Giorno: 23 Giugno 2023

US Coast Guard Ship Transits Taiwan Strait Amid China Tensions

Read More A U.S. coast guard ship transited the Taiwan Strait after Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned from his two-day trip to Beijing, a move the Chinese coast guard claimed has sparked “public speculation.” The legend-class coast guard cutter Stratton conducted “a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20” to demonstrate the United States’s […]

Meta to Face Legal Action From Malaysia Over ‘Undesirable’ Content

Read More Malaysia’s government said Friday that it would pursue legal action against Meta Platforms for failing to comply with its repeated request to remove “undesirable” content from Facebook. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it had made attempts to contact Meta about harmful content posted on its social media site Facebook, but […]

ANALYSIS: ASEAN to Hold First Joint Military Drills to Counter China Threat

Read More News Analysis The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will conduct its first joint military exercises in the South China Sea in September. The move indicates that ASEAN is joining other countries pushing back against communist China’s hegemonic ambitions. Indonesia, the rotating president country of ASEAN, made the announcement on June 8. In […]

Lesotho Ministry Of Defence, National Security And Environment & ROLL – Request for Expressions of Interest – Coalition Building Service Provider

Read More Regeneration of Landscapes and Livelihoods) Request for Expressions of Interest (Consulting Firms) REGENERATION OF LANDSCAPE AND LIVELIHOODS ( ROLL) Assignment Title: COALITION BUILDING SERVICE PROVIDER Reference No. IFAD/ ROLL/1.1.1.8/2022-2023 The Ministry of Defense, National Security and Environment has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) towards the cost of Regeneration […]

Doctors need to discuss herb-drug interaction with patients

Read More According to the World Health Organisation, a large proportion — 60 to 80% — of the South African population use herbal products for the treatment of health problems. (David Harrison) People worldwide have been using herbal products to manage and treat their healthcare problems from before the inception of conventional medicine.  According to […]

People fear the future if Grootvlei power station closes

Read More Uncertainty: People fear the decommissioning of Grootvlei will result in further unemployment and the closure of businesses. Daily people wait outside the power station in the hope of getting work. Photos: Guillem Sartorio/AFP “What breaks my heart is that I might have to pack my ambition away and go back to North West […]

NATIONAL ARTS FEST: All things enticing

Read More The 49th instalment of the National Arts Festival officially started on 22 June. The town is abuzz with local artists from all over South Africa, looking to use this platform as an opportunity to not only showcase their art but also to make financial means for their families.  Many of the artists the […]

SA to prioritise EU agricultural trade over the US, Russia

Read More South Africa’s agricultural sector is largely export orientated, making it imperative for the country to maintain trade relations with its key markets, including the EU and the US. Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, made the comment against the backdrop of South Africa’s fraught relations with the […]

US officials release bodycam video of man’s fatal shooting by border agents

Read More Federal US officials have released body camera footage that shows border patrol agents were concerned that a tribal member they fatally shot last month may have been carrying a handgun during an encounter in a remote corner of the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona. The man, Raymond Mattia, 58, died shortly after […]