April 12, 2017

Carnegie Mellon University Africa Students Traveling to Facebook F8 After Winning Bot Party and Hackathon in Kigali, Rwanda

PITTSBURGH, April 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Four students from Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) will be traveling to San Jose, California to attend the Facebook Developer Conference F8 on April 18-19. The students–Lenah Chacha, Aimable Rwema, Joshua Ocero, and Davy Uwizera–were selected to attend the conference after they distinguished themselves during

Latest Data on Global Development Assistance Released

Also, Germany surpassed the UK as the number two donor in absolute terms. Development aid from 29 of the world’s wealthiest countries hit $142.6bn (Pound 114bn) in 2016, a 9% increase from 2015. According to statistics published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, almost 2% of this rise

Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko on meeting government job targets

Public Works Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko is confident about government job targetsThe Minister of Public Works Nkosinathi Nhleko is confident that in the new financial year his department will accelerate the fight against poverty and unemployment throug…

Treasury discusses response to rating agencies downgrade with Nedlac

Special Nedlac Executive met to discussion response to rating agencies downgrade

Nedlac convened a Special Executive Council meeting today Tuesday 11 April 2017 to assess and respond to the current challenges facing the country following the recent downgrade of the country’s investment status. The Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, chaired the meeting

Happy birthday President Zuma

Pretoria � The Presidency has wished President Jacob Zuma a happy and fulfilling birthday as he turns 75 on Wednesday.

The President’s birthday wish is to see more progress being made in building a better life for the poor and the working class.

“I would like to see us making more progress

Qatar lauds SA on renewable energy policy

Pretoria- South Africa’s renewable energy policy was lauded at the business forum between South Africa and Qatar on Wednesday.South Africa’s renewable power policy is impressive and ambitious. I commend the policy for not only the ambition but the cred…

Zambia’s Opposition Leader Charged with Treason

Zambia’s outspoken opposition leader has been charged with treason after allegedly blocking the president’s motorcade recently, police said Wednesday.Hakainde Hichilema, who has said he does not recognize former opponent Edgar Lungu as the legitimate p…

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