# Union federation Cosatu applauds the strong support given to South Africa’s efforts to achieve employment equity, by the International Labour Organisation’s Committee for the Application of Standards. This follows a case advanced by Business Unity South Africa, alleging non-consultation on the Employment Equity laws. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says key to unlocking economic growth is […]
# United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, is calling for greater protection for environmental and land defenders as the world celebrates World Environment Day. Nearly 600 environmental and land defenders have been killed or disappeared over the past three years, or were detained in at least 55 countries. Türk says it’s shocking that […]
# Die Amerikaanse Departement van Finansies het nuwe ekonomiese sanksies teen die Kubaanse president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, sy vrou en stiefseun ingestel. Dit sluit ook in die seun van oudpresident Raúl Castro, Alejandro Castro Espín, die minister van die Revolusionêre Weermag en ander eenhede. Amerika het verlede maand sanksies ingestel teen elf Kubaanse amptenare, sewe Weermagleiers […]
# The US Treasury Department has imposed new economic sanctions on Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel, his wife and stepson. The son of former president Raúl Castro, Alejandro Castro Espínand, the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and other entities were also sanctioned. Last month, the US imposed sanctions on eleven Cuban officials, several military leaders, […]
# Die Amerikaanse Huis van Verteenwoordigers het die Wet op Ondersteuning aan Oekraïne goedgekeur. Dis belangrike wetgewing wat hulp aan Oekraïne verskaf terwyl sanksies teen Rusland ingestel word. Die wetgewing is met 226 teen 195 stemme aanvaar en kan sowat 16,2-miljard-rand vir sekuriteit en heropbou aan Oekraïne verskaf. Dit keur ook sowat 129-miljard-rand se lenings […]
# Oekraïne se president Volodymyr Zelensky het ʼn persoonlike ontmoeting met die Russiese president, Vladimir Putin, gevra in ʼn hernude poging om die oorlog te beëindig. Moskou het sy dodelike lugaanvalle op Kiëf verskerp en minstens 22 mense is in Maandag se missiel- en hommeltuigaanvalle dood. Zelensky beklemtoon in ʼn brief dat vrede nie kan […]
# The US House of Representatives has approved the Ukraine Support Act, a key legislation that will provide aid to Kyiv while imposing sanctions against Russia. The legislation passed in a 226 to 195 vote, and provides about 16.2-billion-rand in security and reconstruction aid to Ukraine. It would also authorise about 129-billion-rand in financing loans […]
# Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, sê Suid-Afrika is gereed om voort te gaan om met Amerika te onderhandel. Dit volg nadat Amerika 12-persent-tariewe voorgestel het teen Suid-Afrika en ander lande, en sê hulle doen nie genoeg om handel in produkte wat met dwangarbeid vervaardig word, te keer nie. Amerika voer […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in a renewed effort to end the war. This comes as Moscow has intensified its deadly aerial campaign in Kyiv, with Monday’s combined missile and drone strikes killing at least 22 people. In a letter, Zelensky stressed that peace shouldn’t […]
