CAMP SHORAB, AFGHANISTAN � The U.S. Marine Corps has returned to Helmand, the restive province in southern Afghanistan where it fought years of bloody battles with the Taliban, to help train Afghan forces struggling to contain the insurgency.
Many of the 300 Marines coming to Helmand as part of the NATO-led
President Jacob Zuma met with business leaders at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House yesterday, 28 April 2017.The President had asked to see the CEOs ahead of the World Economic Forum Africa meeting that will take place in Durban on 3-5 May, …
Annual Event Connects Global Leaders of the World’s Most Innovative Companies 27 April 2017 – YPO, the world’s premier network of chief executives, today announced the launch of Innovation Week across Africa. Through a series of more than 50 events around the world, the second annual YPO Innovation Week will
Closing remarks by the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, at the conclusion of the Second Africa-China Youth FestivalTheme: Unity, Responsibility For Common ProsperityVice Premier LIU Yandong;Honourable Ministers and Vice Ministers;Memb…
Siena Van Niekerk, now 75 years old, has lived in a house made up of asbestos ever since she moved to the area of Morningstar, Durbanvile, in the Western Cape, 48 years ago.
She had long wanted to own a decent house and this has always been her wish that she
PRETORIA, South African President Jacob Zuma has written to political parties represented in the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, on his intention to appoint a judge of the Constitutional Court, the Presidency says.The Judicial Service…
The Free State Province will decisively engage in the celebration of the 2017 Freedom Day event. In addition to the Freedom in Our Lifetime Concert that will be staged in Sasolburg at Abrahamsrust Resort on 29 April 2017, the following municipalities w…
Scientists have developed a compound that both cured and prevented malaria in animals. They say the experimental drug even is effective against resistant strains of the mosquito-borne parasite.
If the experimental treatment pans out in humans, it could be a huge breakthrough in the treatment and prevention of malaria, a disease
On behalf of President Trump and the American people, I congratulate the people of Tanzania as you celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the United Republic of Tanzania.Tanzania and the United States have had a strong relationship, marked by a collaborativ…
PRETORIA, South African Police Minister Fikile Mbalula says her department had followed the letter and spirit of the law in removing Berning Ntlemeza as head of the police Priority Crimes Directorate, commonly known as the Hawks.Ntlemeza was removed fr…
MEXICO CITY. �The combined impact of undernutrition and overweight/obesity, also known as the Double Burden of Malnutrition, contributed to the loss of billions of dollars to the economies of Latin America, according to a ground-breaking report released on Monday.
The research, The Cost of the Double Burden of Malnutrition: Social and
YIWU, CHINA � As Europe and the United States crack down on migrants from the Middle East and Africa, China is welcoming those with money with the boomtown of Yiwu, known as “Christmas Town”, luring business-savvy Syrians, Yemeni, Libyans and Iraqis.
Although China doesn’t have laws recognizing refugees, it grants visas
