South Africa on Thursday expressed concern over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The South African government is very concerned and alarmed at the announcement by Trump to suspend funding for the WHO, the Department of International
South Africa reported eight more cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total number to 24. All the new cases contracted the disease during trips to European countries, including Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Greece, according to Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize. “So far, all infected patients in the country have a history of trips to Europe. […]
Cape Town – South Africa still has much further to go before achieving true reconciliation, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday as the country marked Reconciliation Day. “The South Africa of today still suffers from the effects of centuries of discrimination, dispossession and unequal development,” Ramaphosa said in his address to the nation. Racism and […]
Cape Town – South Africa will start the piloting process for an online e-visa system later this month in a fresh bid to attract more tourists, according to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). This new electronic self-service solution system will speedily facilitate the movement of low-risk travelers, according to the department. The system will […]
Cape Town – South African delegates attending the Africa Oil & Power (AOP), conference on Friday stressed the need to reduce the country’s dependence on oil imports. The Chairman of PetroSA, South Africa’s National Oil Company, Nhlanhla Gumede, said to achieve the set goal, there were various approaches the country could take, including owning alternative […]
Abuja – The World Bank says economic recovery in Nigeria, South Africa, and Angola (the region’s three largest economies) remained weak in 2019, a situation that is weighing on the region’s prospects. This is according to the 20th edition of African Pulse, World Bank’s twice-yearly economic update for the region released in Washington D.C. on […]
