# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says the 2026 FIFA World Cup presents a valuable opportunity to market South Africa as a leading tourism destination in Mexico. Speaking ahead of the tournament opener between South Africa and Mexico, De Lille told SABC News she seeks to promote increased travel between the countries. She says the […]
# Three Indian sailors have died in a US military operation to halt a tanker off Oman as part of Washington’s efforts to block Iran-linked shipping. The deaths are the first reported since the blockade began on April 13, operations which have seen the US disable eight ships and turn back more than 100 others. […]
# Europa se Toekomstige Gevegslugstelsel-vegvliegtuigprogram het in duie gestort en is amptelik gekanselleer. Die Duitse kanselier, Friedrich Merz, en die Franse president, Emmanuel Macron, het ooreengekom om die projek van miljarde euro te skrap nadat vervaardigers nie daarin kon slaag om ‘n langdurige nywerheids- en strategiese dooiepunt op te los nie. Die ineenstorting is die […]
# Die Kanadese regering het die Wet op Veilige Sosiale Media ingestel om sosiale media platforms en kunsmatige-intelligensie-dienste aanspreeklik te hou en toegang vir kinders onder 16 te beperk. Ouers en aktiviste vra die versterking van kinders se aanlyn veiligheid en ander lande oorweeg soortgelyke wetgewing. Die minister van Kultuur, Marc Miller, sê hoewel bestaande […]
# Europe’s Future Combat Air System fighter jet programme has broken down and was offically cancelled. German chancellor Friedrich Merz and French president Emmanuel Macron agreed to scrap the multi-billion-euro project after manufacturers failed to resolve a long-running industrial and strategic deadlock. The breakdown is the result of irreconcilable differences across multiple fronts, including the […]
# The Canadian government has introduced the Safe Social Media Act to hold social media and artificial intelligence platforms accountable and restrict access for children under 16. This comes amid calls from parents and advocates to bolster children’s safety online. Other countries consider similar bans. Culture minister Marc Miller says while laws exist to respond […]
# Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, sê die land se Weermag het sedert verlede maand ‘n geheime operasie uitgevoer om olietenkskepe deur die Seestraat van Hormuz te laat vaar. Sowat 20-persent van wêreldpetroleumvoorrade word normaalweg deur die roete vervoer, maar verkeer is erg ingekort sedert die Amerikaans/Israelse aanvalle op Iran in Februarie. Trump sê die […]
# US president Donald Trump says the military has since last month executed a secret operation to help oil tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz. Normally, about 20-percent of global petroleum supplies pass through the route, but traffic has remained severely limited since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran in February. Trump says the secret operation […]
# Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, sê die regering werk daaraan om bilaterale betrekkinge met Mexiko te versterk. Hy wil ook handelsbande uitbrei en meer beleggingsgeleenthede skep. Lamola en Mexiko se minister van Buitelandse Sake, Roberto Velasco Álvarez, het gister in Mexiko-stad ontmoet voor die Bi-nasionale Kommissie tussen die twee lande. […]