# Die voormalige Filippynse president, Rodrigo Duterte, het die eerste keer in 18 maande voor die Internasionale Strafhof in Den Haag verskyn. Die 81-jarige staan tereg op aanklagte van misdade teen die mensdom wat verband hou met sy veldtog teen dwelms, waartydens duisende mense volgens aanklaers moontlik dood is. Sy regsverteenwoordigers voer aan dat kognitiewe […]
# Betogings vind in verskeie lande plaas namate skerp stygings in brandstofpryse lewenskoste verder opjaag. Betogings is reeds in Sirië, Guatemala, Portugal, Frankryk en die Filippyne aangemeld terwyl die oorlog tussen Amerika en Iran wêreldwye energievoorrade ontwrig. Oliepryse het tot heelwat meer as 100-dollar per vat gestyg, wat vervoerkoste en huishoudelike uitgawes raak. Betogers in […]
# The European Union is opening the door for Canada to become its first associate member. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the proposed status is not currently defined in EU treaties and would fall short of full membership. She says the arrangement could deepen cooperation with Canada on trade, defence, technology, energy […]
# Namibië wil sy ontluikende groenwaterstofbedryf met Suid-Afrika se nywerheids- en energiewaardekettings verbind. Die waarnemende hoof van die Namibiese Groenwaterstofprogram, Joseph Mukendwa, sê sterker streeksamewerking is noodsaaklik om markte te ontwikkel, beleggings te lok en die vraag na groen produkte te skep. Mukendwa het tydens die Afrika-beraad oor groen waterstof in Kaapstad aan The Namibian […]
# Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has appeared before the International Criminal Court in The Hague for the first time in 18 months. The 81-year-old faces crimes-against-humanity charges linked to his anti-drug campaign, which prosecutors say may have killed thousands of people. His lawyers argue that cognitive decline has left him unfit to stand trial, […]
# Die Wêreldlughaweraad, wat meer as twee-duisend-200 lughawens verteenwoordig, vra ‘n wêreldwye hersiening van lughawens se stelsel vir die toewysing van lughawe-plekke wat landings en opstygings reguleer. Die raad sê die stelsel, wat meer as 50 jaar gelede ontwikkel is, voldoen nie meer aan die vereistes van moderne lugvaart nie. Hy waarsku dat die aantal […]
# Protesters in several countries are taking to the streets as soaring fuel prices drive up the cost of living. Demonstrations have been reported in Syria, Guatemala, Portugal, France and the Philippines as the war between the United States and Iran disrupts global energy supplies. Oil prices have risen above 100-dollars a barrel, pushing up […]
# Namibia is seeking to link its emerging green hydrogen industry with South Africa’s industrial and energy value chains. Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme interim head Joseph Mukendwa says stronger regional integration is essential to developing markets, attracting investment and creating demand for green products. Speaking to The Namibian amid the African Green Hydrogen Summit in […]
# Airports Council International World, representing more than two-thousand-200 airports across the world, is calling for a global overhaul of the airport slot allocation system, which regulates aircraft landings and take-offs. ACI World says the system, developed more than 50-years ago, is no longer suited to modern aviation demands. It warns congested airports have increased […]
