Month: January 2024

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has today, 31 January 2024, met with over 50 business leaders in Sandton, for an interactive session organised by the leading global think tank, The European House – Ambrosetti. The event was convened with the aim to strengthen the strategic relationships between industry and governments, promoting growth through a multi-stakeholder approach. Discussions touched on various topics, including economic priorities and reforms, tackling unemployment and poverty, building investor […]

The recent official release of international arrival figures by Statistics South Africa for January to December 2023 underscores the rising momentum of South Africa's tourism sector. International tourist arrivals from January to December 2023 totalled 8.5 million, representing a remarkable 48.9% increase when compared with same period in 2022. Africa continues to lead the Way South Africa welcomed 6.4 million visitors from the rest of the African continent between January […]

There is urgent need to update national legislation on data protection and privacy in a bid to counter potential threats posed by technological advancements, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has advised. While speaking at the 2024 Data Privacy Day Conference held at Mestil Hotel in Kampala on Wednesday, 31 January 2024, Tayebwa emphasised the need to modify the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 to provide for Artificial Intelligence (AI). AUDIO: […]

In the face of global competition, Tunisia is emerging as a key supplier for international textile and apparel brands. Explore GIL's successful transition to European markets through the GTEX/MENATEX programme. Groupe International de Lingerie (GIL) began in 1988 as a family-owned venture that worked as a subcontractor for makers of lingerie and swimwear. Its founders launched the company with unparalleled expertise – Mohammed Turki in knitwear, and Noamen Turki in […]

The first UNWTO Communication, Media and Tourism Training in Africa Workshop organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) was in the majestic Victoria Falls, from 13 to 15 November 2023 bringing together tourism professionals, journalists, media and communication specialists drawn from 20 countries in the Africa region. The three-day event focused on the opportunities for placing tourism in […]

The Government of Japan has announced a grant of USD 774,000 for the emergency cholera response in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, through UNICEF. This funding will specifically target the most vulnerable communities in Manicaland Province, which bears one of the highest burdens of cholera. The grant will provide a comprehensive range of life-saving support in areas such as access to safe water, provision of critical hygiene materials, healthcare, nutrition, child protection, […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Gen Odongo Jeje Abubakher together with Minister of State For Foreign Affairs/Regional Cooperation Hon. Mulimba John held a meeting with Ms. Hanna Tetteh, the UN Special Envoy of the Secretary General to the Horn of Africa at the Ministry Head quarters in Kampala-Uganda. The Meeting focused at regional issues of mutual interest&Key among areas discussed included the current situation in Ethiopia and Somaliland, Somalia, […]

The decision by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens a new chapter in a relationship that their citizens have generally seen in a favourable light in the past. Afrobarometer surveys conducted in 2019/2021 showed that citizens in the three countries held largely favourable views of ECOWAS, rating its economic and political influence more positively than that of the African […]

President Isaias Afwerki and his delegation, as part of their series of meetings with Italian officials and institutions, in the evening hours yesterday, 30 January, met and held talks with Mr. Gennaro Sangiuliano, Minister of Culture. At the meeting agreement was reached to have access to visit the archive and obtain documents that Eritrea has been seeking especially regarding the files of the thousand Eritreans that were unwillingly conscripted by […]