# Die Amerikaanse Departement van Finansies het sanksies ingestel teen ‘n regter van die Brasiliaanse Hooggeregshof, Alexandre de Moraes wat voorsit by die verhoor van Brasilië se voormalige regsgesinde president Jair Bolsonaro. Hy word aangekla van ‘n beweerde komplot vir die omverwerping van die regering ná hy die 2022 presidensiële verkiesing verloor het. Die Amerikaanse […]
# Forbes’ fifth annual 50 Over 50 list spotlights trailblazing women who have rejected the conventional wisdom that their best years are behind them. This year’s list is divided into four broad categories: impact, innovation, investment, and lifestyle. The list includes actress Halle Berry, who is laser-focused on women’s health, founder of the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, […]
# ActionSA says the government of national unity has been woefully inadequate in its efforts to address the deteriorating relationship with the USA. South Africa and America have still not reached a trade deal, as president Donald Trump’s 30-percent tariff on the country’s goods is due to take effect tomorrow. ActionSA president Herman Mashaba says […]
# Kanada se eerste minister, Mark Carney, sê sy land sal in September by die Verenigde Nasies se 80ste Algemene Vergadering die staat Palestina amptelik erken. Dis die derde G7-land wat die aankondiging maak op die hakke van Frankryk en die Verenigde Koninkryk. Carney sê Kanada is lank reeds verbind tot ʼn tweestaatoplossing van ʼn […]
# Vier groot federasies, Cosatu, Saftu, Fedusa en Nactu, sê die Trump-era se handelsoorlog ontbloot die gevolge van tariewe wat as wapens gebruik word. Suid-Afrika is een van talle lande wat hoë Amerikaanse tariewe verwag terwyl dié land sy eie vervaardigers en arbeidsmag probeer beskerm. Cosatu-woordvoerder Zanele Sabela sê die antwoord is nie ʼn terugkeer […]
# Die DA sê die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, se voorstel dat die heroorweging van handelsverhoudinge met Amerika onafwendbaar is, is kommerwekkend. Suid-Afrika se handelspan wend ʼn laaste poging aan voor môre se sperdatum waarop tariewe van 30-persent op Suid-Afrikaanse uitvoere na dié land ingestel word. Toby Chance van die DA […]
# The US Treasury Department has sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, who is presiding over the trial of Brazil’s former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro. He is on trial for allegedly plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent has accused Moraes of being responsible for an […]
# Four major federations, Cosatu, Saftu, Fedusa and Nactu, say the Trump-era trade wars have exposed the brutal consequences of weaponised tariffs. South Africa is among several countries facing punitive tariffs from the US as it moves to protect its own manufacturers and labour force. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela, says the answer is not a return […]
# Canada prime minister Mark Carney says his country will formally recognise the state of Palestine at the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations in September. It is the third G7 nation to make such an announcement, following in the footsteps of France and the United Kingdom. Carney says Canada has long been committed […]