Xi Presents China’s Top Sci-Tech Award, Delivers Important Speech

BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the country’s top sci-tech award and delivered an important speech at a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday.

The meeting brings together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology.

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The sides agreed to expand cooperation in agriculture, trade, healthcare and infrastructure while advancing preparations for the third Russia–Africa Summit

Russia and the African Union intend to strengthen cooperation in the field of agriculture and expand the supply of food, fertilisers and other resources for agricultural production. These agreements were reached following high-level consultations between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, which took place on 7 July atREAD MORE

The expected appearance of Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) head Advocate Andrea Johnson before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry was postponed on Monday after commissioners were informed that she had been rushed to the hospital hours before she was due to testify.

Johnson was expected to respond to allegations made by former Hawks investigators and protected witnesses linking her to the handling of a criminal investigation involving suspended Crime Intelligence deputy head Major General Feroz Khan.

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The country’s agricultural sector has recorded significant growth through modernisation, digital transformation and large-scale development projects⁠

Egypt has achieved notable progress in the development of its agricultural sector, with advances in production, exports and modern farming practices, according to Khaled Gad, spokesperson for the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. He noted the sector has undergone comprehensive transformation, benefiting farmers, expanding cultivated areas and strengthening the country’s agricultural capabilities, reports

Alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has withdrawn from his plea and sentence agreement with the State in the R228 million South African Police Service Medicare24 health and wellness tender fraud case after rejecting a harsher prison sentence proposed by the court.

Matlala appeared briefly in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday alongside his co accused, where the plea agreement was formally declared null and void. TheREAD MORE

The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Lebowakgomo is investigating a case of malicious damage to property following a break-in the office of the Speaker Limpopo Legislature, Dr Makoma Makhurupetje, that left the offices of two senior managers vandalised.

Provincial spokesperson, Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba, said the incident happened on Wednesday night, 8 July. The suspect(s) gained entry by damaging the ceiling in the two offices and ransacking the entire place.

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The Diagnostic We Already Have

Germany and Great Britain both had a difficult stretch this summer. On 23 June, grid frequency in Great Britain fell below the safe operating limit for a sustained period during the evening peak, with no market warning issued, and the system operator curtailed exports to the Netherlands and France to bring it back under control [15]. On 24 and 26 June, it issued electricity margin notices it had never issued in summer beforeREAD MORE

The signing of the agreement marks another step towards Ethiopia’s accession to the World Trade Organisation

Ethiopia has taken another step in the process of joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by signing a bilateral protocol on market access with Thailand. The document forms part of the negotiation process for the country’s accession to the organisation. This was reported by ENA, a partner of TV BRICS.

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The pain of Africa today has become glaringly apparent, born of leadership that refuses to serve. When leaders fail, nations do not merely stumble; they bleed. Schools crumble, hospitals run dry, industries collapse, and people scatter across the world, taking with them dreams that could have nourished their nations.

The contradiction is impossible to ignore. Across the continent, nations rich in resources continue to produce poor outcomes. Africa is home to approximately 30% of the world’s known mineralREAD MORE

Former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality city manager Dr Imogan Mashazi and her three co-accused have all been released on bail of R50 000 each after appearing in the Germiston Magistrates’ Court on corruption-related charges.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed on Friday that Mashazi, Ekurhuleni Head of Legal Services Advocate Khemraj Behari, Head of Human Resources Linda Gasheka and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief of Police Julius Mkhwanazi are all now out on bail.

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