Sun 30 July 2023: Projects are underway to upgrade Eskom’s infrastructure in the areas of generation and transmission in effort to increase their capacity and resolve load shedding. Addressing a media briefing on Sunday, Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, said 25 projects to upgrade the existing transformers and increase their capacity are currently in […]
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Sat 29 July 2023: French-language Algerian newspaper Le Soir d’Algerie reported that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may have played a role in the attempted coup against Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum. The newspaper pointed out that all eyes were on the current Niger ambassador to the UAE, who was the army’s chief of staff before Bazoum dismissed him. The […]
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Sat 29 July 2023: Decades after the end of apartheid, severe inequality persists with around 40 percent of Black South Africans unemployed. Johannesburg, South Africa – A new law to help close the racial economic gap in South Africa – which remains one of the world’s most unequal societies – has sparked public debate and seen […]
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Fri 28 July 2023: Law enforcement officials will maintain high visibility on foot and vehicle patrols during the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town. In a statement on Friday, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJOINTS) assured participants and the public that plans are in place to ensure a safe and secure 2023 […]
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Fri 28 July 2023: The general has been in charge of the presidential guards since 2015 and was a close ally of former President Issoufou. Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known as Omar Tchiani head of Niger’s presidential guard, has named himself head of a transitional government in the West African country, two days after his unit […]
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Fri 28 July 2023: ‘Hostile Homelands’ by Azad Essa is a discerning, insightful resource on international relations, and the fact that it emerges from a South African writer adds incredible value. As I returned from a deeply spiritual and soul-stirring hajj (pilgrimage), where one of the main prayers I repeatedly made was for justice and […]
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Thu 27 July 2023: The United States is not aware that the private military company Wagner Group is involved in the mutiny in Niger, US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters on Thursday. “I am not aware of any indications that the Wagner Group could be involved,” Patel said when asked whether the US […]
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Thu 27 July 2023: Four leading Pakistani oil companies will join hands with Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Aramco for a $10 billion Greenfield refinery project at Pakistan’s strategic Gwadar Port, Anadolu Agency reports. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Pakistani and the Saudi companies in the capital, Islamabad, on Thursday, said a statement from the Ministry […]
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Thu 27 July 2023: The participation of French President Emmanuel Macron in the BRICS nation conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, next month would be “unsuitable,” the Russian Foreign Ministry declared on Wednesday. Speaking to Anadolu the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, the French president’s participation would not contribute to the implementation of the work […]
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Thu 27 July 2023: The highly anticipated 2023 Netball World Cup is expected to contribute about R68 million to Cape Town’s economy. Taking place on African soil for the first time ever, the tournament will start on Friday, 28 July and will end on 6 August at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. South Africa […]
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