# Saftu sê regeringsleiers het misluk om Suid-Afrika se soewereiniteit teen die aanslag van verhoogde Amerikaanse druk te beskerm. Dit volg na die instelling van 30-persent tariewe op Suid-Afrikaanse goedere. Die vakbondfederasie beskuldig president Cyril Ramaphosa dat hy tot die belange van die VSA toegegee het, veral met sy ondersteuning van die invoer van fossielbrandstowwe. […]
# Union federation Saftu says government leaders have failed to protect South Africa’s sovereignty in the face of rising US pressure. This follows the 30-percent tariff hike imposed by the US on South African goods. The union accuses president Cyril Ramaphosa of giving in to US interests, especially by supporting fossil fuel imports. Saftu’s Asive […]
# The family of late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has filed for leave to appeal a Pretoria High Court ruling ordering his remains be repatriated to Lusaka for burial. Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba delivered the order yesterday, siding with the Zambian government’s claim of a prior agreement for a state funeral. The family disputes […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed condolences to Ghana’s president John Dramani Mahama after a helicopter crash killed eight people, including Defence minister, Edward Omane Boamah, and Environment minister, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya says South Africa’s thoughts are with the bereaved families, and expressing solidarity with Ghana as it mourns this tragic […]
# Frankryk se multi-miljard-euro mineraalwater maatskappye is in die kollig oor klimaatsverandering en toenemende kommer oor die sektor se omgewingsimpak. Wat ter sprake is is of van die wêreldberoemde handelsmerke, veral die ikoniese Perrier etiket, hom nog daarop kan beroep dat hy “natuurlike mineraalwater” voorsien. Dit volg na onthullings in die Franse media oor onwettige […]
# France’s multi-billion euro mineral water companies are under the spotlight because of climate change and growing concerns about the industry’s environmental impact. At issue is whether some world-famous brands, notably the iconic Perrier label, can even continue calling themselves “natural mineral water”. This follows revelations in the French media about illicit filtration systems that […]
# The MK Party condemns the government of national unity for economic failure, corruption, and poor governance, calling the coalition dysfunctional and a betrayal of the people. The party also criticised the government for failing to respond to the 30-percent US tariff, seen as punishment for South Africa’s foreign policy. MK Party’s national chairperson, Nathi […]
# Die MK-party veroordeel die regering van nasionale eenheid vir ekonomiese mislukking, korrupsie en swak regering, en noem die koalisie disfunksioneel en verraad teenoor die mense. Die party kritiseer ook die regering dat hy nie oor die 30-persent tariewe reageer het nie, wat hulle sien as straf vir Suid-Afrika se buitelandse beleid. Die nasionale voorsitter […]
# The Chinese government has announced a multi-million dollar rescue package after flash floods hit villages in the Guangdong province. A record 622.6 mm of rain fell on the provincial capital Guangzhou over four days in the past week – almost three times the average monthly rainfall for the city in August. According to state […]
