, as they pledged to unlock “unparalleled” economic opportunities. Starmer is on his first visit to India as premier, accompanied by a 125-member delegation, after the two countries signed a trade deal in London in July. Under the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says growing geopolitical uncertainty is undermining global security and economic growth. Speaking at the European Union global gateway forum in Brussels, Belgium, Ramaphosa urged renewed commitment to peace, international law, and reform of institutions like the UN. Ramaphosa praised South Africa’s strategic partnership with the EU, highlighting joint efforts to boost […]
# Die regering het Children20 amptelik erken as een van die formele skakelgroepe van die G20-maatskaplike beraad as deel van die land se presidentskap van die G20. Children20 is ‘n spesiale platform vir kinders en tieners om te help vorm aan beleidsvoorstelle wat ‘n netwerk uitdagings soos ongelykheid, armoede, veiligheid en maatskaplike beskerming insluit. Sjerpa […]
# Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, has the biggest first-week numbers ever recorded for an album in the streaming era. According to Billboard, the album has surpassed 3.5 million equivalent album units, representing consumption across both sales and streaming. This surpasses the record previously held by Adele‘s album 25, which had […]
# Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, eis tronkstraf vir die burgemeester van Chicago, Brandon Johnson, en die goewerneur van Illinois, JB Pritzker. Hy beskuldig hulle dat hulle misluk het om federale immigrasie-beamptes te beskerm. Die land se derde-grootste stad het die jongste brandpunt in die Trump-administrasie se uitsettings-en teenmisdaadveldtog geword in stede waar Demokrate aan […]
# Government, under its Presidency of the G20, has officially endorsed the Children20 as one of the formal engagement groups of the G20 Social Summit. Children20 is a dedicated platform for children and adolescents to co-shape policy recommendations that address interconnected challenges, including inequality, poverty, safety, and social protection. Sherpa and policy lead, Anzio Jacobs, […]
# US president Donald Trump has called for Chicago mayor, Brandon Johnson and Illinois governor JB Pritzker to be jailed, accusing them of failing to protect federal immigration officers. The country’s third-largest city has become the latest flashpoint in the Trump administration’s intensifying deportation campaign and crackdown on crime in Democratic-led cities. A lawsuit was […]
# Brittanje se uitvoere van plastiekafval na ontwikkelende lande het in die eerste helfte van hierdie jaar met 84-persent gestyg vergeleke met verlede jaar. Dit is volgens data van die Last Beach Cleanup. Die toename in uitvoere was hoofsaaklik na Indonesië en Maleisië. Die persentasie Britse plastiekafval wat direk na lande wat nie binne die […]
