Month: September 2024

 The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services today held an informative and frank engagement regarding correctional supervision and parole boards in South Africa. The committee was briefed by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on the structure and functions, challenges, and successes, plans to address identified challenges, and progress in legislation to overhaul the parole system. Committee Chairperson Ms Kgomotso Anthea Ramolobeng said the committee extensively discussed all the matters, with […]

 The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) today decided unanimously to adjourn a hearing on the National Skills Fund (NSF) and the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). This is due to the late and unjustifiable withdrawal from the meeting of the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Mr Buti Manamela, who chose instead to attend the launch of an academic programme in Johannesburg. “The non-appearance of the deputy […]

 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$ 2 million contribution from the Republic of Korea to support the Chadian Government’s emergency response for crisis-affected people in eastern Chad. The funding will allow WFP to provide cash-based transfers to 56,000 Sudanese refugees and Chadian people worst affected by the multiple crises in eastern Chad. Cash assistance provides the people we serve with more flexibility to choose what to […]

 The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, took part, on Septemeber, 03, 2024 in Beijing, in the Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). This Forum, which is celebrating its 24th anniversary this year, represents a key partnership between China and the African continent, based on the fundamental principles of solidarity, cooperation, and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states. This […]

 The 2nd Indonesia – Africa Forum (IAF II) is a platform to enhance concrete economic cooperation with Africa as Indonesia’s key economic partner, following the success of the first IAF in 2018. The Forum is held under the theme of “Bandung Spirit for Africa’s Agenda 2063,” highlighting shared values and principles which would lay a strong foundation for robust, inclusive, equal, and sustained relations between Indonesia and Africa. The Forum […]

 The meeting which held on September 2, 2024, at the Ministry of Women Affairs in Abuja was an opportunity for Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, to inform the President of ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray on new strategies to ensure prudent use of funds donated by ECOWAS to Nigeria to treat and rehabilitate women suffering from obstetric fistula. Mrs Kennedy-Ohanenye said that funds donated […]

 In a startling turn of events, KnowBe4 (www.KnowBe4.com), a leading cybersecurity awareness training company, recently uncovered an elaborate scam when it unwittingly hired a North Korean spy. This incident (https://apo-opa.co/47eiR1n) has sent shockwaves through the business community, highlighting the growing risks associated with remote hiring practices in an increasingly digital world. The incident occurred in July when the cybersecurity firm’s US branch hired what appeared to be a qualified candidate for […]

 "As the heads of humanitarian organisations operating in Sudan, we urgently call on the international community to address the immense hunger crisis within the country. "We cannot be clearer: Sudan is experiencing a starvation crisis of historic proportions. And yet, the silence is deafening. People are dying of hunger, every day, and yet the focus remains on semantic debates and legal definitions. "Every opportunity to head-off the worst of this situation […]

 The bilateral relations and cooperation between Indonesia and Sudan continue to improve, including cooperation in the health sector. In this regard, the Indonesian Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin and the Sudanese Minister of Health Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim Awadalla on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 held a bilateral meeting within the framework of the 2nd Indonesia Africa Forum in Bali. The Indonesian Minister of Health expressed his gratitude for the […]