International News
Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive
By: Reuters 21st August 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire... →
Egypt's Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations
By: Reuters 20th August 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for progress towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal as he visited Egypt on Tuesday, but... →
Mpox is not the new Covid, says WHO official
By: Reuters 20th August 2024 A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new Covid, as... →
Home Affairs finalising logistics for deportation of 95 Libyans arrested in Mpumalanga 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 15th August 2024 Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber on Thursday instructed his department to proceed with speed with the deportation of 95 Libyans who were... →
Siga says mpox drug helps sickest, not all patients, needs more data
By: Reuters 15th August 2024 Siga Technologies' antiviral drug tecovirimat helped the very sickest mpox patients in a trial in Democratic Republic of Congo recover more quickly... →
Saudi firm plans hydrogen-powered skyscraper in Egypt's new capital
By: Reuters 14th August 2024 A Saudi-controlled real estate firm says it plans to break ground early next year in Egypt's new capital on a $1-billion, 50-storey office tower... →
Ukraine says Niger's move to cut relations is 'regrettable'
By: Reuters 8th August 2024 Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Thursday Niger's decision to cut diplomatic ties with Kyiv was "regrettable" and that Kyiv saw the move as based... →
S Africa confident of US trade status despite unease over foreign policy
By: Reuters 30th July 2024 South Africa's trade minister said on Tuesday he is confident his country will maintain preferential trade status with the US despite concerns in... →
