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Over 800 US, Europe government employees demand end of support for Israel

Over 800 US and European government employees on Friday demanded an end to the diplomatic and military support their countries provide to Israel. This was conveyed in a joint statement in which employees opposed their countries’ support for the Israeli government in its war on the Gaza Strip. The employees believe that there is a “plausible risk” that their governments’ policies are contributing to: “Grave violations of international humanitarian law, […]

4 February 2024

Local

DA calls on government to ease the pain of high cost of living

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on government to ease the pain of the high cost of living. The DA submitted a memorandum of demands to the National Treasury in Pretoria ahead of next week’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. Part of their demands is that Treasury should introduce a section 77 money bill that will cater for the poor, who continue to suffer under the harsh economic environment. The […]

28 October 2023

Local

Ramaphosa dispels notion that govt is not doing anything

President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to dispel the notion that government is not doing anything to provide services to the country. The President says social grants and feeding programmes at school are just some of the ways that government ensures that it provides services to South Africans. Some North West residents say government has not done enough to better their lives. Ramaphosa was leading the District Development Model Presidential Imbizo in […]

22 October 2023

Local

Mbeki believes SA government did not sell weapons to Russia

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki says he doesn’t believe there were weapons sold to Russia by the South African government. This follows the allegations of the US ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety that South Africa sent weapons to Russia in December last year. President Cyril Ramaphosa has instituted an inquiry into the allegations. Speaking to the SABC in Guinea Conakry, the former President says South Africa has strong […]

26 May 2023

Local

Govt to improve immunisation following mumps outbreak

Health Minister Joe Phaahla says they are looking at improving immunisation following the outbreak of mumps. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed the outbreak after a sharp increase in positive cases were recorded in three provinces. Most positive cases were found in children between the ages of four and nine years-old. According to the NICD, “Mumps is an acute viral infection caused by the rubulavirus, also known as mumps […]

13 May 2023

International

Saudi cleric feared to be detained, instead fled Kingdom to a ‘safe’ country

A prominent Saudi cleric who was feared to have been detained has apparently left the Kingdom for a "safe" country, after criticising the government's radical reforms in the entertainment sphere. Emad Al-Moubayed – a preacher and former imam at the King Abdulaziz Mosque in Dammam – posted a video on his unverified Twitter account last week, in which he warned against drastic social reforms in Saudi Arabia enacted over recent […]

9 March 2023

Local

Public sector workers throw cans at Thulas Nxesi, demanding 10% increase

LOCAL Acting public service and administration minister Thulas Nxesi received a hostile reception when he tried to address protesting public sector workers. This week, public sector workers marched to the National Treasury's offices in Pretoria over a wage dispute with the government, where they handed over a memorandum of demands to the minister. The workers are demanding a 10% salary increase. In videos shared on social media, Nxesi can be […]

24 November 2022

Local

Unions give government seven days to respond to wage demands

LOCAL cting Public Service and Administration Minister, Thulas Ngxesi meets with public service union leaders to receive their memorandum, in Tshwane. Unions representing public service workers have handed over a memorandum of demands to the acting Public Service and Administration Minister Thulas Nxesi outside the office of the National Treasury in Pretoria. The demands include a 10% wage increase, the permanent filling of all vacant posts and the insourcing of […]

23 November 2022

International

FM: Yemen gov’t keen to renew ceasefire with Houthis

The Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, said the government is keen to renew the ceasefire agreement with the Houthi group, and to openly solve all problems through dialogue, Anadolu news agency reported. Speaking at a press conference at the Yemeni embassy in the Moroccan capital Rabat yesterday, Bin Mubarak said: "Our position is clear. We support peace and are keen to renew the truce because we […]

6 October 2022

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