At some point between now and the beginning of July, United will announce their third quarter financial results to the New York Stock Exchange.
Billionaire businessman Johann Rupert, also an Afrikaner, pointed out that the highest murder rate in South Africa was in the townships of Cape Town, where most residents are black or coloured - as mixed-race people are known in South Africa - and are at the mercy of violent gangs.While Zingiswa Losi, president of South Africa's largest trade union, told Trump about the devastating situation in rural areas "where the black majority are".
"You will see women, elderly, being raped, being killed, being murdered," she said.She urged the delegations to address the problem through trade - and creating employment."The problem in South Africa, it is not necessarily about race, but it is about crime."
It is a sentiment with which most South Africans would agree.US President Donald Trump confronted South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday over widely discredited claims that genocide is being committed against white people.
A week after the US rankled South Africa by granting asylum to nearly 60 Afrikaners, Ramaphosa visited the White House to reset the countries' relations.
InsteadFirst, Vladimir Putin declared a 30-hour cessation of hostilities over Easter, portraying it as a "humanitarian" gesture.
Now the Kremlin leader has announced. It will run from 8 May to 10 May to coincide with events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two.
In a statement, the Kremlin said that for 72 hours all military actions would cease. It cited "humanitarian" considerations (again) and made it clear Moscow expected Ukraine to follow suit.In response to the proposal, Ukraine questioned why Russia could not commit to a ceasefire immediately and called for one to be implemented for at least 30 days.