Who Are The Richest South Africans?
19/09/2014South Africa’s first and only black billionaire (in dollars), mining magnate Patrice Motsepe has a net worth of $2.7 billion and he’s the fourth-richest South African, according to the 2014 Forbes list.
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Nigerian Businessmen, Investors Seek End to Boko Haram Insurgency
19/09/2014Nigerian businessmen and other investors have sent a delegation to Chad to negotiate with Boko Haram to put an end to the insurgency that has led to the death of.
Africa
South Sudan Govt Announces Ban On Foreign Workers
19/09/2014South Sudan has ordered NGOs and businesses operating in the country to fire foreign workers by mid-October and give their jobs to South Sudanese. In a statement published Tuesday in several newspapers, the.
Politics & Policy
Tensions Rise Ahead of Mozambique Elections
19/09/2014Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, speaking in his capacity as President of the ruling Frelimo Party, on Tuesday warned Frelimo supporters against a complacent approach to the 15 October general elections..
Africa
Development Stories
300 infected patients survived Ebola treatment in Liberia – Health Minister
19/09/2014Approximately 300 infected patients have survived Ebola treatment in Liberia since the outbreak here from March to September, Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services, Tolbert Nyenswah, has announced. Appearing on.
Africa
Development Stories
UN Reports: World hunger falls
19/09/2014More than 800 million people – or one in every nine on the planet – suffer from hunger, but a new joint UN agency report released today stated that the.
Africa
Entrepreneurship
South Africa Launches $250m Fund for Young Entrepreneurs
17/09/2014The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) have launched a R2.7 billion ($250 million) Youth Fund aimed at fostering entrepreneurship.
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Zambia: Desmond Tutu Campaigns Against Child Marriage
17/09/2014SOUTH African Nobel peace prize winner Desmond Tutu has called for a worldwide end to child marriages. Archbishop Tutu said this on arrival at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA).