President Cyril Ramaphosa’s drive to create temporary job opportunities for young people and help them gain work experience is showing signs of success, according to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). In a statement, the IDC said that the Social Employment Fund (SEF) is part and parcel of the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES), which is meant… Continue reading Presidential Employment Stimulus ‘Well On Track To Deliver Work Experience’
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Gauteng Welcomes Zambia Airways To South Africa
GAUTENG, South Africa’s economic hub, has welcomed the commencement of flights into the country by Zambia Airways. The first flight touched down at the O.R Tambo International in Johannesburg on Thursday amid fanfare, as the aircraft was welcomed with the traditional water cannon salute. It will service the Lusaka-Johannesburg route with flights running twicedaily. Gauteng… Continue reading Gauteng Welcomes Zambia Airways To South Africa
Green Growth: Ya’an Finds The Balance Between Wildlife Preservation And Social Development
Zhang Jiliang and Wang Youliang, two villagers from Baoxing County, Ya’an City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, came close to wild giant pandas on 12 May while working in the virgin forest at an altitude of 2,700 metres above the sea level in Liangzigou, the source of the Qingyi River. “The giant panda drank river water… Continue reading Green Growth: Ya’an Finds The Balance Between Wildlife Preservation And Social Development
Amid A Growing Trend Of De-Dollarisation, The Currencies Of BRICS Countries Are Rising In Prominence
China and Brazil have agreed to trade in the Chinese currency renminbi and Brazilian real before the visit of Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to China. This shift away from the US dollar is regarded as pragmatic and rational in the face of the current global financial fiasco. Reports suggest that the BRICS… Continue reading Amid A Growing Trend Of De-Dollarisation, The Currencies Of BRICS Countries Are Rising In Prominence
China, DRC Upgrade Ties To Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership
The presidents of China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Friday the elevation of the bilateral relationship from astrategic partnership of win-win cooperation to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. China and the DRC are strategic partners with a profound traditional friendship forged in the course of fighting for national liberation and… Continue reading China, DRC Upgrade Ties To Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership
Nkwe Invests Over R50 Million In Mining Community Projects
NKWE Platinum Limited has spent R53 million ($2,675 million) in a community empowerment initiative in South Africa’s northernmost Limpopo province. Initiatives include contracts awarded to communities and local businesses, such as R7,6 million for the site preparation work for the box cut in 2021, and R36 million of crushers material supply, tipper truck and diesel… Continue reading Nkwe Invests Over R50 Million In Mining Community Projects
HIV Infections, AIDS-Related Deaths Plummet In Malawi
LILONGWE, May 26 (Xinhua) — Malawi’s new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths plunged by 73 percent and 69 percent in 2022 from 2010, authorities said on Wednesday. New HIV infections in the country have tumbled from 56,500 in 2010 to 15,000 in 2022 while AIDS-related deaths from 36,000 in 2010 to 11,100 in 2022, said… Continue reading HIV Infections, AIDS-Related Deaths Plummet In Malawi
Feature: Xi Story – A Transformative Speech That Gave Rise to Belt And Road Initiative
XI’AN, May 16 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been one of the most talked-about buzzwords in international cooperation over the past few years. While many people know that it was proposed by China, few may realize that the concept was first put forward in Central Asia. In September 2013, during Chinese… Continue reading Feature: Xi Story – A Transformative Speech That Gave Rise to Belt And Road Initiative
Land Secured For Zambia’s Siavonga Convention Centre
PLANS to build a convention centre to host international conferences in Siavonga have received a major boost after the local town council secured land for the construction. The facility would enhance the growth of the meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) which is a lucrative part of tourismacross the globe. “We need to build a… Continue reading Land Secured For Zambia’s Siavonga Convention Centre
‘Western-Sponsored’ Smear Campaign Against SA Denounced
SOUTH Africans have denounced attempts by Western sponsored media and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for orchestrating a smear campaign to influence South Africa to support Ukraine and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the conflict with Russia. Western sponsored media alongside the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) have been pushing this agenda. This came about after… Continue reading ‘Western-Sponsored’ Smear Campaign Against SA Denounced