# China says it will seek to “strengthen cooperation” with the United States at next week’s trade talks in Stockholm. Washington and Beijing slapped escalating, tit-for-tat levies on each other’s exports earlier this year, stalling trade between the world’s two biggest economies as tensions surged. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he would meet his […]
# Two students from the Witwatersrand University participated in this year’s conference on Student Engagement and Youth Leadership in Vilnius, Lithuania. More than 40 student community builders from various parts of the world attended. Third-year Psychology and Ethnology student, Ntlahla Sikwana, showcased her literacy-focused project, Hand in Hand for Hope. Third-year Law student, Tessa Tshuma, […]
# Die uiters gewilde Pokémon-franchise gaan sy eerste permanente temapark in die lente van 2026 in die Japanse hoofstad, Tokio, open. Die Pokémon-maatskappy, ‘n filiaal van die Japannese spelreus Nintendo, het die aankondiging gedoen. Japan het die afgelope maande ‘n rekordgetal besoekers verwelkom, wat die vraag na toeriste-aantreklikhede verhoog het, insluitend ‘n “Making of Harry […]
# Die Mededingingstribunaal het Canal-Plus (Kanaal Ploes) se verkryging van MultiChoice goedgekeur, wat die laaste regulatoriese struikelblok oorkom. Die ooreenkoms sluit sleutelverbintenisse in soos die bevordering van plaaslike eienaarskap, die ondersteuning van klein, medium en mikro-ondernemings in die oudiovisuele sektor, en die befondsing van plaaslike inhoud. Canal-Plus sal die oorblywende aandele teen 125-rand elk koop. […]
# AfriForum het die goedkeuring van ‘n wetsontwerp van die Amerikaanse Huis van Verteenwoordigers se komitee verwelkom wat tot geteikende sanksies teen korrupte Suid-Afrikaanse politici kan lei. Ernst van Zyl van AfriForum sê die Hersieningswet op Amerikaans-Suid-Afrikaanse Bilaterale Betrekkinge van 2025, wat deur die kongreslid Ronny Jackson ingestel is, is daarop gemik om individue aanspreeklik […]
# AfriForum has welcomed the approval of a US House Committee bill that could lead to targeted sanctions against corrupt South African politicians. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl says the US-South African Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025, introduced by Congressman Ronny Jackson, aims to hold individuals accountable without punishing ordinary citizens. He emphasised that the […]
# The wildly popular Pokemon franchise will open its first permanent theme park in the Japanese capital of Tokyo in the spring of 2026. The announcement was made by a subsidiary of Japanese gaming giant Nintendo, Pokemon Company. Japan has welcomed a record influx of visitors in recent months, boosting demand for tourist attractions, including […]
# The Competition Tribunal has approved Canal-Plus (Kanaal Ploes) acquisition of MultiChoice, clearing the final regulatory hurdle. The deal includes key commitments like, boosting local ownership, supporting small, medium and micro enterprises in South Africa’s audiovisual sector, and funding local content. Canal-Plus will buy remaining shares at 125-rand each. MultiChoice’s South African operations will become […]
# Die adjunkminister van die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Thandi Moraka, sê herstellende geregtigheid is meer as finansiële herstel. Sy het die Pan-Afrika Parlement toegespreek en waardigheid, genesing en transformasie beklemtoon. Sy het ook president Fortune Charumbira se leierskap geprys en Suid-Afrika se verbintenis bevestig om as gasheerland van die Pan-Afrika Parlement op […]
