The Alfa Romeo Owners Club (Kenya) has accepted an invitation to send a delegation to the National Convention of Alfa Romeo Clubs in South Africa which will be held in Cape Town over Easter. The Kenya delegation for the three day event consists of club chairman Bob Dewar, Peter Wanday,
A National Consultative Conference to discuss the draft National Youth Policy 2015-2020 (NYP2020) got underway in Johannesburg on Sunday. The two day conference is being attended by young people from around the country and nationally organised youth structures. lts expected to afford young people the opportunity to voice their opinions
Johannesburg- Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela has called on the youth of South Africa to push the boundaries and claim their future by starting to “re-imagining” youth development. “Let’s take youth development to that place where it encounters and fuses with the unique characteristics of being young. We
Pretoria- The Department of Energy has attributed this week’s petrol price increase to higher international prices for oil and the weakening of the rand against the US dollar. Other reasons , the department said was the steep rise in fuel levies and the Road Accident Fund levy of 80.5c per
The Congress of South African Trade Unions in the NW condemns the attitude and conduct of municipalities that are treating workers so badly, to the extent that workers are not paid their salaries on time. As the federation in the NW we view this conduct as one of the worst
US-born Ghanaian novelist Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond’s first novel, Powder Necklace was released by Simon and Schuster in 2010. She has been named by the Hay Festival in the Africa39 list of the most promising writers from Africa South of the Sahara under the age of 40. In this interview she
Several small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in East Africa will benefit from a new move by the Geneva-based International Trade centre (ITC) to use Indian expertise improve their businesses. ITC says the Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) project, will boost trade and investment between Indian and
No doubt, Nigeria’s image will receive a boost, while the city of Lagos is expected to witness a large influx of tourists, as Eclipse Live Africa will be hosting the second edition of Gidi Culture Festival, an event that showcases top musicians and comedians in Africa. The festival, which holds
Stellenbosch offers scenic landscapes, great architecture, fine dining and a wine culture steeped in history. Demola Ojo was at the heart of the Cape Winelands, South Africa’s premium wine region… South Africa’s position as one of the leading tourist destinations in Africa is a result of the myriad of experiences
This week, the United Nations human rights council announced the establishment of a special new role to look into issues pertaining to privacy, in the wake of the Edward Snowden surveillance revelations. Information activists argue that such an individual could play a vital role in protecting citizens’ right to privacy.
TANZANIA’S Twiga Stars have dropped three positions in the latest FIFA women’s rankings released in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday. The Stars are now 124th in the world after collecting 940 points. They trail 104th placed Ethiopia, who top the CECAFA group. Three other teams in the ground – Uganda, Kenya
AFRICAN Press Association (APA), the first digital news service for the African continent, has been launched. APA Executive Chairman, John Crowngold, said the agency would increase businesses’ chance of getting much-needed exposure. “Following months of behind-the-scenes activity, the much awaited APA has finally taken off. We did our widest research
