JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, March 5, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — DHL Aviation, a part of DHL Express ( http://www.dpdhl.com), the world’s leading international express services provider, has secured the title of International All Cargo Carrier of the Year in Africa at the STAT Times’ International Awards for Excellence in Air Cargo,
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) is to participate in national and international exhibitions, trade shows and pavilions in different countries to promote market access and showcase South African products and services. Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies, has called on South African companies to participate in
POROUS coastal boarders remain the most preferred loopholes that drug barons use to smuggle in narcotics, according to the United Nation’s International Narcotic Control Board 2014 report launched in Dar es Salaam. Tanga, Lindi and Mtwara are the notoriously used coastal points, with the report showing that in the 2014
To promote the sector, the Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) is ready to begin its first ‘Pakistan Mega Leather Show’ in Lahore from March 6 to 8, said PTA Chairman Muhammad Musaddiq on Wednesday. “It was unfortunate that despite being a leading export sector of the country, we were not able
In the February 26 edition of the Daily Nation in an article titled ‘GMOs will play role in feeding our world’, Patrick Charagu stated: “The debate in Kenya about safety of GMO crops has been in the most part been driven by ‘fear of the unknown’. It has been a
-Expends N30.5b on diesel, N176b on taxes in Nigeria DESPITE claiming low performance from its Nigerian arm, MTN Group still reported a revenue growth of 6.4 per cent in 2014 to ZAR146.15 billion ($12.43 billion) and an 8.9 per cent rise in net profit. MTN, Africa’s largest telecommunications company by
Climate adaptation costs for Africa could soar to reach US $50 billion annually by mid-century. Africa, the continent with warming deviating most rapidly from “normal” conditions, could see climate change adaptation costs rise to US$50 billion per year by 2050, even assuming international efforts keep global warming below 2°C this
LEGENDARY super star Oliver Mtukudzi & his Black Spirits band will join South African songbird Zahara and her 10 piece band for two UK shows scheduled for London and Birmingham on the Easter Weekend. This would be the first ever time that Zahara will share a stage with Tuku in
“Actually I think we are to blame. We of the older generation because of our frame of mind. Often we define Africa as a pool of problems, not a pool of opportunities.” These are the words of the outgoing African Development Bank president, Dr Donald Kaberuka, during an interview with
A lecture by Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid at the University of Johannesburg was discontinued Wednesday after students barged into the venue and interrupted the speaker, calling him “a liar and a sell-out,” according to witnesses at the scene. The protesters were said to be associated with the BDS movement
PREPARATIONS for a major continental literacy forum have received a major boost after Oxford University Press announced sponsorship deal. The ninth Pan-African Literacy for All and 10th Reading Association of South Africa (RASA) National Literacy Conference will host some of the leading thinkers on literacy in Cape Town from 2-5
Following a press conference held at the new Ferrari premises in Bryanston, which includes state of the art showroom and workshop facilities, the official dealer of Ferrari in South Africa has officially announced that Viglietti Motors will henceforth be known as Scuderia South Africa (Pty) Ltd, with branches identified as
