Sat 28 November 2020: LOCAL tourism is gaining some momentum, and all hands are on deck to save the industry. To this end, a ‘Local Tourism Is Lekker’ initiative has been initiated, and will run next week. The initiative is the first of its kind, and will be an expo and networking event, slated for […]
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Fri 27 November 2020: Deputy President David Mabuza says cost saving is key to Eskom’s turnaround strategy and the power utility aims to save R55.6 billion over the next three years. He said this when he fielded oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday. “Cost savings remain a key aspect of the financial turnaround […]
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Fri 27 November 2020: The Sudanese authorities announced on Thursday the evacuation of stranded citizens in the Ethiopian Tigray region, in light of the violent battles between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed in a statement that it: “Continually supervises the conditions of the […]
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Fri 27 November 2020: Deputy President David Mabuza has called on rural communities and emerging farmers to exercise restraint and not occupy land that has been advertised for land reform purposes. The Deputy President said this when he responded to oral questions in the National Assembly on Thursday. “As government, we reiterate our call to […]
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Fri 27 November 2020: Roch Marc Christian Kabore has won a second term as president of Burkina Faso, according to provisional results announced by the country’s election commission on Thursday. The 63-year-old head of the ruling People’s Movement for Progress party secured 57.87% votes in the Nov. 22 polls to claim victory in the first […]
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Fri 27 November 2020: Halima Aden, the Somali American model, said she is leaving runway fashion shows because the industry has forced her to stray away from her religious beliefs. In a series of Instagram story posts, the 23-year-old spoke about how the job made her more detached from her identity. “I can only blame […]
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Thu 26 November 2020: Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has launched the latest National List of Occupations in High Demand (OIHD) in South Africa. According to Nzimande, the list reflects the work undertaken by the department, through its Labour Market Intelligence research programme, to support human resource development in the country. […]
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Thu 26 November 2020: Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tweeted Thursday that the country’s military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the northern Tigray region after his 72-hour ultimatum for the areas’s rebel leaders to surrender expired. Final Phase of the Rule of Law Operations Commences pic.twitter.com/TAAyZxSe0U — Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 (@AbiyAhmedAli) November […]
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Thu 26 November 2020: He was the country’s last democratically elected prime minister before being toppled in 1989 by now-ousted president Omar al Bashir in a military coup. Former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi has died from a coronavirus infection. He was 84. Mahdi, 84, was Sudan’s last democratically elected prime minister and was overthrown […]
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Wed 25 November 2020: South Africans have been encouraged to buy local products this festive season as this could contribute to improving the country’s economy. “People who loosen their purse strings during the upcoming holiday season and buy local instead of imported products could help improve South Africa’s economic outlook by making a dent in […]
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