# The Pentagon announced the US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration with immediate effect. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a social media post the Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will serve on an acting basis in the role, which is largely administrative. Phelan is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave […]
# Rugby: Nieu-Seeland se Crusaders-span, gaan môre hul nuwe stadion in Christchurch inwy met ‘n Superrugby Pacific-wedstryd teen die Waratahs. Die Te Kaha-stadion is teen ‘n koste van 6,6-miljard-rand gebou om Lancaster Park te vervang, wat ernstig was tydens ‘n aardbewing in 2011 beskadig is. Die Crusaders is sedertdien sonder ‘n permanente tuisveld. Die nuwe […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Kultuursake en Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, het gemeenskappe aangespoor om lees te omhels met Wêreldboekedag wat vandag gevier word. Die provinsie het die Op-Woensdae-Lees-Ons-veldtog begin om ‘n leeskultuur buite klaskamers te bevorder. Amptenare sê gereelde lees verbeter taal, kognitiewe vaardighede en geesteswelstand. Hy het inwoners, skole en organisasies aangemoedig om weekliks […]
# Rugby: New Zealand team the Crusaders will inaugurate their new stadium in Christchurch with a Super Rugby Pacific match against the Waratahs tomorrow. The Te Kaha stadium was built at a cost of 6.6-billion-rand to replace Lancaster Park, which was severely damaged during an earthquake in 2011. The Crusaders were without a permanent home […]
# Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport Ricardo Mackenzie has urged communities to embrace reading as World Book Day is marked today. The province has launched the On-Wednesdays-We-Read campaign to promote a culture of reading beyond classrooms. Officials say regular reading improves language, cognitive skills and mental wellbeing. He has encouraged residents, schools […]
# Iran het op twee skepe in die Straat van Hormoes beslag gelê en sy greep op die strategiese waterweg versterk, nadat die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump aanvalle onbepaald afgelas terwyl daar geen teken is van ‘n hervatting van vredesgesprekke nie. Die Tasnim-nuusagentskap in Iran berig die Rewolusionêre Wagte het op twee skepe vir maritieme […]
# Standard Bank sê Suid-Afrika se rentekoers-vooruitsig hang hoofsaaklik af van globale oliepryse en voortslepende geopolitieke spanning, veral die konflik in Irak. Die ekonoom Elna Moolman sê hoewel inflasie in Maart effens gestyg het tot 3,1-persent, bly dit naby die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank se nuwe teikenkoers van drie-persent. Moolman sê as spanning afneem, kan die rentekoers […]
# Standard Bank says South Africa’s interest rate outlook will largely depend on global oil prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions, particularly the impact of the Iran conflict. Economist Elna Moolman says while inflation rose slightly to 3.1-percent in March, it remains close to the South African Reserve Bank’s new three-percent target. According to Moolman, if […]
# Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, tightening its grip on the strategic waterway, after US president Donald Trump indefinitely called off attacks with no sign of peace talks restarting. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reports the Revolutionary Guards had seized two vessels for maritime violations and escorted them to Iranian shores. It […]
