You may find it hard to prise yourself off the golden sands at the edge of Lake Malawi to do anything, but a boat trip across to the pyramidal wooded island of Thumbi is well worth the effort. Head over with a local boat captain and ease yourself into the balmy lake waters with your… Read More »The Lazy and Lovely Village of Cape Maclear is One of Malawi’s Most Laid-back and Scenic Spots
A new gate in South Africa’s Kruger National Park is expected to boost tourism to arguably one of Africa’s best Big Five safari locations. The Shangoni Gate project, to be completed in two phases, is set to be a boon for the region to enhance the local economy and the Kruger National Park experience. Currently,… Read More »Enhanced Safari Visitor Experience in Kruger’s North
A self-drive 4×4 expedition from Bilene to Vilanculos to ferret out the best of old and new for a beach holiday. On the shores of Uembje Lagoon, separated from the sea by a narrow strip of coastal dunes the first blue water north of Maputo is Bilene, a very popular as a weekend getaway from… Read More »Mozambique Tweaks its Tourism Act a Little Every Year
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has called for the urgent transformation of the biodiversity sector.
“This transformation must ensure the meaningful and equitable inclusion of rural communities and previously disadvantaged individuals into the biodiversity economy, and biodiversity conservation and...
President Ramaphosa to address 12th Proudly SA localisation dinner
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday deliver a keynote address at the Localisation Dinner at the conclusion of the 12th Annual Buy Local Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Gauteng.
Hosted by Proudly South African, the Buy Local Summit serves as a platform for a diverse array of locally made products,...
The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, will this week host a policy dialogue on the prevention of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).
The two-day session, which will get underway on Tuesday, 26 March 2024, will serve as a platform for policymakers,...
Deputy Minister in the Presidency to handover books to Mmahlee library
Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nomasonto Motaung, will on Wednesday hand over books donated by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) to Mmahlee Public Library in Limpopo.
The book handover is part of the Presidential Reading Initiative to encourage all South Africans to be part of the...
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) is today hosting the annual Furniture Design Competition Awards at the Sandton Convention Centre.
The Furniture Design Competition aims to foster innovation and excellence in South African furniture design and propel careers of young designers.
A frustrated Cape Town family said raw sewage repeatedly flows out of three manholes near their property in Table View and the system needs to be rerouted to prevent it from happening again.
The Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley is facing an interdict application and a parallel criminal case instituted by the Department of Water and Sanitation for failing to tackle “contaminated” water at the Kamfers Dam.
James Manyika says the types of questions he hears most often are: “What is the AI opportunity for Africa? Will there be broad participation in the development and use of AI, or will it be limited to a few countries and companies? And what will it take for Africa to capitalise on the opportunity presented… Read More »Google’s SVP of Research, Technology & Society Argues that what...
This follows a dirty tricks campaign it alleges has been waged by Diageo subsidiary East African Breweries Limited (EABL). The seven-year-old startup is known for its “Kenyan Originals” range of ciders, gins, and iced teas. EABL, the region’s largest brewer, launched a competing range of ciders in December last year. Since then, African Originals claims… Read More »Nairobi-based...
A chief economist at Shell once described Nigeria as the “jewel in the crown” of the oil major’s empire. Yet in recent years the jewel has lost its lustre. Early this year Shell, which has been pumping oil in Nigeria for nearly seven decades, agreed to sell its onshore subsidiary to a consortium of mostly… Read More »Domestic Companies could Own more Oil Licences than Foreign Groups...
More than $40 million was reportedly withdrawn from the state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia or transferred to other banks, as customers discovered they could withdraw more than their total balance. Transactions were halted several hours later. The bank’s President Abie Sano told a press conference earlier this week that a large portion of the cash… Read More »Ethiopia’s Largest Bank...
South African Airways (SAA) chief executive John Lamola said in an interview that, “You can’t have an airline run entirely by the government. The best scenario would be to list SAA on the stock market, in which the South African government would still have a ‘golden share’ to ensure the country’s strategic economic interests are… Read More »South Africa’s Troubled State-owned...