Tue 08 November 2022: A Moroccan university, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Marrakesh, established the first campus synagogue in the Arab world last week. Initiated by the Mimouna Association and the American Sephardi Federation, both organisations claim that, not only was a synagogue built on a campus in the Arab world for the first time […]
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Mon 07 November 2022: The Somali government, on Monday, banned the use of the name “Al-Shabaab,” referring to the Al Qaeda-linked terror group that the majority-Muslim nation said is a deviant sect. In a statement, Somalia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs also barred scholars from having dealings with the armed terror group, which it said should […]
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Mon 07 November 2022: Algeria has officially applied to join the BRICS economic group, Anadolu News Agency reports. The bloc of emerging economies includes Russia, Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Foreign Ministry official, Leyla Zarruki, said the North African country has requested membership of the economic bloc, the State radio reported. Zarruki said Algeria has finalised […]
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From the left is Andre de Ruyter. CEO of Eskom. David Malpass. president of the World Bank. and Pravin Gordhan. minister of public enterprises. on Sunday (6 November) at the power plant in Mpumalanga. Photo Twitter Mon 07 November 2022: The R9 billion concessional loan the World Bank granted to Eskom last week for the […]
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Mon 07 November 2022: Eskom has announced that load shedding will be implemented from 4pm to 5am every evening “until further notice”. This as the power utility continues to battle breakdowns at power stations and for the recovery of emergency generation capacity. “The nightly implementation of load shedding is mainly due to the need to […]
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Mon 07 November 2022: Eskom board chairperson Mpho Makwana says the R9 billion concessional loan approved for the repurposing of the Komati Power Station is a “significant step” for South Africa’s transition towards clean energy. The coal fired power station was shut down last week after serving the South African public for at least 60 […]
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Sun 06 November 2022: At least 19 people were killed when a plane operated by Tanzania’s Precision Air crash-landed into Lake Victoria on approach to the lakeside city of Bukoba, the country’s prime minister said. “All Tanzanians join you in mourning these 19 people … who have lost their lives,” Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told reporters in Bukoba. Authorities […]
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Sat 05 November 2022: In Kenya, between February and October, the worst drought in 40 years claimed 205 elephant lives along with many other animals, tourism minister Peninah Malonza said on Friday, Reuters reported. Wildlife in Kenya, where tourism contributes about 10 percent of economic output and employs over 2 million people. The meteorological agency […]
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Fri 04 November 2022: Police Minister Bheki Cele has launched the 2022 safer festive operations under the theme “more boots on the ground towards enhanced police visibility.” He launched the campaign in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, on Thursday. The national launch serves as a precursor to the provincial launches, ushering in a season of heightened visibility countrywide; […]
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Thu 03 November 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa says the new Eskom board is expected to undertake a full assessment of the efficiency of managers and operators at the power utility. The President was speaking during a question and answer session in the National Assembly on Thursday. The beleaguered electricity supplier has been facing serious challenges […]
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