Month: September 2025

  The urgent need to save the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) from financial mismanagement, governance instability and a lack of consequence management has never been clearer than it is today. This was the message from the Chairperson of the Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade, Ms Sonja Boshoff, following a briefing to the committee by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AG) on Tuesday. During the briefing, the committee heard […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation welcomes the apparent collaboration between the Department of Water and Sanitation and the Department of Cooperative Governance in providing support to struggling municipalities but raised concerns that the tangible impact is negligible. The alignment of interventions was a resolution made at the Water Indaba. The committee today held an interaction with both departments and the South African Local Government Association on municipal […]

  UN experts* today called on authorities in Mali to disclose the fate and whereabouts of journalist and activist El Bachir Thiam, who disappeared four months ago. “Mali must immediately and unconditionally release El Bachir Thiam and other victims of enforced disappearance, and cease the crackdown on civil society actors, human rights defenders, and political opponents or those perceived as such,” the experts said. El Bachir Thiam is a journalist […]

  Two fires broke out on Thursday, September 4, in the afternoon in the city of Goma. The first ravaged two vehicles, five offices, a wooden house, and a gas station in the Katoyi neighborhood, Karisimbi commune. The second consumed three wooden residential houses. Material damage occurred but no human casualties were recorded, notably thanks to the rapid and coordinated intervention of numerous firefighters from different teams: MONUSCO's anti-fire section, […]

  On September 6, the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania hosted “China-Tanzania Friendship Cup” Table Tennis Competition 2025 successfully in Dar es Salaam, with China Cultural Center as organizer. H.E. Ambassador Chen Mingjian and Hon. Prof. Palamagamba Kabudi, Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports of Tanzania attended the event. Amb. Chen stated in her remarks that the scale and influence of “China-Tanzania Friendship Cup” Table Tennis Competition have continued to expand, which makes it a brand event for China-Tanzania people-to-people exchanges. It is hoped that everyone present here will make new friends, exchange table tennis skills and further deepen China-Tanzania friendship. Hon. Prof. Kabudi said that sports connect the hearts of the two peoples. Tanzania stands ready to strengthen the exchanges and cooperation in sports with China to enhance bilateral friendship. Nearly 130 competitors of 15 teams from Tanzania Table Tennis Association and all walks of life, Chinese institutions and overseas Chinese community, as well as friends from other countries participated in the competition. Tanzanian mainstream media like Daily News, The Citizen, The Guardian and The Channel Ten covered the event. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United Republic of Tanzania.     

  Adolescents and young people make up a quarter of Ghana’s population and represent the country’s greatest potential for growth and transformation. Yet many face barriers that undermine their health, education, and future opportunities, including early pregnancy, limited access to family planning, mental health challenges, and high exposure to violence and HIV. Recognizing these challenges, Ghana joined countries across Western and Central Africa in committing to invest in adolescents’ well-being […]

  The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), in collaboration with Member States, partners, and civil society organizations, successfully convened the 17th Annual Review Meeting (ARM) of the Regional Network of National Focal Institutions Against Trafficking in Persons Plus (RNNI-TIP+) from the 1st to 5th of September, 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria. The 2025 Annual Review Meeting assessed the implementation of actions undertaken in 2024, guided by the […]

  HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a written message from HE President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Denis Sassou Nguesso, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways to support and develop them. HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi received the message during his meeting on Tuesday with HE Minister of International Cooperation and […]

  The debut of GITEX NIGERIA (www.GITEXNIGERIA.ng) brought a global spotlight to Nigeria's digital economy, with international exhibitors and investors confirming strong engagement and immediate business opportunities. Held under the patronage of H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, GITEX NIGERIA ran from 1-4 September across Abuja and Lagos. The event was supported by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy in collaboration with […]