August 2017

SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER CALLS FOR EXTRA CAUTION ON SAFETY IN MINES

PRETORIA, South African Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane has appealed for extra caution to be taken on health and safety issues at the country’s mines following a ground fall accident at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine, about 90 kilometres so…

WEST AFRICA COUNTRIES FOCUS ON ORGANIZED CRIME

ACCRA, Officials of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have called for critical attention to be paid to the growing involvement of women and youth of the sub-region as active participants and victims in organized crime.

Sandra Oulate Fattoh Elleingand, the Director of ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC),

La conférence TEDGlobal 2017 commence en Tanzanie

Dix ans après, TEDGlobal revient en Afrique pour un évènement en direct présentant plus de 45 interventions, entretiens et performances ARUSHA, Tanzanie, 28 août 2017 /PRNewswire/ — TED, l’organisation à but non lucratif qui se consacre aux « Ideas Worth Spreading » (idées qui méritent d’être diffusées) inaugure sa conférence TEDGlobal 2017 aujourd’hui

China Law Threatens 15 Days of Jail for Improper Anthem Use

BEIJING � A proposed Chinese law threatens those making inappropriate use of the country’s national anthem with up to 15 days in jail, state media reported Monday, amid a surge in state-promoted patriotism under President Xi Jinping.

The draft legislation would make it illegal to play the anthem at funerals and

INDIA AND CHINA AGREE TO END BORDER STANDOFF

India and China have agreed to an “expeditious disengagement” of troops in a disputed border area where their soldiers have been locked in a stand-off for more than two months, India’s foreign ministry said on Monday. The decision comes ahead of a sum…

TEDGlobal 2017 Conference Opens in Tanzania

Ten years on, TEDGlobal returns to Africa with live event featuring 45+ talks, interviews and performances ARUSHA, Tanzania, Aug. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, opens its TEDGlobal 2017 Conference today in Arusha, Tanzania. Themed “Builders. Truth-tellers. Catalysts.” the event will host 700 attendees at

Avian Influenza detected on a Western Cape poultry farm

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a commercial layer poultry farm.

The farm has been placed under quarantine, the Western Cape government said on Sunday.

Over 10 000 chickens have already died and culling of the rest at the farm and

New USAID Chief Visits Sudan as Sanctions Deadline Nears

KHARTOUM � U.S. President Donald Trump’s new aid chief, Mark Green, kicked off an African tour in Sudan on Sunday, where he will assess whether Khartoum has done enough to get help into conflict areas to deserve eased sanctions.

It is Green’s first trip as administrator for the U.S. Agency for

SOUTH AFRICA: GOVERNMENT LOOKING AT CAPITAL STRUCTURE FOR SAA

PRETORIA , Aug. 26 (NNN-SAnews) — Government is exploring options of establishing a proper capital structure for South African Airways (SAA), says Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba.

The proposals we have put forward with regards to a model have not yet been finalised. I’d like to caution against hysteria created by us

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