# Iran says it may consider allowing US inspectors with the United Nations nuclear watchdog to inspect its facilities if a deal is reached with the United States. Iran has long been accused by Western powers of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a claim Tehran has consistently denied, insisting its nuclear programme is solely for […]
# Vandag is Wêreld Hongerdag om bewusmaking te verhoog en optrede teen wêreldwye honger te inspireer. Die dag is in 2011 deur The Hunger Project begin. Sowat 2,4-miljard mense worstel wêreldwyd met voedselonsekerheid, terwyl ongeveer 22-persent Suid-Afrikaners honger ervaar. Die dag kyk na volhoubare oplossings, onder meer belegging in landbou, die bemagtiging van kleinboere en […]
# Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala van Suid-Afrika is aan die vooraand van die presidensiële verkiesing van die Afrika-Ontwikkelingsbank in Abidjan, Ivoorkus vol vertroue dat sy as hoof van die bank verkies sal word. Sy het meer as 30 jaar ondervinding in finansies en ontwikkeling en het as die bank se senior adjunkpresident en hoof- finansiële beampte […]
# South Africa’s Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala is confident ahead of tomorrow’s African Development Bank presidential election in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. With over 30 years in finance and development, she’s served as the bank’s senior vice president and chief financial officer. If elected, Tshabalala will become the first woman to hold the top post. She aims […]
# Franse aktiviste het rooi kleurstof in ‘n fontein in Parys gegooi as ‘n simbool van wat hulle die “bloedbad” van Palestyne in Gaza noem. Aktiviste van Oxfam en Amnestie Internasionaal het kleurstof in die Fontein van die Onskuldiges in die hartjie van die Franse hoofstad gegooi, terwyl nog aktiviste plakkate vasgehou het met die […]
# Today marks World Hunger Day, raising awareness and inspire action against global hunger. Launched by The Hunger Project in 2011, it highlights that 2.4-billion people face food insecurity with approximately 22-percent of South African’s facing hunger. The day calls for sustainable solutions including investing in agriculture, empowering small farmers, and addressing climate change. With […]
# Amerika oorweeg glo verpligte sosiale media-ondersoeke vir alle buitelandse studente wat aansoek doen om visums. Dit blyk dat ambassades en konsulate opdrag gegee is om nuwe visum-onderhoude te onderbreek, wat moontlik die verwerking van internasionale studente kan vertraag. Indien dit ingestel word, kan dit duisende mense raak wat beplan om in Amerika te studeer, […]
# French activists dyed a Paris fountain red to symbolise what they called the “bloodbath” of Palestinians in Gaza. Activists from Oxfam and Amnesty International poured dye into the “Fountain of Innocents” in the heart of the French capital, while others held placards saying “Cease fire” and “Gaza: stop the bloodbath”. Clemence Lagouardat, who helped […]
# Namibië hou vandag sy eerste nasionale herdenking ter ere van slagoffers van die 1904 tot 1908-massamoorde deur Duitse koloniale magte. Duisende Herero’s en Namas is vermoor in wat algemeen beskou word as die eerste volksmoord van die 20ste eeu. Die nasionale vakansiedag sluit ‘n kerslig-nagwaak en ‘n minuut van stilte in. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah […]
