April 2016

SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER LAUDS EFFORTS OF SMALL FARMERS

By Nkululeko NyembeziPORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA, Emerging small-scale farmers are gradually changing the local economic outlook in South Africa’s rural areas as the co-operatives are creating jobs and boosting local development.The positive changes e…

National Day of Prayer postponed

The National Day of Prayer that was to take place at Absa Stadium today, Friday 29 April 2016 has been postponed to a later date.The National Day of Prayer and Launch of Africa Month was to be addressed by President Jacob Zuma with religious leaders of…

Wyndham Hotel Group Introduces Three New Hotels to Africa in Triple Signing

New hotels in Ethiopia set to create nearly 500 jobs in the country DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Wyndham Hotel Group today announced the signing of three new hotels in Ethiopia following last year’s opening of its first Ramada in the country, the Ramada Addis Ababa, as

BearingPoint Spin-Off Elevence Joins Forces With Digital Asset Holdings

Management and Technology Consultancy BearingPoint Transfers Blockchain Technology to Digital Asset Holdings AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS–(Marketwired – Apr 27, 2016) –  As part of its Ventures activities, management and technology consultancy BearingPoint recently entered into a transaction with Digital Asset Holdings (Digital Asset), a developer of distributed ledger technology for the financial

Calls for community to expose police killers

Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko has called on members of the community to come forward with information that may lead to the prosecution of those that kill men and women in blue.The Minister said this when he, along with Acting National Commissioner …

Ten Global Grassroots Organizations Received Intercultural Innovation Award at the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance Of Civilizations

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — During a ceremony at the 7th UNAOC Global Forum, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and BMW Group announced this year’s ten Intercultural Innovation Award recipients. The Intercultural Innovation Award, a partnership between UNAOC and the BMW Group, supports grassroots initiatives that

South Africans Take Stock As the Country Celebrates Freedom Day

By Dirk Kotze, University of South AfricaMore than any other public holiday, South Africa’s Freedom Day serves as a symbol of how far the country has come since its historic elections in 1994.The country’s peaceful, negotiated transition from an aparth…

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