# US president Donald Trump says the G20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg in November will be meaningless without the participation of America. In April, he said could not be expected to attend the summit while the South African government, he claims, was expropriating white-owned land and persecuting the descendants of white settlers. Speaking during the […]
# Students from Dr Rajendra Prasad National Law University in Prayagraj, India, will participate in a 3–to 4-week academic exchange with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. The programme will offer seminars, workshops, moot courts, and human rights law clinics in efforts to foster academic and cultural immersion. Vice-Chancellor professor Usha Tandon highlighted the […]
# Die sekretaris-generaal van die Verenigde Nasies, António Guterres, het gewaarsku dat die verlies aan bioverskeidenheid ‘n wêreldwye krisis is wat geen land kan ignoreer nie. Vandag is Internasionale Biologiese Verskeidenheidsdag met die tema Harmonie met die natuur en volhoubare ontwikkeling. ‘n Miljoen spesies staan gevaar om uitgewis te word terwyl menslike bedrywighede 75-persent van […]
# In 2024, tropical forests were lost at a record rate, mainly due to fires, which overtook farming as the top threat. The Amazon, hit by severe drought, saw major losses, releasing 3.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide. While countries like Brazil struggle, others, such as Indonesia, have shown progress with strict no-burning laws. Experts […]
# Die Britse regering vra ʼn ondersoek nadat die Israelse weermag waarskuwingskote afgevuur toe diplomate Jenin in die Wesoewer besoek het. Die afvaardiging het bestaan uit ambassadeurs en diplomate van 31 lande, insluitend Italië, Kanada, Egipte, Jordanië, Brittanje, China en Rusland. Die IDF sê hulle het waarskuwingskote gevuur nadat die diplomate tydens ʼn besoek afgewyk […]
# United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, has warned that biodiversity loss is a global crisis no nation can ignore. Today is International Day for Biological Diversity under the theme, Harmony with nature and sustainable development. One million species are at risk of extinction, while 75-percent of land ecosystems and two-thirds of marine environments have […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag het die onduidelikheid uitgeklaar oor die toelaestruktuur vir troepe wat op buitelandse sendings ontplooi is. Dit volg op berigte dat die weermagsoldate wat as deel van die sending van Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap in die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo ontplooi is, na bewering slegs 34-duisend rand per maand ontvang het. Dít ten […]
# Die EFF sê hy is trots dat sy wetgewende en politieke agenda onder leier Julius Malema volgens hom imperialisme in Washington geraak het. President Donald Trump het sy ampsgenoot, Cyril Ramaphosa tydens die vergadering in die Withuis onkant betrap met ʼn video waarin Malema sing dat wit mense vermoor moet word. EFF-woordvoerder Sinawo Tambo […]
# The UK government is calling for an investigation after the Israeli Defence Force fired warning shots at diplomats visiting the flashpoint West Bank city of Jenin. The delegation comprised ambassadors and diplomats representing 31 countries, including Italy, Canada, Egypt, Jordan, the UK, China and Russia. The IDF said troops fired warning shots after the diplomats […]
