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Minister Pravin Gordhan and Deputy Minister Phumulo Masualle briefs media on 2021/22 Public Enterprise Dept Budget Vote, 25 May

DPE Budget vote 2021The Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan, and the Deputy Minister, Phumulo Masualle will host a virtual media briefing following the tabling of the Budget Vote for the 2021/22 financial year at 10h00 on 25 May 2021.The Bu...

Kenyan Court Lifts Ban on Donkey Slaughter

Kenya's population of donkeys is under threat after the High Court lifted a 2020 ban on donkey slaughterhouses, allowing them to resume selling the meat and hides to Asian markets.The high price for donkey hides for use in Chinese medicine has led to d...

Minister Patricia de Lille and Advocate Andy Mothibi on launch of Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Forum

Joint statement by Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia De Lille and Head of the Special Investigating Unit, Advocate Andy Mothibi: Establishment of the infrastructure built anti-corruption forum to bolster government’s work in prevent...

Non-Governmental Organizations Committee Recommends 52 Groups for Consultative Status, Defers Action on 68 Others, as 2021 Session Continues

Continuing its 2021 regular session, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 52 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, deferred action on the status of 68 others and recommended the...

Premier Alan Winde appoints Daylin Mitchell as Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works

Premier Alan Winde has appointed Daylin Mitchell as the Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works.Daylin, 35 years old, will become the youngest member of Premier Winde’s cabinet, and the first to come from Beaufort West in the Central Karoo Di...

North West Provincial Government withholds property auctions based in former Bophuthatswana areas

NW withhold the auctioning of its properties outside the province as announced by NWHCMahikeng: The North West Provincial Government is withholding the process of auctioning its properties that are based in the former Bophuthatswana areas that are outs...

Mali’s Interim Leadership Reportedly Arrested

Military officials in Mali arrested the country’s president and prime minister Monday, just months into their tenure, according to multiple news reports.President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, as well as Defense Minister Souleymane Doucoure...

No Court Decision on Suez Canal’s Claim Over Massive Vesse

An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday said it lacks jurisdiction to consider the Suez Canal Authority's demands to uphold financial claims that led to the seizure of the massive Ever Given ship after it blocked the waterway in March. The authority and t...

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Repo Rate Remains Unchanged at 6.75 Percent: Bank of Namibia’s Decision to Safeguard Currency Peg

Windhoek: The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has maintained the repo rate at 6.75 percent for the next two months. The central bank announced this decision on Wednesday, stating that the unchanged rate aims to sustain the peg between the Namibian Dollar and th...
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Ethiopia and Kenya Sign Memorandum to Boost Border Trade

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia and Kenya have signed an implementation memorandum of agreement to facilitate trade relations between the two countries and ensure that people living in the border area can access essential daily commodities without any supply di...

Value Addition on Rice Key to Boosting Income and Nutrition in Kenya

Nairobi: Paddy rice production in Kenya has doubled over the past six years, increasing from 116,000 metric tons in 2018 to 244,000 metric tons in 2023. However, the national rice self-sufficiency rate remains below 20 percent, indicating a continued ...

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Nairobi Calls for Leveraging Special Economic Zones to Attract Investment

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