# Russia has threatened to launch a fresh wave of systematic strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and has demanded that foreign nationals and diplomats leave. This comes after Moscow used a new hypersonic ballistic missile in one of its biggest bombardments of the Kyiv region since the war began over the weekend. The attack killed […]
# Iran se ministerie van Buitelandse Sake sê ʼn groot deel van die probleme met Amerika is opgelos, maar ʼn ooreenkoms is nog ver. Geskille wat ʼn vredesooreenkoms keer, sluit in taal wat Iran se kernprogram betref en die opheffing van sanksies. ʼn Moontlike ooreenkoms sluit volgens berigte in dat die bestaande skietstilstand met 60 […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Afrika kan nie voortgaan om dodelike epidemies in die gesig te staar sonder billike toegang tot diagnose, entstof en behandeling nie. Die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie sê dit kan tot nege maande duur voordat ‘n entstof gereed is vir die Bundibugyo-stam van Ebola, wat ‘n uitbreking in die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo en […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika sal ‘n aanvanklike 81,5-miljoen-rand bydra tot die Afrika-sentrums vir Siektebeheer en -voorkoming om die vasteland se reaksie op die Ebola-uitbreking te versterk. Die uitbreking, wat hoofsaaklik die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo en Uganda raak, het die lewens van 220 mense geëis, en daar is meer as 900 moontlike gevalle. […]
# The US military conducted what it says were “self-defence strikes” on southern Iran on Monday, targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats around the Strait of Hormuz. This is amid a ceasefire and ongoing negotiations to end the war. The strikes come as the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that some progress has been made […]
# The Iranian Foreign Ministry says that although a large portion of issues with the US have been resolved, a deal is not imminent. Reportedly, disputes over language concerning Iran’s nuclear programme and the lifting of sanctions have held up finalisation of a deal to end the war. A potential deal reportedly includes a 60-day ceasefire […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says Africa cannot continue to face deadly epidemics without equitable access to diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments. The World Health Organisation has stated that it could take up to nine months for a vaccine to be ready for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has caused an outbreak in the Democratic Republic […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will contribute an initial 81.5-million-rand to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, to bolster a continental response to the Ebola outbreak. The outbreak, which is primarily affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, has claimed the lives of 220 people, and there are over 900 […]
# University of Cape Town’s professor Liesl Zühlke has won the 2026 L’Oréal- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation for Women in Science International Award for Africa and the Arab States. The award recognises Zühlke’s work in cardiac and cardiovascular science, especially improving treatment for children and women in low- and middle-income countries. Zühlke […]
