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CoJ responds to concerns over women begging with children at traffic lights
Fourways Review
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July 11, 2025
City of Johannesburg social services says it is aware of the growing number of women begging with their children at various intersections in the city. This is after a Fourways resident Corinna Botoulas raised a heartfelt concern about the mothers...
Sri Lanka apparels to get duty free access to UK with Asian or African inputs
EconomyNext
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July 11, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s apparel markers are in discussions with the government to raise a para tariff on finished clothes by 300 to 400 to block access to foreign goods to local customers, an apparel official said. Yashotharan Paramanantham,...
Lekki Port to expand transshipment to W’African ports, eastern Nigeria
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
Lekki Deep Seaport has established international transshipment links to key West African ports, including Tema in Ghana, Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, Lomé in Togo and Cotonou in the Benin Republic. The $1.5 billion deep seaport also plans to expand...
US tariffs jolt South African exports; spark calls for supply chain transformation
IOL
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The US’ decision to impose a sweeping 30% tariff on all South African imports from August has sparked sharp concern from economists, supply chain experts and government alike, with warnings that the move could significantly impact the country’s...
AFRICA - "Neocolonialism in fishing": The fishing industry in West African countries is in crisis
Fides
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July 10, 2025
photo nigrizia.it by Cosimo Graziani Banjul (Agenzia Fides) - In West African countries, the local fishing industry is in crisis. European countries are also to blame for this. Gambian activist Mustapha Manneh also spoke out at the United Nations...
South Africa’s most common (and ridiculous) car battle scars
East Coast Radio
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Let’s be honest — if you drive in South Africa, chances are your car has a scratch, dent, or a story to tell. Some of us have kissed a pavement while trying to parallel park. Others have watched helplessly as a rogue trolley aimed straight for our...
Passenger traffic records 5% growth in latest report
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 11, 2025
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest passenger traffic report has estimated a five per cent increase in global passenger traffic demand. The surge, reported for May 2025, is not unconnected with the start of summer travels,...
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Goma: Relics of Blessed Floribert transferred to the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament
Fides
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July 10, 2025
Thursday, 10 July 2025 Goma (Agenzia Fides) - Less than a month after the beatification ceremony at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, the mortal remains of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi were transferred from the city cemetery...
Bahrain EDB Hosts an Event on Manufacturing and Logistics in Collaboration with Financial Times in the UK
bizbahrain
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July 11, 2025
The Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB), in partnership with the Financial Times Live, hosted two insightful panel discussions in the United Kingdom on manufacturing and logistics that tackled value-adding strategies to build...
Israel-Iran conflict: South Africa can’t remain silent
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 11, 2025
As Israel and Iran settle into an uneasy truce, South Africa faces mounting pressure to reassess its stance on global conflicts and its selective silence on human rights abuses. Late last month, after nearly two weeks of intense military...
Accelerating development in Africa’s digital era!
The Sun Nigeria
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July 10, 2025
By Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola Guest Columnist THE 2025 Human Development Report unequivocally asserts that digital transformation is not just about technological advancements; it is fundamentally about the people and communities these...
Xi (Re)Thought : China’s Strategic Surge in West Asia, North Africa
StratNews Global
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July 11, 2025
China’s engagement with West Asia and North Africa is undergoing a significant transformation—one that is no longer confined to oil shipments or infrastructure projects. A May 2025 research paper by the International Institute for Strategic...
South African doctor offers ‘pay what you can’ healthcare for all
Cape Town ETC
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July 10, 2025
In a world where quality healthcare often comes at a steep price, one South African doctor is breaking barriers and offering hope to those in need. Dr Paulo de Valdoleiros, popularly known as the Walk-In Doctor, opened a groundbreaking clinic in...
Rail supplier news from Hitachi Rail and HID (July 10)
Progressive Railroading
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July 10, 2025
Rail News Home Railroading Supplier Spotlight 7/10/2025 Rail News: Railroading Supplier Spotlight Hitachi Rail supplied automated train operation technology to a DB Cargo locomotive to test and develop an automated freight-rail system in Europe,....
EDITORIAL | Trump tariff tactics are a jolt to jump ship
Times LIVE
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The writing is on the wall: South Africa must look beyond the US as its most stable economic trading partner 11 July 2025 - 04:30 The letter addressed to President Cyril Ramaphosa by US President Donald Trump announcing 30% punitive tariffs...
Poor governance offsetting reform gains in Africa – World Bank
Business Day
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July 10, 2025
… warns against lagging service delivery, weak transparency eroding trust Despite isolated progress in fiscal discipline and digital transformation, poor governance is eroding reform gains across Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Bank’s...
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Road Engineers And Transport Experts Conduct Working Field Visit To Dakar-Diamniadio-Thies Highway & Dakar Ter
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The ECOWAS Commission, as part of the final technical review workshop for the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan Corridor Technical Studies, conducted Regional Road Engineers and Transport Experts drawn from ECOWAS Member States to a day's...
Lekki Port Eyes 500,000 TEUs in 2025, Ramps Up Transshipment to West Africa
This Day
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July 11, 2025
Oluchi Chibuzor The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport is fast establishing Nigeria as a maritime hub for West and Central Africa, with expanded international transshipment operations to key regional destinations including Togo, Benin Republic,...
Malawi’s Alex Chakhota set to shine at African Aviator Legends tourney
The Maravi Post
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July 10, 2025
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi’s very own Alex Chakhota has been named the country’s representative at the prestigious African Aviator Legends tournament, following his impressive win at the Aviator Legends Tournament in Malawi. Chakhota’s...
Box overboard! World Shipping Council’s 2025 report shows increase in lost cargo with conflict around major shipping lanes
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
The World Shipping Council (“WSC”) recently released its Containers Lost at Sea Report 2025 compiling global data on cargo lost at sea from the previous year and promoting loss prevention recommendations for the maritime industry and governing...