Tag: Africa
Govt mulls sourcing foreign workers from Africa – Kula
CAMERON HIGHLANDS -- The government will consider taking foreign workers from African countries to accommodate requirements in the plantation sector.
Minister of Human Resources, M....
Solar power illuminates power-hungry Malawi countryside
LILONGWE, MALAWI -- In the power-starved Malawi – a landlocked country in southeastern Africa – solar energy is transforming lives of people.
A trip to India...
South Africa appoints 50% women to new cabinet
JOHANNESBURG -- President Cyril Ramaphosa (pic) appointed 50 per cent women in his new Cabinet announced Wednesday night in the South African capital, Anadolu Agency...
Troops amass near Gambia border as thousands flee looming conflict
Banjul- A last minute attempt to convince Yahya Jammeh to give up his role as Gambian president before Wednesday's midnight deadline failed, according to...
Number of African elephants has dropped by a fifth in past...
Cape Town - The number of African elephants in their home continent has dropped by more than a fifth in the past decade due...
Modi’s Africa safari: India hosts summit to kick-start relations
New Delhi (dpa) - India will host a major summit with Africa as it aims to boost commercial and political ties with the continent...
No link between Ebola outbreaks in West Africa, Congo: WHO
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is "a distinct and independent event" and...
Internet transforming Africa’s Art business
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 6 - Online galleries are booming in South Africa as more African artists make efforts to reach the international audience. Guns and Rain founder Julie...
President Zuma, other African leaders arrive in US for Summit with...
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 -- African leaders, Including President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, have started arriving in Washington DC ahead of the first United States-Africa Leaders’ Summit...
Mozambican govt to ensure municipal elections this year
HOMOINE (Mozambique), June 24 - Mozambican Prime Minister Alberto Vaquina (photo) declared on Saturday that the government will ensure that municipal elections are held...
