# Lande berei tans voor om hul nasionale klimaatbeloftes te wysig en kenners vra hulle om wesenlike teikens in te sluit om ontbossing te beëindig en woude te herstel. Volgens die Verenigde Nasies se Omgewingsprogram kap die mensdom elke jaar tien-miljoen hektaar woude af, gelykstaande aan die grootte van Portugal. Tropiese gebiede stel elke jaar […]
# International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola has told Parliament that South Africa’s actions follow the Genocide Convention, referring disputes over state responsibility to the International Court of Justice. Lamola highlighted evidence of genocidal statements by Israeli officials and condemned attacks on civilians in Gaza. He emphasized that South Africa will continue pursuing justice […]
# International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says South Africa joined The Hague Group to uphold international law and end Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories. Addressing Parliament’s Justice Portfolio Committee on the International Court of Justice, Lamola said the initiative, alongside the Madrid Group, seeks an immediate ceasefire, negotiations, and a just peace. He emphasised […]
# The National Shelter Movement of South Africa will attend the fifth World Conference of Women’s Shelters in Sydney from 15 to 18 September. NSMSA will showcase South Africa’s shelter experience, including its Action Learning Shelter Model, and lead the Africa Regional Caucus to strengthen partnerships. National Coordinator for the NSMSA Anisa Moosa says the […]
# As countries are preparing to update their national climate pledges, experts are urging them to include concrete targets to end deforestation and restore forests. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, every year, humanity clears ten-million hectares of forests, an area equivalent to the size of Portugal. Tropical areas alone release more than 5.6-billion […]
# Die regering het Israel se lugaanval in die Katarse hoofstad, Doha, veroordeel as onwettig en ongevraagd. Israel se eerste minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sê dit was absoluut geregverdig omdat senior Hamas-leiers geteiken is wat die aanvalle van 7 Oktober 2023 georganiseer het. Vyf Hamas-lede is dood. Chrispin Phiri van die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en […]
# Government has condemned Israel’s air strike in Qatar’s capital Doha, calling it an illegal and unprovoked attack. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that the strike was fully justified because it targeted senior Hamas leaders who organised the 7 October 2023 attack. Five Hamas members were killed. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation […]
# Die Poolse weermag sê hy het hommeltuie afgeskiet wat sy lugruim geskend het tydens ‘n Russiese aanval op Oekraïne. Dit is die eerste keer dat die land regstreeks met Russiese teenwoordigheid in sy lugruim te doen het sedert die Oekraïnse oorlog in 2022 begin het. Moskou het vroeër die week sy grootste lugaanval ooit […]
# Die Realness Institute, in vennootskap met The StoryBoard Collective en die Canada Media Fund, het die vier Afrika-deelnemers vir die 2025 AuthenticA Series Lab aangekondig. Hulle is Ghana se storieverteller Gamel Apalayine, Nigeries-Britse digter en filmmaker, Joladé Olusanya, bekroonde Keniaanse draaiboekskrywer, Mona Ombogo, en bekroonde Egipties-Kanadese filmmaker, Reem Morsi. Die program gee draaiboekskrywers ‘n […]
