Sun 13 August 2023: Eager to escape perceived western domination, several countries – mostly in the global south – are looking to join the Brics bloc. The five-country bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) is also looking to grow its global partnerships. What began in 2001 as an acronym for four of the fastest growing states, BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India […]
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Sat 12 August 2023: The Algerian authorities announced on Friday a temporary suspension of all programmes broadcast on the Salam TV channel (private) on the grounds of “violations inconsistent with religion and morals.” This came in a statement by the state Audiovisual Regulatory Authority, which monitors state television content in Algeria. The authority confirmed it would temporarily suspend […]
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Sat 12 August 2023: In Niger, where President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown on July 26, Russia reaffirmed its support for the Economic Community of West African Countries’ (ECOWAS) efforts at mediation on Friday. “Russia supports the mediation efforts of ECOWAS aimed at finding ways out of the current crisis,” the Foreign Ministry said in a […]
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Sat 12 August 2023: Every year on 9 August South Africa celebrates Women’s Day, marking an important moment in the country’s history. This was the day in 1956 when women marched to the seat of government, the Union Buildings in Pretoria, to protest against legislation aimed at tightening the apartheid government’s control over the movement of black women […]
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Fri 11 August 2023: The Sudan conflict has pushed over 20 million people into severe acute hunger, with 6.3 million of them “one step away from famine,” the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. “Around 42 per cent of Sudan’s population had now been pushed into hunger; 6.3 million of those were classified […]
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Fri 11 August 2023: Former South African president Jacob Zuma received a remission from President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday, averting a decision that might have sent him back to prison. Zuma served only two months of a 15-month prison term in 2021. Former South African President Jacob Zuma was taken back to prison on Friday […]
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Thu 10 August 2023: Following the July 26 coup, West African chiefs of state declared that all options, including the use of force, were on the table and ordered the activation of their reserve force. The ECOWAS emergency conference, which was held in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja on Thursday to discuss responses to last […]
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Thu 10 August 2023: The National Treasury has launched the Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme (EBB) – an initiative aimed at alleviating the impact of continuing difficulties resulting from unreliable power supply for small businesses and households. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s commitment in his 2023 State of the Nation Address to adjust the […]
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Thu 10 August 2023: Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has cast the spotlight on investing in young scholars, as a number of academics in public universities are nearing retirement. Citing the 2023 Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Indicators Report, Nzimande noted that the proportion of staff over the age of 60 […]
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Wed 09 August 2023: The five most prominent Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have invested over $100 billion in Africa over the years, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) leading the way, according to a new publication. In a report by the London-based property consultancy company Knight Frank LLP, titled ‘Africa Horizons: The Continent’s unique guide to real estate investment […]
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