# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has extended the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit until 28 May 2027, benefiting around 180-thousand holders in South Africa. The extension protects holders from deportation, allows entry and exit under conditions, and simplifies visa applications. This follows a 2023 High Court ruling declaring the earlier permit termination unlawful. Consultations with permit […]
# Vanjaar se Nobelprys vir Fisika is toegeken aan die Amerikaners John Clarke, Michel Devoret en John Martinis vir hulle grondverskuiwende proefnemings wat die kwantummeganiese effekte in ‘n handgrootte elektriese stroombaan demonstreer. Die bekroondes sal 18-miljoen-rand deel. Olle Eriksson van die Koninklike Sweedse Akademie van Wetenskap sê die drietal het bewys dat kwantum-tonnelering en energie-kwantisering […]
# ‘n Groot indeksverskaffer het Viëtnam vir die eerste keer as ‘n ontluikende mark aangewys. Dit is ‘n lankverwagte opgradering wat buitelandse belegging in een van Suidoos-Asië se vinnigste groeiende ekonomieë kan versnel. FTSE Russell herklassifiseer Viëtnam as ‘n sekondêre ontluikende mark, ‘n benaming wat dit in dieselfde kategorie as China en Indië plaas. Die […]
# The youth-led movement behind near-daily protests in Madagascar says “as long as the repression continues” it would not attend a meeting President Andry Rajoelina called for later today. Rajoelina has called for the public meeting at the presidential palace after earlier in the week appointing an army general as the new prime minister in […]
# This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to the Americans, John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their groundbreaking experiments demonstrating quantum mechanical effects in a hand-sized electrical circuit. The laureates will share 18-million-rand. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ Olle Eriksson says the trio proved that quantum tunnelling and energy […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has arrived in Juba, South Sudan, for a two-day working visit in his role as Special Envoy. He will meet president Salva Kiir Mayardit, key signatories, and stakeholders to assess progress on the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement. Discussions will focus on constitutional drafting, transitional security, and preparations for the 2026 […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het in Dublin, Ierland, aangekom vir ‘n ampsbesoek wat daarop gemik is om handel en bilaterale verhoudings te versterk. Hy sal met president Michael Higgins en eerste minister Micheál Martin vergader om samewerking met wetenskap, vernuwing, onderwys en beleggings te bespreek. Die besoek beoog om bande tot ‘n strategiese vennootskap te […]
# Die hoof van die Europese Unie, Ursula von der Leyen, sê Europa moet sy verdediging versterk om Rusland se hibriede oorlogvoering teen te staan. Dit volg op ‘n reeks luginvalle, kuberaanvalle en skade aan ondersese kabels. Von der Leyen noem dit ‘n samehangende en verergerende veldtog teen Europa en sê die vasteland moet reageer. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Dublin, Ireland, for an official visit aimed at boosting trade and bilateral relations between the two nations. He will meet president Michael Higgins and prime minister Micheál Martin to discuss cooperation in science, innovation, education, and investment. The visit seeks to elevate ties to a strategic partnership. Ramaphosa […]
