As part of efforts to boost foreign currency liquidity in the economy and strengthen foreign exchange (FX), the federal government has concluded plan to securitise about $7 billion of the country’s dividends from the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG). A top official in the present administration who disclosed this to THISDAY yesterday, said while the […]
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South Africa: Springboks Chasing History!
PICK OF THE SPORT: Either South Africa or New Zealand will become four-time World Cup champions on Saturday and you have to watch it, Dylan Bettencourt recommends. ➤ It all comes down to this! The most important match of the four-year Rugby World Cup cycle takes place this weekend — and it’s between the two […]
After engaging in energetic diplomacy with the US over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, South Africa is once again walking a tightrope, this time on the Israel-Palestine-Gaza crisis. Pretoria is once again treading a fine line on a hot foreign policy issue, forced to navigate between its long-standing Palestine sympathies and its important Western economic ties, […]
Brussels — Local coffee farmers will start selling their produce directly to one of the world’s largest coffee firms, The Java Coffee Company, following an agreement signed yesterday by the firm and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Rotselaar, Belgium. According to the Joint Commitment deal, the Java Coffee Company, pledged to purchase Kenyan coffee directly […]
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South Africa: Fraud Fiasco in Mandela Bay
With Nelson Mandela Bay’s city manager now on suspension, the government has shifted its attention to the city’s executive mayor Gary van Niekerk. He has to answer to fraud allegations levelled against him. As pressure from the Eastern Cape government mounts, NMB council speaker Eugene Johnson launched an inquiry into whether Van Niekerk breached the […]
Govt to Announce Support Package for Farmers Hit by Avian Flu The South African government is working on a support package for farmers impacted by the avian flu outbreak, reports EWN. Deputy President Paul Mashatile said the government had taken note of the appeal from the South African Poultry Association that not only small-scale […]
City Council releases land in Salt River for social housing For years housing activists have been calling for social housing for low-income families near Cape Town’s city centre. A major step towards this took place on Thursday when the Cape Town City Council approved the release of land in Salt River for the Pickwick Road […]
The court declared that self-determination was not a crime, and therefore, cannot be used as a basis to arrest, detain and prosecute Nnamdi Kanu. A state High Court in Enugu, on Thursday, ruled as unlawful the 2017 proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which led to the separatist group being declared a terrorist […]
South African starlet Tyla has taken American TV by storm, making her dazzling debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in New York. The talented musician rocked the stage with her hit single “Water”. With her appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s show, she’s officially added a major US TV performance to her impressive portfolio. Announcing […]
The Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States) welcomes this week’s meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia of a broad group of Sudanese civilian actors and stakeholders as an important step towards the formation of an inclusive and representative pro-democracy civilian front. This gathering speaks to the Sudanese people’s commitment to a democratic future. We […]
Addis Ababa — The Civil Front to Stop the War in Sudan concluded its preparatory meeting this morning, reaching a preliminary agreement to hold the founding conference for the Civil Front in three weeks. A preliminary meeting to establish a broad civil anti-war coalition in Sudan concluded in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, this morning. […]
Addis Ababa, — Ethiopia has never invaded any country and it will never do in the future, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. Speaking at the commemoration of the 116th National Army Day at Meskel Square today, Prime Minister Abiy said that the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has been tirelessly working in safeguarding the peace […]
Harare — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi is ultimately to blame for the failure of projects at the centre of the “tuna bond” affair, the owner of Emirati-Lebanese shipbuilder Privinvest told London’s High Court, writes or reports ……………… Privinvest and its French shipping tycoon owner Iskander Safa, is accused of spending more than U.S.$136 million to […]
Cape Town — The World Bank Board has announced in a press release that a U.S.$1 billion Development Policy Loan (DPL) has been offered to support the government’s efforts to promote long-term energy security and a low carbon transition. The World Bank intends for the loan to tackle two aspect’s of the nation’s energy crisis: […]
A final ruling by Nigeria’s Supreme Court put an end to a legal challenge by President Bola Tinubu’s rivals to annul his election victory. Now Tinubu has a clear mandate to govern Africa’s most populous nation. Nigeria‘s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the election victory of President Bola Tinubu, ending a legal challenge by his […]
Harare — The Libyan parliament on Wednesday, October 25, requested that ambassadors from countries that “support” Israel in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza leave the country, AFP reports. Since October 7, 2023 when Hamas militants began an onslaught that Israeli sources said killed 1,400 civilians, Israel has been bombing the Gaza Strip. The Health […]
Nairobi — The East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) has launched probe into attack from a Congolese army position that killed a Kenyan peacekeeper. The deceased who has since been airlifted back to Kenya was stationed at Kanyamahoro, near Kibumba, 15Km North East of Goma. EACRF said in a statement that the incident happened following […]
Kisumu — A former Kisumu County askari who was arrested in 2021 for stoning the motorcade of former Deputy President William Ruto has been jailed for one year with an option of Sh. 13,000 fine. Wilson Aminda, who appeared at Winam law court before Senior Principal Magistrate Robert Owanda for the judgment had earlier denied […]