# Indië en die Suider-Afrikaanse Doeane-unie het ‘n verwysingsraamwerk onderteken om onderhandelinge oor ‘n voorkeur-handelsooreenkoms te begin. Die unie bestaan uit Suid-Afrika, Botswana, Namibië, Lesotho en Eswatini. Die gesprekke dek handel in goedere en marktoegang, reëls van oorsprong, doeaneprosedures, handels-bemiddeling, handelsvergoeding, sanitêre maatreëls, tegniese hindernisse en geskilbeslegting. Dit volg nadat onderhandelings tussen 2002 en 2010 […]
# Japan se eerste minister, Sanae Takaichi, kritiseer die Russiese president, Vladimir Putin, se besoek aan betwiste eilande as absoluut onaanvaarbaar. Die eilande, bekend in Japan as die Noordelike Gebiede en in Rusland as die Suidelike Koeril-eilande, is die middelpunt van ‘n langdurige gebiedsgeskil tussen die twee lande. Tokio sê die gebied is Japannees, terwyl […]
# AfriForum has welcomed proposed amendments to criminalise illegal mining as a serious offence, with penalties of up to 30 years in prison and fines of 100-million-rand. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says the legislation must target entire criminal syndicates, including financiers, recruiters, buyers, and miners underground. Broodryk says illegal mining is damaging communities, farms, water sources […]
# Indian actor Arjun Rampal is under investigation after a video showing him with an endangered gibbon sparked concern among wildlife authorities. Officials are examining how the protected animal came into his possession and whether wildlife laws were breached. Gibbons are small apes native to Asia, known for their distinctive calls and ability to swing […]
# The Free State Legislature has partnered with the University of South Africa and the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs to strengthen democratic governance and public participation. The initiative coincides with celebrations marking 30 years of South Africa’s Constitution. It aims to improve constitutional education, civic engagement and community participation in […]
# Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi has condemned Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to disputed islands as absolutely unacceptable. The islands, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia, have been at the centre of a long-running territorial dispute between the two countries. Tokyo says the territory is Japanese, while Moscow […]
# India and the Southern African Customs Union have signed the terms of reference to launch negotiations on a preferential trade agreement. SACU comprises South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini. The talks will cover trade in goods and market access, rules of origin, customs procedures, trade facilitation, trade remedies, sanitary measures, technical barriers and […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê meer as een-duisend-500 jongmense het baat gevind sedert die bekendstelling in Februarie van die Ithuba Jeug Ekonomiese Ontwikkelingsprogram. Die vennootskap tussen die metro en verskeie regerings-, NRO- en privaat sektor-instellings is daarop gemik om die aantal ekonomiese geleenthede vir jongmense te verbeter. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Ruimtelike Beplanning, […]
# The City of Tshwane says over one-thousand-500 young people have benefited since the launch of the Ithuba Youth Economic Development Programme in February. The partnership between the metro and several governmental, NGO and private sector entities aims to increase the number of economic opportunities for young people. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and […]
