South Africa donates over R100 million to South Sudan

JUBA, Aug 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa has donated over R100 million worth of humanitarian assistance to the Republic of South Sudan. International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Candith Mashego-Dlamini officially handed-over the humanitarian assistance in the South Sudanese capital, Juba on Thursday. “We are here not only to pledge…

Women changing South Africa for the better: Pres Ramaphosa

PRETORIA, Aug 10 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa says women in the workplace and in the boardrooms, in the factories and on the farms are changing South Africa for the better. Speaking at this year’s Women’s Day celebration event held in Vryburg in the North West, on Friday, Ramaphosa paid tribute…

Chad: Dozens dead in fresh ethnic fighting

N’DJAMENA, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 37 people have been killed in fresh fighting this week between farmers and herders from rival ethnic groups in Chad, President Idriss Deby said. The violence broke out over three days in the province of Ouaddai, astrategic area on the eastern border with…

Portugal prepares to ration fuel before tanker drivers strike

LISBON, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portugal’s government is set to ration fuel for the public and take special measures to ensure supplies to hospitals and airports in preparation for a planned strike by tanker drivers. The government’s decision to declare an energy crisis indicates it expects negotiations between drivers and…

Mediterranean Sea: Rescue ship plucks 85 African migrants from the sea

 ROME, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya on Friday (Jul 9), the latest rescue in the Mediterranean. The Ocean Viking, operated by French NGOs SOS Mediterranee and Doctors without Borders (MSF), had to call off its initial search…

Pres Trump says US ‘not ready’ to make trade deal with China

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump cast more doubt on chances for a trade deal with Beijing, signalling he might cancel talks set for September amid an intensifying US-China trade war. “We’ll see whether or not we keep our meeting in September,” Trump told reporters at the White House…

US: Pres Trump defends immigration raids as ‘good deterrent’

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump defended controversial mass raids that led to the arrest of 680 undocumented migrants in the southeastern United States, saying they were an effective way to thwart illegal entry into the country. The raids, which took place at seven chicken processing plants scatteredacross…

Trump sides with NKorea’s Kim on war games amid new missile tests

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said that he agreed with Kim Jong Un’s opposition to US-South Korea war games,refusing to criticize missile tests that Pyongyang said are a “solemnwarning” over the exercises. Trump said he had received a “beautiful letter” from Kim expressingPyongyang’s anger over the…

10 Turkish sailors kidnapped off Nigeria coast freed

ISTANBUL, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ten Turkish sailors on a cargo ship who were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria last month have been freed. The sailors, who are in good health, were seized by armed menwho attacked the Turkish-flagged Paksoy-1 cargo vessel, operated by shipping company Kadioglu…

Mozambique charges 20 in connection with $2 billion hidden debt scandal

Former President of Mozambique, Armando Guebuza MAPUTO, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambican authorities have charged 20 people, including the son of former President Armando Guebuza, over a fraud scam in which state-owned companies contracted $2 billion in debt for dubious projects. Legal action may follow against former finance minister Manuel…