# 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 […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê daar is ʼn dringende behoefte aan handel en belegging tussen Afrikalande en beklemtoon dat Suid-Afrika en Kenia aansienlike groei in volume en waarde in handel tussen die twee lande wil hê. Sedert 2022 het die totale handel tussen dié lande jaarliks met 3,5-persent gegroei. Ramaphosa het gister die Suid-Afrika/Kenia-sakeforum in […]
# Die Europese Unie het ʼn bykomende pakket van 1,88-miljard-rand goedgekeur om Libanon se gewapende magte te ondersteun. Dit is die vierde bilaterale pakket vir militêre hulp wat dié blok lande die afgelope jare aan Libanon gee. Die befondsing sal gebruik word om Libanon se militêre vermoë uit te brei. Die EU-hoof van Buitelandse Sake, […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says South Africa stands ready to continue to engage with the US. This comes after the US has proposed 12.5-percent tariffs on imports from South Africa and other countries, accusing them of not doing enough to stop trade in goods produced with forced labour. The US […]
# Die Iran-gesteunde militante groep, Hisbolla, het die skietstilstandooreenkoms tussen die Libanese regering en Israel verwerp. Die ooreenkoms vereis ‘n volledige staking van Hisbolla-aanvalle en die groep se onttrekking uit Suid-Libanon. Hisbolla-leier, Naim Qassem, sê die skietstilstand is ‘n padkaart om ‘n deel van die Libanese bevolking uit te wis en die res te verslaaf. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is a compelling case for intra-Africa trade and investment, emphasising that both South Africa and Kenya are seeking substantial growth in the volume and value of trade between the two countries. Since 2022, total trade between South Africa and Kenya has grown by an average of 3.5-percent a year. Addressing […]
# The European Union has approved an additional 1.88-billion-rand package to reinforce the Lebanese Armed Forces. This marks the fourth bilateral military aid package the bloc has committed to Lebanon in recent years. The funding will be used to significantly scale up the Lebanese military’s operational capabilities. EU Foreign Affairs chief Kaja Kallas says the […]
# The Iran-backed militant group, Hezbollah, has rejected the ceasefire agreement reached between the Lebanese government and Israel. The deal called for a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the group’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem says the ceasefire is a roadmap to annihilate a segment of the Lebanese people and enslave […]
# Owerhede in Beijing en Hongkong het verhoogde sekuriteitsmaatreëls ingestel terwyl China die 37ste herdenking van die onderdrukking van die Tiananmen-plein. Die betogings is aanvanklik aangevuur deur die dood van ‘n pro-hervormingsleier, maar studente het hul eise uitgebrei om die vryheid van spraak en media, demokratiese hervormings en ‘n einde aan regeringskorrupsie in te sluit. […]
