South Africa to focus on clean energy
South Africa’s Ministry of Energy aims to expand into cleaner power generation from renewable energy to combat climate change. Renewable power from independent producers currently […]
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Africa Energy Indaba conference Kicks Off in South Africa
The Africa Energy Indaba conference held in collaboration with strategic partners, the World Energy Council, NEPAD Agency and SANEA, will kick-off on Tuesday, February 19, […]
Gambia: Truth Commission on Jammeh opens hearings
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) in Gambia has started investigating into Jammeh’s 22-year era of oppression which ended in 2016 after he was […]
South Africa launches continent’s most advanced nanosatellite
South Africa has successfully launched into space the continent’s most advanced nanosatellite to date – the ZACube-2. The ZACube-2 will provide cutting edge remote sensing […]
Egypt or South Africa to host AFCON
Egypt and South Africa have officially put in bids to host the next African Cup of Nations, the continent’s football body said. Cameroon has been […]
South Africa deposits instrument ratifying Tripartite Free Trade Area
South Africa has deposited the instrument of ratification of the Agreement establishing the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), comprising three regional economic blocks – the […]
AfDB, Entreprenarium launch master classes for 200 women entrepreneurs
The African Development Bank, as part of its Initiative to Support Access to Women in Africa (AFAWA), in partnership with Entreprenarium, has launched training sessions […]
Lesotho: MPs demand 100 percent salary hike
The members of Parliament of Lesotho are demanding a 100% pay increase, Times newspaper reports. According to the privately owned newspaper, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane […]
Africa Investment Forum kicks off in South Africa
The Africa Investment Forum kicked off in South Africa’s Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The first ever transaction-based Forum is aimed at attracting multi-billion-dollar deals […]
Sex tape saga: South African minister defies calls to resign
South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba has defied calls to resign, following a leaked sex video. Gigaba, who spoke to public broadcaster SABC, said […]