# Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected allegations his government was involved in a plot to target the Israeli embassy in London, following the arrest of seven Iranian nationals. British police said seven Iranian nationals were arrested on suspicion of “terrorism offences” in separate operations. Britain’s interior minister Yvette Cooper said the arrests came […]
# Drie mans tussen 18 en 22 is in hegtenis geneem nadat ’n skoen Sondag na Kenia se president, William Ruto, gegooi is tydens ’n byeenkoms in die Migori-distrik in die weste van die land. Die regering het die daad as ‘n skande veroordeel, terwyl aktiviste sê dit dui op die toenemende frustrasie oor ekonomiese […]
# Moody’s het sy voorspelling vir Suid-Afrika se BBP-groei vir vanjaar afwaarts aangepas na 1,5-persent – ’n afgradering van 0,2-persentasiepunte teenoor Februarie se vooruitskatting van 1,7-persent. Die agentskap verwys na wêreldwye beleidsonsekerheid en toenemende handelspanning. Plaaslike ekonome glo selfs dié vooruitskatting is optimisties, en verwag dat die Nasionale Tesourie die syfers moontlik verder kan verlaag […]
# Three young men aged 18 to 22 have been arrested after a shoe was thrown at Kenyan president William Ruto during a rally in Migori County, Western Kenya, on Sunday. The government condemned the act as disgraceful, while activists say it symbolises growing frustration over economic hardship and rising living costs. Despite scrapping tax […]
# Qatar Airways het aangekondig dat een van sy weeklikse vlugte vanaf Doha na Kaapstad vanaf 1 Junie met ‘n Boeing 777 sal wees, wat gratis ultra-vinnige Starlink wi-fi sal insluit. Die lugredery het reeds die wêreld se grootste vloot Starlink-toegeruste 777’s en is ook die eerste om die stelsel op Airbus A350’s aan te […]
# Die Britse hoëkommissariaat in Pretoria het die EFF-leier, Julius Malema, om verskoning gevra nadat sy Britse visum nie betyds verwerk is vir die naweek se konferensie by die Universiteit van Cambridge nie. Hoëkommissaris Antony Phillipson het standaardprosedures en onlangse Britse openbare vakansiedae aangehaal as redes vir die vertraging, terwyl Malema die land beskuldig van […]
# Moody’s has revised South Africa’s GDP growth forecast for this year down to 1.5-percent, a 0.2-percentage point downgrade from its February projection of 1.7-percent. It cites global policy uncertainty and rising trade tensions. Local economists believe even this projection is optimistic, suggesting National Treasury may lower estimates further in the budget. The downgrade reflects […]
# Qatar Airways has announced that from June 1st, it will operate one of its weekly Doha to Cape Town flights using a Boeing 777, offering passengers complimentary ultra-fast Starlink wi-fi. The airline, already boasting the world’s largest Starlink-equipped 777 fleet, is also the first to fit the system to Airbus A350s. Celebrating 20-years in […]
# The British high commission in Pretoria has apologised to EFF leader Julius Malema after his UK visa was not processed in time for a Cambridge University conference this weekend. High commissioner Antony Phillipson cited standard procedures and recent UK bank holidays as reasons for the delay after Malema accused the country of deliberate sabotage. […]
