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President Cyril Ramaphosa response to the tariffs imposed by United States (US) President Donald Trump in Parliament, Cape Town was to come out guns blazing. President Ramaphosa told MPs that “South Africa will not be bullied by anyone”. The gloves are off. Pretoria is intensifying efforts to safeguard the economy and negotiate a better trade […]

The eThekwini Waste Materials Recovery Industry Development Centre (USE-IT) programme has been allocated R750,000 in additional funding. The Economic Development and Planning Committee for the eThekwini Municipal Council stated in its report that USE-IT is one of the few initiatives within the eThekwini region that specifically supports the development and growth of the waste economic

The global Samud Flotilla (GSF) has confirmed its leading boat, name the Family, was hit while travelling in Tunisian waters on Tuesday. Fire damages were suffered on the boat’s main deck and below deck storage. Although it is not yet clear if this was a hit, the explosion was experienced by the six steering crew

A return to stability for Gaza and the West bank or any semblance of normality for the Palestinians remains elusive. Egypt, Palestine and the Zionist colonial entity’s only large neighbour to the east, is being side lined – or rather elbowed aside – by the Israelis in the collapsing Gaza negotiations. The government of President

The Municipality of eThekwini region comes under fire by residents over a persistent lack of water supply. The complaints came from as far as communities such as eMkhomazi on the south coast and Phoenix to the north of Durban. These grievances concerning negligence have highlighted the urgency surrounding water availability in these areas, as citizens

As Sudan threads a difficult balance, its fractured military must contend with being restructured. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has launched a sweeping reorganization of the armed forces loyal to him. This comes amid the ongoing conflict with the Rapid Support forces (RSF). Al- Burhan issued a decree on August 18 consolidated control over all allied

All is not well in the Durban area. The search for missing pilot Andrew Blackwood-Murray continues. The search has continued for eleven days. Recovery operations with police, diverse and multiple rescue teams continuing off the Durban coastline.  The Witness reported that the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon had stated that advanced sonar

In a surprising but one would say necessary twist, Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shibani has held a rare and possibly only recorded meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris, France. This was reported by the the Syrian state-run News Agency. Washington had its role in organizing the rare talks. The United States hopes that Syria

Despite president Cyril Ramaphosa has enabled the National Dialogue for South Africa to be held this week is taking place. The venue is the University of South Africa (UNISA) in Pretoria. The process has been widely perceived as exclusive rather than inclusive of the South African public by the South African citizenry. The National Dialogue