South Africa gears up for 5th Investment Conference

PRETORIA, April 6 (NNN-SANEWS) — The country is gearing up to host the fifth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) on April 13 in Johannesburg. This conference is the final leg of the current investment drive to attract R1.2 trillion over five years. The SAIC attracts delegates from South Africa and…

South Africa energy crisis: Government withdraws State of Disaster on electricity

PRETORIA, April 6 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Government announced on Wednesday that it has terminated, with immediate effect, the National State of Disaster declared by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) on Feb 9, 2023. This comes after a legal challenge to stop the State of…

Brazil: Former president Bolsonaro gives statement to police over Saudi jewellery gift

BRASILIA, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro appeared at the federal police headquarters on Wednesday to testify in an investigation into jewellery and gifts given in 2021 to the then-president and his wife by the king of Saudi Arabia. One of the jewellery sets given to then…

UK leases barge to house 500 asylum seekers

The barge that will be berthed in Portland Port on the coast of Dorset is the first of its kind in the UK LONDON, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain announced plans to house around 500 asylum seekers on a barge, as the government seeks cost-cutting measures and deterrents for arrivals…

Brazil violence: Attacker kills four children with hatchet at preschool; 4 other children injured

BLUMENAU (Brazil), April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 25-year-old man burst into a preschool in southern Brazil and killed four children with a hatchet-like weapon on Wednesday before turning himself in to police, an attack President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned as “monstrous”. The attacker, who jumped a wall to…

Rain emergency in Peru: Tucume flooded after 10 hours of heavy rainfall as electrical storms hit Piura again

CHICLAYO (Lambayeque region, Peru), April 6 (NNN-ANDINA) — Approximately 80% of the urban area of Tucume —a district located in the province and region of Lambayeque, 33 kilometers from the city of Chiclayo— was completely flooded early on Wednesday after more than 10 hours of heavy rain. Tucume Municipality General Manager Miguel…

Peru: Interior Minister tests positive for COVID-19

LIMA, April 6 (NNN-ANDINA) — Interior Minister Vicente Romero has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the results of tests, which are periodically performed on officials because of the work carried out by them. The news was confirmed by the Ministry of Interior via its official Twitter account on Wednesday. According to…

Somalia revives diplomatic ties with Cuba after 50 years of hiatus

Somali Pres Hassan Sheikh Mohamud receives credentials from Cuba’s ambassador to Somalia, Juan Manuel Rodriguez MOGADISHU, April 5 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The Minister of Foreign Affairs Abshir Huruse received a copy of the diplomatic credentials from the new Cuban ambassador to Somalia Juan Manuel Rodríguez. “Today [Monday] I received the diplomatic…

Tunisia’s President Saied reappears after health rumours

TUNIS, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has appeared in a video posted on his official Facebook page, dismissing “mad” reports over his health following almost two weeks with no public engagements. “These people deserve nothing but contempt,” Saied said in the video posted late on Monday, referring…

Nigeria: Terrorists attack Kaduna community, kidnap 10 students – Official

KADUNA (Nigeria), April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s Kaduna State Government says it has received preliminary reports from security agencies on the kidnapping of about 10 students in Kachia Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday in…