Tuesday 7 January, 2020 - 10:03
Africa foundations is a non-profit organisation working with communities close, or influential, to core conservation areas, in six countries in Africa. Founded in 1992 the organisations key goals are to facilitate rural communities in the realisation of their development goals, and to promote the preservation of land and wildlife.
Thursday 11 April, 2019 - 8:50
11 April 2019
Service delivery protests have sprung up in various parts of South Africa ahead of national elections in May.
Protests over the lack of electricity in Vanderbijlpark, says Power 98.7 caller
To read the article titled "National protests rock Tshwane, Cape Town, Mthatha" Click here
Thursday 11 April, 2019 - 8:44
8 April 2018
Former white commercial farmers in Zimbabwe who had their land expropriated under the fast track land reform programme in the early 2000's have accepted government's offer of an interim payment of RTGS$53m (R238m at current exchange rates).
In 2000 Zimbabwe expropriated land from white commercial farmers without compensation and distributed it to landless black people and the connected elite, who now own multiple farms.
Thursday 11 April, 2019 - 8:40
11 April 2019
For 64-year-old Ben Gilpin, a white former commercial farmer in Zimbabwe, the country's fast track land reform programme – which started in 2000 and led to the displacement of approximately 3 500 white commercial farmers – has been nothing but traumatic.
In a matter of months, Gilpin lost some 25kgs due to stress
Thursday 11 April, 2019 - 8:37
11 April 2019
Canada strongly believes the greater participation by women in peacekeeping will pave the way for a more enduring peace.
On behalf of the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), will attend a meeting of the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network in Windhoek, Namibia, on April 10 and 11, 2019.
Thursday 11 April, 2019 - 8:33
11 April 2019
On 1 April 2019, the Board of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) approved an institutional support grant of $4.8 million to the African Union (AU) to accelerate the momentum of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), which received its 22nd ratification on 2 April, bringing the agreement into force.
Thursday 11 April, 2019 - 8:29
11 April 2019
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been lowered to 2.3 percent for 2018, down from 2.5 percent in 2017.
That is according to the April 2019 issue of Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies released on Monday.
To read the article titled "World Bank revises Sub-Saharan Africa economic growth downwards" Click here
Thursday 11 April, 2019 - 8:26
South African security forces and health services on Tuesday sent material relief to its neighbours hit by the devastating cyclone that ravaged parts of southern Africa in March 2019.
The donations were specifically to Mozambique and Malawi with the relief mission consisting of the army, police and department of health flying to both countries with what was food and material relief.
Thursday 11 April, 2019 - 6:36
11 April 2019
The Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture is expected to continue on Thursday when head of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Robert McBride takes the stand.
Inquiry chairperson, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, postponed McBride's testimony on Monday because the commission's legal team failed to duly notify people McBride is likely to implicate in his testimony.
Thursday 11 April, 2019 - 6:32
10 April 2019
Business confidence is at its lowest level this year, according to the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry's latest business confidence index.
The index dropped 1.6 points to 91.8 in March, the lowest level since the start of the year. The index was 95.1 in January and 93.4 in February.
The figure is also 5.8 points lower than the 97.6 reported in March last year.
