October 26, 2016

Global Cocoa Sector Meets in Côte d’Ivoire to Explore New Directions for Sustainability Efforts

$12 Million Regional Initiative Announced by Industry & U.S. Government First CocoaAction Annual Report Released ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Oct. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Nearly 500 representatives of the global chocolate and cocoa sector, including farmers, have gathered in Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading producer of cocoa, to address critical sustainability issues

Mamelodi Sundowns’s victory to bring spin-offs to SA

Pretoria � Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa says the achievement by Mamelodi Sundowns will no doubt have positive spin-offs for the country.

This monumental sporting achievement happens at a time when South Africa is still ranked within the top 15 long-haul destinations globally and is the leading business events destination in

MEC Dan Plato launches Macassar Walking Bus initiative, 27 Oct

Tomorrow, Thursday 27 October 2016, Western Cape MEC of Community Safety, Dan Plato, will launch a new Walking Bus initiative in Macassar.

The Walking Bus initiative aims to create a safe and supervised route for learners to and from school every day with the commitment and involvement of the community playing

Departmental operating budgets to be cut by 1.1%

Cape Town � As economic growth remains subdued with a cap imposed on the expenditure ceiling, government departments would be asked to reduce their operating budgets to avail funds for critical areas of spending.

Tabling the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on Wednesday, National Treasury said government

SOUTH AFRICA TO ATTEND INDIAN OCEAN RIM MEETING IN BALI

International Relations and Co-operation Deputy Minister Nomaindiya Mfeketo will lead the South African delegation to the 16th Council of Ministers Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) beginning in Bali, Indonesia, on Thursday.The meetin…

Nigerian Militants Say They Bombed Chevron Oil Export Pipeline

WARRI, NIGERIA � Nigerian militants have bombed an oil export pipeline operated by U.S.-based multinational Chevron, according to the attackers and residents, and the militants are warning companies not to carry out repairs to sabotaged infrastructure that has reduced oil exports from Africa’s largest economy to a near 30-year

Treasury proposes stringent measures to bolster growth

Cape Town – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says National Treasury will take a measured consolidation approach in order to create conditions that will set the country on a path of rapid economic growth.

Addressing journalists during a media briefing at the Imbizo Centre in Cape Town ahead of tabling his Medium

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