Saudi Arabia opens e-Visa system to South Africans

PRETORIA, Oct 30 (NNN-SANEWS) –Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has commended the opening of the Saudi Arabia e-Visa system to South Africans. This makes it easy for tourists from South Africa to apply for an e-visa for their travels to Saudi Arabia. This follows de Lille’s recent official visit to…

South Africa participates in Cairo Water Week

CAIRO, Oct 30 (NNN-SANEWS) — Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo is participating in a high-level ministerial panel discussion at the sixth edition of Cairo Water Week (CWW2023) in Cairo, Egypt this week. The conference, to be held on Oct 29-Nov 2, is organised by the Egyptian Ministry of…

President Ramaphosa lauds Springboks’ historic 2023 Rugby World Cup victory – first nation to win championship four times

Siya Kolisi becomes the first man to lift back-to-back Rugby World Cups away from home PARIS, Oct 30 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the Springboks after their historic 2023 Rugby World Cup victory at the Stade de France on Saturday night. The Springboks claimed their Rugby…

From Peru’s Chancay to Shanghai: A new silk road linking Asia and South America

LIMA, Oct 30, (NNN-ANDINA) — “From Chancay to Shanghai” is one of the most popular phrases among inhabitants in Peru’s Norte Chico (Lima region’s northern area), as they observe the magnitude of the construction works at the largest mega-port project that has been developed in Peru. The new Chancay Multipurpose Port…

Mexico: Vast destruction, 48 dead after Acapulco hurricane; 6 missing

ACAPULCO (Mexico), Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Acapulco was struggling to recover from an extraordinarily powerful hurricane which claimed 48 lives and provoked widespread power, water and telephone outages. As aid finally began to arrive after Hurricane Otis’ devastating landfall Wednesday, the government upped the latest death toll from the previous…

UK: Black History Month Festival will celebrate Ethiopian Emperor’s exiled time in England’s City of Bath

 BATH (England), Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Black History Month festival will celebrate the former emperor of Ethiopia’s connection with the City of Bath, a ceremonial county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. Ethiopian and Rastafari communities are hosting the event on the 69th anniversary…

Kenya to become visa-free to African visitors

 NAIROBI, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya is to end visa requirements to all African visitors by the end of the year, President William Ruto has said. “It is time we… realise that having visa restrictions amongst ourselves is working against us,” he told an international conference. Visa-free travel within the…

Mexico: Hurricane Otis survivors in Acapulco are still looking for relatives amid the devastating aftermath

MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — From hoping to hear from loved ones to unburying homes from knee-deep mud to looking for food and supplies, residents of Acapulco, Mexico, have been grappling with the devastating aftermath of the strongest hurricane to hit a large metropolitan area in decades. “Acapulco is undone,”…

World Bank commends Zanzibar’s development initiatives

ZANZIBAR, Oct 28 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — THE World Bank has praised the Zanzibar government for recording significant strides in development initiatives in recent years. The compliments were made by Nathan Belete, the World Bank Country Director for Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe in a meeting with President Hussein Mwinyi at the Zanzibar…

Tanzania, Türkiye enjoy vibrant business atmosphere

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 28 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — AS the volume of trade between Tanzania and Türkiye clocked 360 million US dollars (around 899bn/-) last year, prospects show there is more room for further development in the areas of bilateral trade and investment. In his remarks at an occasion to mark…