# The United States has vowed to stand by NATO after Russia’s overnight incursion into Poland. Washington’s ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, said the White House would defend “every inch of NATO territory”. Germany, meanwhile has warned Russia it will respond to the incursion. Berlin’s defence minister Boris Pistorius told the Bundestag the drones that […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se sekretaris-generaal vir Toerisme, Zurab Pololikashvili, het aangekondig dat 100 studiebeurse aan Suid-Afrikaners beskikbaar gestel is om onderwys en vaardigheidsontwikkeling in die toerismesektor te verhoog. Hy het op die Toerisme-ontwikkelingsberaad in Kaapstad gesê dis daarop gemik om die jeug te bemagtig om te floreer in ‘n hoogs-mededingende bedryf en inklusiewe groei […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg het sewe Chinese burgers tot 20 jaar tronkstraf elk gevonnis nadat hulle skuldig bevind is aan 158 uit die 160 aanklagte van ontvoering en gedwonge arbeid. Die groep is in 2019 in hegtenis geneem en het 91 Malawiese burgers, insluitend kinders, onwettig aangehou by hul sakeperseel. Regter David Mhango het […]
# Hongkongse wetgewers het ‘n wetsontwerp verwerp wat beperkte regte aan selfdegeslag-paartjies sou toestaan. Die streeksregering het wetgewing voorgestel wat sekere regte aan selfdegeslag-lewensmaats sou erken, maar slegs aan verbintenisse wat in die buiteland geregistreer is. LGBTQ-aktiviste het die beperkings afgekraak terwyl die voorstel bykans algehele kritiek van pro-Beijingse politici gekry het wat die Hongkongse […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has welcomed the 20-year prison sentences handed to seven Chinese nationals convicted of human trafficking and child labour by the High Court in Johannesburg. Arrested in 2019, the seven Chinese nationals forced 91 Malawian nationals, including children, to work long hours under armed guard. COSATU’s Zanele Sabela […]
# Poland gathered its NATO allies for urgent talks after Russian drones flew into Polish airspace in an overnight attack on Ukraine. Prime minister Donald Tusk denounced the “large-scale provocation”, saying Poland had identified 19 violations of its airspace and shot down at least three drones after scrambling aircraft alongside allies. Russian drones and missiles […]
# United Nations Tourism secretary-general Zurab Pololikashvili has announced 100 scholarships for South Africans to support education and skill-building in the tourism sector. Speaking at the Tourism Investment Summit in Cape Town, Pololikashvili said the initiative targets the youth, equipping them to thrive in a competitive industry and contribute to inclusive growth. The scholarships, part […]
# The High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20-years in prison each after convicting them on 158 of 160 charges related to kidnapping and forced labour. The group, arrested in 2019, had illegally detained 91 Malawian nationals, including children, at their business premises. They were convicted in March. Judge David Mhango […]
# Hong Kong lawmakers rejected a bill that would have granted limited rights to same-sex couples. Hong Kong’s government proposed legislation to recognise some rights for same-sex partners, but only for those whose unions are registered abroad. Despite LGBTQ activists decrying its limitations, the proposal drew near-universal criticism from the pro-Beijing politicians that dominate Hong […]
