The Acting President underscored the importance of road safety, and that it should be a priority for all road users to curb the high fatality rate as a result of road accidents PRETORIA, South Africa, Acting President David Mabuza has noted with concern the accidents that have occurred on South African roads involving trucks. The
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Twenty winners will each be awarded $100,000 and will receive capacity-building training, mentorship and coaching ABIDJAN, Young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 are invited to submit their business plans through the official submission portal. Twenty winners will each be awarded $100,000 and will receive capacity-building training, mentorship and coaching. The Global Center
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South Africans are demanding the world’s largest known clear-cut diamond on the late Queen Elizabeth’s sceptre following her death. The Great Star of Africa or Cullinan l is the largest known clear-cut diamond in the world which was mined in South Africa in 1905 and was given to the British Royal Family as a gift.
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Western Cape Government remains committed to small-scale farmers with the release of farm 197 property CAPE TOWN: In September 2021, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements (WCDoHS) took an in-principle decision to release the Sandkraal Farm in George, to a Communal Property Association (CPA). This further reaffirms our stance and commitment to the land
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Port of Cape Town processed R210 billion worth of exports and imports in 2021 CAPE TOWN: In total R110.49 billion worth of exports and R99.96 billion worth of imports were processed via the Port of Cape Town in 2021, totalling R210.45 billion. This is according to a research report presented at a seminar with stakeholders
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Clarion call issued to all South Africans to join national clean up and recycle week activities PRETORIA: Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Ms Barbara Creecy, has made a clarion call to all South Africans to join the national clean up and recycle week activities countrywide. “Litter is a serious problem in South Africa, and
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that a ministerial delegation be sent to Ghana to resolve the lingering conflict between Nigerian traders and Ghanaian Authorities. This directive was contained in a statement signed by Mr Ifedayo Sayo, the Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Sayo said that the delegation would be
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At least 15 people were killed in a landslide at a gold mine in the West African nation of Guinea, according to officials. The Tatakourou mine collapsed on Saturday, killing the miners instantly, said Sekou Biniou Simagan, a local councilor. On Sunday, rescuers were still digging through the rubbles, searching for survivors. The bodies of
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At least 15 people have died in the West African state of Guinea after an overcrowded dugout canoe sank off the north coast, local officials said on Monday. The group had been travelling to a wedding on an island near Kanfarande when their boat capsized, said a naval officer stationed in Boke, a city some
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Armed men killed at least 22 civilians in southwestern Niger on Sunday, three sources said, less than a week after unidentified assailants killed 58 villagers in the same region. The attackers raided three villages in the Tillabery region, which borders Mali and Burkina Faso. A security source said Islamic State fighters were responsible, while two
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Samia Hassan Suluhu, who became the first female vice-president upon John Pombe Magufuli’s election in 2015, is set to be sworn in as president for the unexpired period of the recently deceased head of state’s five-year term – as per Tanzania’s constitution: “Where the office of President becomes vacant by reason of death, then the
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The Tanzanian President, John Magufuli, is dead. Magufuli, 61, died from a suspected heart condition on Wednesday. The country’s Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, announced the President’s death in an address on state television in Dar-es-Salaam. She said: “It is with deep regret that I inform you that today on the 17th of March, 2021
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A South African headmaster has been suspended over accusations he forced an 11-year-old boy to dig for a missing phone in a faeces-filled pit latrine. He is alleged to have lowered the child by a rope into the hole used for a toilet, promising him 200 rand ($14; £10). The boy’s grandmother says he now
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At least 58 people have been killed in Niger after attacks near the border with Mali, the government has said. Gunmen opened fire on four vehicles that were bringing people back from a market in the Tillabéri region. No group has claimed the attacks, which happened on Monday. However, there are currently two jihadist campaigns
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South African police have fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse students at the University of Witwatersrand, who are demanding changes to registration and financial aid policies. One person was killed, but it’s unclear if it was a student or passer-by. The students, in Johannesburg, have been protesting since Monday, blocking roads and
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