Day: August 19, 2026

LABOUR DEPARTMENT APPEALS TO EMPLOYERS TO REMAIN DILIGENT IN SUBMISSION OF EE REPORTS

Designated employers are reminded that they must ensure they have an assigned senior manager to ensure they take responsibility for monitoring and implementing their annual employment equity plan. Department of Employment and Labour’s Employment Equity Directorate Senior Practitioner, Robert Dzombere said it was imperative that newly designated employers submit their reports in the year that […]

UN WARNS FUNDING SHORTFALL PUTS 650 000 PEOPLE AT RISK IN SOUTH SUDAN

An estimated 650,000 refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan are already surviving on half-rations, but face the possible loss of all food and other assistance within weeks, due to severe funding shortfalls. At the current funding levels, all assistance will end in September, according to an August 14 joint statement from the United Nations […]

CHINA-EUROPE ARCTIC SHIPPING ROUTE STARTS 2026 WEEKLY OPERATIONS

The China-Europe Arctic container express route, which had its maiden voyage in September 2025, began its first trip for 2026 on August 15, Xinhua reported. This year, eight weekly voyages are planned through October, which is when weather conditions are most favorable for the Arctic route. “The route crosses the Northeast Arctic Passage,” Xinhua explained, […]

RUSSIAN MEDIA WIDELY REPORTS ON SARE’S TASS INTERVIEW

The TASS interview with Diane Sare appeared in Russian as well as English, and has been picked up widely. Internet aggregators rambler.ru, dzen.ru, and life.ru summarized the TASS release, as did vesti.ru, the website of state television. Some of the websites added relevant details, such as that Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has likewise called […]