JOHANNESBURG — An urgent meeting of South Africa’s ruling party to discuss the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa has been delayed as calls continue for his resignation amid a scandal over money stolen from his farm.The African National Congress’ national executive committee on Friday had been expected to discuss a parliamentary report which suggests Ramaphosa may have violated anti-corruption laws related to the theft in 2020 of millions of dollars that had been stashed in a couch. The committee has the power to force the president to resign, and has done so in the past.The party’s treasurer-general, Paul Mashatile, told…
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December 2, 2022December 2, 202271 Pan-African activist, Professor Patrick Lumumba alleges that there may be a conspiracy by the West to keep Africa continually dependent. Lumumba has also blamed Africans for not doing enough to liberate the continent from under-development thereby becoming co-contributors to the misfortunes and challenges impeding the continent’s development strides. The renowned speaker made this known while speaking on the “Conspiracy theory and future of Democracy and Development in Africa”, at the graduation ceremony of Executive Intelligence Management Course 15 of the National Institute for Security studies. He stated that it was a…
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Renowned African speaker, Professor Patrick Lo Lumumba, has said Africans are accomplices in the misfortune facing the continent in its development strides. Speaking as a guest lecturer on a topic, ‘Conspiracy Theory and The Future of Democracy and Development in Africa’ at the graduation ceremony of Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC 15) at the National Institute For Security Studies in Abuja on Thursday, Professor Lumumba stated that it was only when Africa begins to think of development within the continent and not depending on foreign things, there will be no meaningful development. The Pan-African activist argued that there may…
SindyWe collected at A, drove to B, dropped off and then returned to A empty. I did say at the time that we should have advertised our return trip just incase anybody else’s grandchildren needed to get from B to A. I felt a little bit like a lorry returning home empty.On the A to B portion of our trip one of the children fell asleep, flopped over and dribbled all over the car seat. My wife was worried about her getting a stiff neck. I was worried about my car seat. Her sister, however, talked for them both and…
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN), the world’s largest network of independent insurance brokers and employee benefits consultants, has announced the appointment of Alzbeta Gyulaffyova as global network coordinator. Gyulaffyova has more than 12 years of industry experience. She joins WBN from member agency Renomia European Partners, where she served as director. Prior to that, she served as deputy sales director at INSIA a.s. Insurance Broker Network. She has also held roles at BKIS, TEAS, Canadian Bilingual Institute and EUROGRADE. “We are committed to investing in continuous growth to deliver a strong culture of care for our members and…
On a new Teachers’ Lounge, Rheon Gibson returns to the show!He’s a school director of student and family services and author of the Dizz Wizz series. They’re children’s books drawn from the most common issues he heard from students during his time as a school counselor.Rheon joined the show in 2021 to talk about his teacher origin story and how he got started writing Dizz Wizz. Now, he just published the 4th entry into the series. We talk about the evolution of Dizz Wizz, how social emotional learning is crucial for both kids AND adults, & how writing books about…
São Tomé and Príncipe’s hidden turbulence Institute for Security Studies Source link
Both US and African leaders need to adopt radically new mindsets towards each other if the summit beginning in Washington D.C. on 13 December is to yield meaningful results. Following the publication of a new US Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa in August the summit aims to underline the United States’ long-term commitment to Africa; foster new economic engagement; and expand collaboration on shared global priorities. However, while new a strategy and summit demonstrate the importance of US-Africa relations they also indicate a difficult background. Inconsistent US engagement needs to end Former-President Trump’s infamous comment regarding ‘shithole countries’ will not be…
Africa’s beauty and personal care market is growing accelerated by its growing young and fashion conscious population, increasing spending power, and urbanization. The market’s potential has in recent years attracted major brands, with Fenty Beauty by Rihanna and LVMH being the latest entrants. Niche local brands are also emerging to offer tailored beauty and skin care products. Kenya-based Uncover Skincare is one of them and it seeks to revolutionize the sector through data-led manufacturing that is aligned with the needs of the modern African woman. Backed by a $1 million seed funding, Uncover is scaling its operations in Kenya and…