# Iran’s Foreign Ministry has accused Canada of appeasing its “bullying neighbour”, the US, and displaying strategic confusion and submission to intimidation. This comes after Ottawa condemned Tehran’s “destabilising actions” in the Middle East, committing to work with partners to maintain pressure on Iran, including imposing sanctions and supporting efforts to reopen the Strait of […]
# Kanadese vergeldingstariewe op Amerikaanse goedere ter waarde van 441,17-miljard-rand word vandag van krag, terwyl die handelsoorlog tussen die twee bondgenote voortsleep. Die tariewe wat wissel van 15- tot 50-persent volg nadat president Donald Trump van Amerika verlede maand 50-persent tariewe op Kanadese goedere ingestel het nadat handelsgesprekke ʼn dooiepunt bereik het. Die maatreëls raak […]
# Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, sê hy wil die AIM-kongres gebruik om Suid-Afrika as ‘n geloofwaardige, mededingende en aantreklike beleggingsbestemming te vestig. Die kongres, wat gister begin het, is ‘n vlagskipbeleggingsplatform van die AIM Wêreldstigting wat jaarliks in die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate gehou word. Die geleentheid sal globale ekonomiese uitdagings […]
# Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on 441.17-billion-rand worth of American goods will come into effect today, intensifying the trade war between the longtime allies. The tariffs, which range from 15 to 50-percent follow US president Donald Trump’s 50-percent tariffs he imposed on Canadian goods last month, after trade talks collapsed. The measures will target US sectors including […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says he will use the AIM Congress to position South Africa as a credible, competitive and attractive destination for investment. The congress, which got underway yesterday, is a flagship investment platform of the AIM Global Foundation held annually in the United Arab Emirates. It will address […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se Menseregte-hoof, Volker Türk, waarsku dat kunsmatige intelligensie ʼn “bestaansrisiko vir die mensdom” kan word as dit nie beheer word nie. Hy sê KI-stelsels kan so magtig word dat hulle ontwikkelaars dit nie meer kan beheer nie. Türk het ook kommer uitgespreek oor die gebruik van KI in oorlogvoering, veral in […]
# Die Britse minister van Finansies, John Healey, sê hy gaan nie belastingverhogings in volgende maand se begroting uitsluit nie, en erken die staat se leenkoste is op ‘n “geskiedkundige hoogtepunt”. Die land se langtermyn-staatsleenkoste het verlede week ‘n 18-jaar hoogtepunt bereik te midde van die uitwerking van die VSA-Israelse oorlog, wat die olieprys nader […]
# The United Nations Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk, has warned that artificial intelligence could become an “existential risk to humanity” if left unchecked. He has raised the prospect of AI systems becoming so powerful that their developers could no longer control them. Türk has also expressed concerns about AI being used in warfare, particularly […]
# UK Chancellor John Healey has refused to rule out tax increases in next month’s Budget, after acknowledging government borrowing costs are at “historic highs”. The country’s long-term government borrowing costs reached an 18-year high last week, amid the impact of the US-Israeli war, which pushed the price of oil closer to one-thousand-596-rand-90-cents a barrel. […]
