May 2017

Parties to FAO’s treaty tackling illegal fishing meet in Oslo

Oslo – The first Meeting of the Parties to FAO’s bold new international treaty aimed at cracking down on illicit fishing opened today in Oslo, as delegates began hammering out ways to make the agreement a success.

The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and

SAFA PARTNERS SASOL TO ADVANCE WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IN SOUTH AFRCA

WELKOM, SOUTH AFRICA, The South African Football Association (SAFA), in partnership with Sasol Limited, an integrated energy and chemical company, have completed yet another successful road show to advance women’s football in the country.This is the th…

President Jacob Zuma: Indaba of Indigenous and Traditional Leaders opening address

Opening address by President Jacob Zuma to the Indaba of Indigenous and Traditional Leaders Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre, Boksburg

Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers,

Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Kgosi Maubane and all our traditional leaders,

Leaders of Political Parties

Chairpersons of the Provincial Houses of Traditional Leaders,

President of

SA hosts Preferential Trade Agreement talks

Pretoria – South Africa recently hosted the inaugural Joint Administration Committee (JAC) for the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) and the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) in Johannesburg.During the recent meeting, the parties agreed to joint…

Minister Sisulu not on Twitter

Pretoria – The Ministry of Human Settlements says it has noted the fake Twitter account, which purports to be that of Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.The Ministry said the Twitter account, @SisuluLindiwe, seems to have been opened on 18 May.We would like to po…

Foreign Firms Seek a Fair Shot at China’s New Silk Road Projects

WASHINGTON � China’s planned modern version of its ancient “silk road” may bring more than one trillion dollars of infrastructure investment along trading routes that wind through emerging markets in dozens of countries throughout Asia, Africa and Europe. “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) trade routes, which stretch from China to

President Zuma to address the Indigenous and Traditional Leaders Indaba

President Jacob Zuma will tomorrow, 29 May 2017, officially open the Inaugural

Indigenous and Traditional Leaders Indaba in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, under the theme ” Unity in Diversity � Together moving South Africa Forward for an inclusive prosperous future.

The Indaba will be attended by indigenous leaders, senior traditional leaders, Kings, CONTRALESA

Italy Still Isolated in Shouldering Migration Crisis After G-7

TAORMINA, ITALY � Italy chose to host a Group of Seven summit of wealthy nations on a hilltop overlooking the Mediterranean, looking to draw attention to the migrant crisis that has seen hundreds of thousands of people set sail from Africa in search of a better life in Europe.

But world

XuetangX and Lagos University Launch Online Education Platform

BEIJING, May 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — During the celebration of the “International Engineering Education Forum” Dr. Nie Fenghua, the Deputy Director of the China Ministry of Education Online Education Research Center, and the Chairman of XuetangX, together with Prof. Funso Falade, who is the Chairman of the African Engineering Education Association, jointly

Genetic Testing Underway on Virus Behind New Ebola Outbreak

Tests are underway to determine the genetic sequence of the Ebola virus behind an outbreak in central Africa, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control researcher said Friday.Dr. Barbara Knust, an epidemiologist, told VOA’s Horn of Africa service that scienti…

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