Ford Motor Company Fund Expands Global Reach with Innovative Job Training Investment in South Africa
Ford Motor Company Fund today announced the creation of a new job training and entrepreneurial development center that will assist approximately 200 people a year, part of a five-year, $4 million investment in community building across the African cont…
Government to start arbitrating over disputes in mining areas
The government will undertake arbitration over mining disputes in Taita Taveta county.Mining Cabinet Secretary (CS), Dan Kazungu said the government will arbitrate between all parties fighting over mining rights in the area since protracted judici…
The 119th Canton Fair Draws to a Close with Business Deals Totalling USD28 Billion
GUANGZHOU, China, May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The 119th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) drew to a successful close on May 5. Total accumulated deals at the show amounted to RMB182.288 billion (USD28.084 billion). The number of overseas visitors to the Fair rose to 185,596, a 0.43% year-on-year increase; with Hong Kong, India, […]
Final Results of the Presidential Elections in the Republic of Chad
Press Statement Mark C. TonerDeputy Department Spokesperson Washington, DC May 5, 2016 The United States notes the announcement by Chad’s Constitutional Council that President Deby Itno won re-election for a fifth term, and we applaud the Chadian pe…
South Africa: IMF Staff Completes 2016 Article IV Mission to South Africa
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Ex…
SOUTH AFRICAN GOVT SETS UP FUND TO HELP BLACK FILMMAKERS
CAPE TOWN, — The South African government has established the Black Emerging Filmmakers Fund which aims to assist in bridging the inequality gap for filmmakers in South Africa, says President Jacob Zuma.He told the National Assembly here that in the n…