# US president Donald Trump says the only options on the table are to obliterate Iran, let it rot economically, or reach a deal. This follows reports that the US, with some of its allies in the Middle East, is preparing to resume actions against Tehran. Trump told Fox News that he is open to […]
# World leaders, diplomats, advocates, and other influential voices will gather for the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week. Leaders will revitalise global cooperation, give a critical push to the Sustainable Development Goals, and drive collective action for peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet. UN Secretary-General António Guterres says that […]
# South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy and his local “fixer” Kooki Mahmoud have reportedly gone missing in Djibouti, East Africa. The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the two men, who have not been heard from since midday on Saturday, are still being established. Reddy is the Africa coordinator at the International Consortium of Investigative […]
# Zimbabwean communities have been urged to prepare for the El Niño drought threat before the impacts are felt. In drought-prone Chiredzi, solar-powered irrigation, climate information and climate-smart farming are helping strengthen food security. The UN World Food Programme says three solar-powered boreholes are supporting a three-hectare community garden. Meanwhile African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, […]
# African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, Moses Vilakati, says El Niño is more than a weather event affecting agriculture, water, food security, and economies. Vilakati has urged member states to turn early warnings into early action by promoting drought-tolerant crops, water conservation, secure food reserves and preparing livestock […]
# Gemeenskappe in Zimbabwe is gevra om betyds voor te berei vir die bedreiging van ‘n El Niño-droogte. Sonkragbesproeiing, klimaatinligting en klimaatslim boerdery help om voedselsekerheid in die droogtegeteisterde Chiredzi-gebied te versterk. Die Verenigde Nasies se Wêreldvoedselprogram sê drie sonkragaangedrewe boorgate ondersteun ‘n gemeenskapstuin van drie hektaar. Die Afrika-unie se kommissaris vir Landbou, Landelike Ontwikkeling, […]
# Die Afrika-unie se kommissaris vir Landbou, Landelike Ontwikkeling, die Blou Ekonomie en Volhoubare Omgewing, Moses Vilakati, sê El Niño is meer as ‘n weer-verskynsel en raak landbou, waterbronne, voedselsekerheid en ekonomieë. Hy het lidlande aangemoedig om vroeë waarskuwings te omskep in vroeë optrede met droogtebestande gewasse, waterbesparing, voedselreserwe-beveiliging en voldoende beskikbare veevoer. Vilakati vra […]
# Russiese owerhede sê twee mense is dood in wat beskryf word as ‘n reuse- Oekraïnse hommeltuigaanval op Moskou en die omliggende gebied. Moskou se burgemeester, Sergei Sobyanin, sê meer as een-duisend-600 hommeltuie is sedert Saterdag onderskep, waarvan 450 die hoofstad geteiken het. Verskeie hommeltuie het ‘n olieraffinadery in Moskou getref, terwyl nog een ‘n […]
# Russian authorities say two people have been killed in a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow and the surrounding region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin says more than one-thousand-600 drones were intercepted since Saturday, including 450 targeting the capital. Several drones reached an oil refinery in Moscow, while another struck a residential building. About 400 […]
