# Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu has received the World No-Tobacco Day Special Recognition Award from the World Health Organisation for his leadership in tobacco control. WHO director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus praised Muizzu’s commitment to public health. Under his leadership, the Maldives banned e-cigarettes, raised the tobacco age to 21, and expanded smoke-free zones. Ghebreyesus also welcomed […]
# The GOOD Party welcomes remarks by US president Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser, Pastor Mark Burns, dismissing claims of a white genocide in South Africa. Speaking during a visit to the country, Burns said there is no evidence of targeted killings of white South Africans and criticised those spreading the claims as opportunists. GOOD secretary-general […]
# Die GOOD-party verwelkom opmerkings deur die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump se geestelike raadgewer, Pastoor Mark Burns, wat bewerings van ‘n wit volksmoord in Suid-Afrika weerlê. Burns het tydens ‘n besoek aan die land gesê daar is geen bewyse van geteikende moorde op wit Suid-Afrikaners nie. Hy kritiseer diegene wat sulke bewerings versprei en noem […]
# Saudi Arabia is ramping up a crackdown on unregistered worshippers at next week’s hajj pilgrimage. Regular raids, drone surveillance and a barrage of text alerts are aimed at rooting out unauthorised visitors in and around the holy city of Mecca. The simple message, “No hajj without a permit”, is being blared out in a […]
# Saoedi-Arabië gaan strenger optrede teen ongeregistreerde aanbidders tydens volgende week se hadj-pelgrimstog. Gereelde klopjagte, hommeltuigmonitering en ‘n stortvloed van tekswaarskuwings is daarop gemik om ongemagtigde besoekers in en om die heilige stad Mekka te keer. Die eenvoudige boodskap, “Geen hadj sonder ‘n permit nie”, word oor en oor herhaal in ‘n meedoënlose veldtog wat […]
# Die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump het hernude handelsspanning met China geopper en voer aan Beijing het ‘n ooreenkoms geskend om tariewe te de-eskaleer, op ‘n tydstip dat onderhandelings klaarblyklik ‘n dooiepunt bereik het. Trump se plasing op sy Truth Social-platform volg ure na die Amerikaanse minister van Finansies, Scott Bessent, gesê het handelsgesprekke met […]
# Die Internasionale Lugvervoervereniging, IATA, sê totale lugpassasierverkeer het op ‘n jaar grondslag sterk in April toegeneem. Die totale vraag het met agt persent gestyg, terwyl internasionale vraag met 10,8-persent toegeneem het en binnelandse aanvraag met 3,3-persent. Afrika is die streek wat die sterkste groei in passasierverkeer ondervind het, met 14,2-persent. Dit is gevolg deur […]
# US President Donald Trump signalled renewed trade tensions with China, arguing that Beijing had “violated” a deal to de-escalate tariffs, at a time when both sides appeared deadlocked in negotiations. Trump’s post on his Truth Social platform came hours after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that trade talks with China were “a bit […]
# Volgens die Verenigde Nasies se Kantoor vir die Koördinering van Humanitêre Sake, laat Israel slegs ‘n klein hoeveelheid humanitêre hulp toe om Gaza binne te gaan, met byna geen gereed-om-te-eet maaltye wat binnekom nie. ‘n Woordvoerder, Jens Laerke, sê slegs 600 van 900 vragmotors is gemagtig om by Israel se grens met Gaza uit […]
