# The White House has told its agencies to prepare for mass firings if Congress does not avert a government shutdown next week. In a memo obtained by US media, the Office of Budget and Management warned of permanent firings specifically for federal programmes, projects and activities that have no alternative funding sources and are […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen says South Africa is on the verge of unlocking new markets for cherries and blueberries, with China showing promising signs of approval. Speaking at the International Berry Organisation conference in Cape Town, Steenhuisen said talks are also advancing with Thailand and South Korea, while exports to the Middle East and […]
# Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas rejected any future role for Hamas and condemned antisemitism, as he appealed for full global support for a state in the face of Israeli annexation threats. Days after France led a special summit and several Western powers recognized a state of Palestine, the veteran 89-year-old leader was forced to address […]
# The Global Sumud Flotilla says independent investigations, including by the United Nations, have repeatedly found no weapons on aid convoys, yet Israel has used false security claims as a pretext to justify violent attacks. The organisation’s steering committee member Yasemin Acar warned that the same tactics are now being deployed against the flotilla sailing […]
# More than one-thousand children have fallen ill from free school lunches in Indonesia this week. It is the latest in a string of mass food poisoning events linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s multi-billion-dollar nutritious meals programme. Authorities are now asking for the programme to be suspended due to health concerns. Last week 800 students […]
# Trade union Solidarity has urged the White House to have president Donald Trump sign an executive order granting tariff relief for South African industries, including automotive, agriculture, textiles, and mining. This comes days before the African Growth and Opportunity Act is set to expire. Solidarity spokesperson Jaco Kleynhans argues such relief would protect workers […]
# Die Palestynse leier Mahmud Abbas het enige toekomstige rol vir Hamas verwerp en anti-Semitisme veroordeel. Hy het ‘n beroep gedoen vir algehele wêreldwye steun vir ‘n Palestynse staat te midde van Israel se dreigemente oor besetting. Enkele dae nadat Frankryk ‘n spesiale beraad gelei het waar verskeie Westerse moondhede ‘n Palestynse staat erken het, […]
# Hoofman Zwelivelile Mandela sê die globale Sumud-flottielje staar binne die volgende 48-uur die bedreiging van gewelddadige eskalasie vanaf Israel in die gesig. Mandela het tydens ‘n nood-nuuskonferensie gewaarsku geloofwaardige intelligensie dui aan pogings kan aangewend word om bote te sink of deelnemers te beseer terwyl die flottielje vaar om die Gaza-seeblokkade te verbreek. Hy […]
# Die voormalige president, Nicolas Sarkozy sal Frankryk se eerste na-oorlogse leier word om tronk toe te gaan, nadat ‘n hof hom tot vyf jaar tronkstraf gevonnis het oor ‘n skema waarin die oorlede Libiese diktator Moammar Kadhafi, Sarkozy se presidensiële verkiesing in 2007 befonds het. Die hof het hom skuldig bevind op aanklagte van […]
