South Africa plans to raise R2 trillion by 2028 through intra-Africa trade

PRETORIA, Feb 16 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s diplomatic missions across the globe stand ready to mobilise R2 trillion by 2028, with a particular focus on increasing intra-Africa trade, which stands at 17% of total trade. This is according to the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes, who…

Gulfood exhibition to expose SA companies to opportunities

PRETORIA, Feb 16 (NNN-SANEWS) — The General Manager of the South African Fruit and Vegetables Canners Export Council (SAFVEC), Jill Atwood-Palm, says the Gulfood exhibition, which will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), next week will provide South African companies an opportunity to increase exports globally. SAFVCA is…

WHO chief to ‘push until we get the answer’ on COVID-19 origins

GENEVA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization will continue pushing until it finds an answer to how the COVID-19 pandemic started, the agency’s chief said following a report suggesting it had abandoned the search. Solving the mystery of where the SARS CoV-2 virus came from and how it…

Peru unrest: Machu Picchu reopens 25 days after protests forced closure

MACHU PICCHU (Peru), Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru’s tourist jewel, reopened to visitors on Wednesday, 25 days after it closed due to demonstrations that have shaken the country since last December. The first groups of tourists could be seen entering the archaeological park early in…

Peru unrest: Pres Boluarte meets with Amnesty International

LIMA, Feb 16 (NNN-ANDINA) — Pres Dina Boluarte, joined by Ministers Ana Cecilia Gervasi (Foreign Affairs) and Jose Tello (Justice-Human Rights), met with directors of Amnesty International at the Government Palace in Lima on Wednesday. The guests delivered a preview of the work carried out on human rights in Peru —in the context…

Nigeria’s Naira shortage: Banks attacked in Warri and Benin City

People were pictured in long queues in Kano, north-west Nigeria  ABUJA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Angry protests have broken out in some Nigerian towns and cities as people struggle to get hold of new banknotes. Frustration has been building for weeks after a shortage of the newly designed naira notes…

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon confirms resignation

EDINBURGH, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday confirmed her surprise resignation, announcing an election would take place to replace her as Scottish National Party (SNP) leader. Despite ruling out quitting less than a month ago, she told reporters: “In my head and in my heart…

At least 73 migrants ‘presumed dead’ after shipwreck off Libya; 7 survived

TRIPOLI, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of migrants are thought to have died after their boat sunk off the coast of Libya, the United Nations said, the latest tragedy on the world’s deadliest migration route. The boat carrying 80 people had departed from Qasr al-Akhyar, east of the capital Tripoli,…

Equatorial Guinea vice prez’s superyacht and homes seized in South Africa

Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue JOHANNESBURG, Feb 15 (NNN-GNA) — Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue has become the subject of a property seizure in South Africa.According to South African media outlets, Mangue’s two homes and a superyacht have been seized in connection with a…

South Africa: President sends condolences following Limpopo bus tragedy

PRETORIA, Feb 15 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the families of those who died following a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Limpopo Tuesday. “As compatriots, we are deeply saddened when we experience such a loss of life on our roads. Incidents…