# A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit China’s southwest region of Guangxi in the early hours of this morning, killing two people, and forcing more than seven thousand people in the city of Liuzhou to evacuate. State broadcaster CCTV reported that 13 buildings collapsed, while railway authorities inspected the integrity of the rail line infrastructure. Communication […]
# The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda points to the need for local vaccine and medicine manufacturing capacity. The World Health Organisation has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern after 88 deaths and over 300 suspected cases have […]
# Taiwan se president, Lai Ching-te, sê sy land sal nie konflik uitlok of laat toeneem nie, maar sal ook nie sy nasionale soewereiniteit en waardigheid prysgee nie. Beijing beskou Taiwan as sy grondgebied. Die Chinese president, Xi Jinping, het verlede week aan die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, gesê die Taiwanse vraagstuk is die belangrikste […]
# Taiwan president Lai Ching-te says his country will not provoke or escalate conflict, but it will also not relinquish its national sovereignty and dignity. Beijing considers Taiwan to be a part of its territory. Last week, in his meeting with US president Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said the Taiwan question was the most […]
# President Donald Trump van Amerika het Iran weer gewaarsku en sê die land “beter vinnig iets doen, anders gaan daar niks van hulle oorbly nie”. Dit kom te midde van berigte dat Amerika en Israel intens besig is met voorbereidings vir hernude aanvalle op Teheran nadat vredesonderhandelinge ʼn dooiepunt bereik het. Die Iranse regering […]
# Die minister van Menslike Nedersettings, Thembi Simelane, sê Suid-Afrika het beduidende vordering gemaak met die bevordering van volhoubare verstedeliking wat in die hoofbepalings van die Grondwet en die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan geanker is. Die minister het ‘n toespraak op die 13de Wêreldverstedelikingsforum in Baku, Azerbeidjan, gelewer. Simelane sê nieteenstaande die geleenthede wat verstedeliking bied, dra […]
# US president Donald Trump has issued another warning to Iran, saying the country “better get moving, fast, or there won’t be anything left of them”. This comes as reports suggest the US and Israel are undergoing the most intense preparations for renewed attacks against Tehran, amid stalled peace talks. Meanwhile, the Iranian government says […]
# Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane, says South Africa has made substantial progress in advancing sustainable urbanisation, anchored in the principal provisions of the Constitution and the National Development Plan. The minister addressed the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan. Simelane says that, notwithstanding the opportunities it has presented, urbanisation has also contributed […]
# Die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie het die Ebola-uitbreking in die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo en Uganda verklaar as noodsituasie vir openbare gesondheid wat internasionaal kommer wek. In die DRK se oostelike Ituri-provinsie is sowat 246 vermeende gevalle en 80 sterftes aangeteken. In Uganda is twee bevestigde gevalle, insluitend een sterfte, in die hoofstad Kampala aangemeld. Die WGO se […]
