Month: September 2024

 Located at the heart of Johannesburg, Melrose Arch (www.MelroseArch.co) is the city’s premier mixed-use precinct, seamlessly integrating business, leisure, and living. Perfectly positioned between Sandton and Rosebank, and with easy access to the M1 highway, it offers unparalleled infrastructure, including uninterrupted power, a dependable water supply, and eco-friendly systems.  In Johannesburg’s dynamic landscape, Melrose Arch stands as a beacon of modern urbanism. This exceptional mixed-use precinct harmoniously combines work, leisure, […]

 Legislators have urged government to consider replacing the current recruitment system in local governments with a digital system, as a response to the glaring allegations of corruption and bribery in district and city Service commissions. “The Ministry of Public Service should roll out e-recruitment processes across all local governments. This will limit physical interactions between job applicants and the commissions,” said Hon. Martin Ojara Mapenduzi, the Chairperson of the Committee […]

 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called for the degazetting of part of Gulu Central Forest Reserve that government offered for expansion of Gulu University.  Tayebwa expressed concern that land was offered to the university following a presidential directive in 2020 which has not been heeded to. “Yesterday, I visited Gulu University and there is a critical pending issue. Degazettement of land meant for construction of a teaching hospital. This […]

 Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has advised the Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro to consider requesting for a supplementary budget to resettle and compensate the Karuma Hydro power project affected persons (PAPs).  The proposed budget for resettlement of 119 people displaced by the power project is Shs28 billion out of which Shs4.2 billion is for compensation.  “We do not want to wait for the 2024/2025 […]

 The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org) and the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF University) are proud to announce the launch of the "International Journal of Islamic Finance and Sustainable Development" (IJIFSD), formerly known as the “ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance” (IJIF). This pioneering publication represents a significant leap forward in integrating Islamic finance principles with global sustainability goals. With the rebranding, IJIFSD has undergone a […]

 The low-level flypast marks three milestones for Emirates (https://www.Emirates.com/) and South Africa; The flying display celebrates the return of the second daily A380 service on the Dubai-Johannesburg route from 1 September. Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, takes to the skies to celebrate its longstanding and ongoing commitment to South Africa, with the country’s first ever A380 flypast. Running up the score, the remarkable low-level aerial showcase also marks Emirates’ […]

 Following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, and as part of the country’s continuous humanitarian efforts to support other nations in confronting challenges and crises, the UAE has  dispatched several aircraft carrying Monkeypox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, South Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cameroon, to support their efforts to address and contain the outbreak of the virus. His Excellency […]

 H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, congratulated Mohamed Ali Nafti on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad in the Republic of Tunisia. During a phone call today, the two ministers discussed the fraternal relations between the UAE and the Republic of Tunisia and ways to enhance them to serve the mutual interests of both countries and […]

 The Indonesian Embassy Team in Khartoum welcomed the arrival of the Sudanese Minister of Health H.E. Mr. Heitham Mohammed Ibrahim Awadalla and the Secretary General of the Sudanese Food and Drug Monitoring Agency H.E. Mr. Ali Babikir Seid Ahmed Mohamed on Saturday (31/8) at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali. ​The arrival of the Sudanese Minister of Health and the Secretary General of the Sudanese Food and Drug Monitoring […]