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AskNetwork247 Launches to Help Africans Across the Globe to Source Jobs, Customers, and Business Partners

Introduce me to the right person! Simplified. BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, September 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A new digital platform, AskNetwork247, has been launched to help Africans at home and abroad navigate one of the most...

2025 iGaming Report: Fraud on the Rise in Ghana’s Betting Sector Despite Africa’s Progress

ACCRA, GHANA, September 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Ghana’s iGaming industry is confronting mounting challenges in fraud prevention, even as Africa overall makes progress in reducing fraud across the sector. Recent findings by Sumsub, a...

Transcript of Keynote Speech By Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the Europe Conference 2025

Mr. Teo Siong Seng, SBF Chairman Mr. Koh Ping Soon, SBF CEO Mr. Jens Rübbert, EuroCham President Mr. Jarno Syrjälä, Under Secretary of State for International Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Finland Excellencies Ladies and...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan's Written Replies to Parliamentary Questions, 15 October 2025

QUESTION Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the past year (a) how many dialogue sessions and workshops have been conducted for students, youths and businesses to help them understand Singapore’s foreign policy;...

Inflation targeting: considerations for central banks in Africa

By Paul Fisher and Glenn Hoggarthfootnote [1] This article is an output from the Bank of England’s Centre for Central Banking Studies (CCBS). The CCBS was established in 1990. It is a small division in the Bank that provides training and technical...

South African Revenue Service on SARS eFiling profiles reportedly hijacked

South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) note with concern the recent article published by Sowetan regarding the rising number of SARS eFiling profiles reportedly hijacked by cyber-fraud criminals, resulting in...

Umalusi briefs the media on the state of readiness for the 2025 exams

State of readiness of public and private assessment bodies to conduct, administer and manage 2025 end of year national examinations Introduction 1. The General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act (GENFETQA) No. 58 of 2001, as...

South Africa Pushes for Law to Repatriate Foreign Prisoners

(MENAFN) The South African government is progressing with internal deliberations within the Justice, Crime Prevention, and Security Cluster to introduce legislation that would enable the repatriation of foreign nationals currently serving...

South Africa Secures Seat on ICAO Governing Council

(MENAFN) South Africa has successfully secured a spot on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Governing Council for another term, the Department of Transport confirmed on Sunday. ICAO, a United Nations agency, plays a pivotal role...

WOCCU Releases Most Comprehensive Credit Union Statistical Report to Date

2024 Statistical Report provides data on credit union global trends, demographics, regulatory supervision, strategic priorities and risk concerns. MADISON, WI, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- World Council of Credit Unions...

Corsica to Host the 2026 Adventure Racing World Championship

The 2026 Adventure Racing World Championship will be held on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, known as the ‘Isle of Beauty’. BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, UNITED KINGDOM, October 15, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The 2026 Adventure Racing World...

South Africa Moves to Send Over 24,000 Foreign Inmates Home

(MENAFN) The South African government is accelerating efforts within the Justice, Crime Prevention, and Security Cluster to draft legislation enabling the transfer of foreign nationals serving sentences in South African prisons back to their home...

AI Emerges as Key Game-Changer in African Forensics

(MENAFN) As forensic science evolves rapidly across Africa, leaders from Somalia and The Gambia are positioning artificial intelligence (AI) as a potential “key” game-changer, though they caution that progress still depends heavily on training,...

Japan Cancels Africa Hometown Program

(MENAFN) Japan abruptly ended its Africa Hometown initiative on Thursday, following a surge of misinformation that falsely portrayed the program as a covert immigration scheme aimed at importing African labor to combat domestic workforce...

Cryopreservation & Platelet Storage Technologies Market

Ottawa, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global cryopreservation & platelet storage technologies market is on an upward trajectory, poised to generate substantial revenue growth, potentially climbing into the hundreds of millions over the...

MEC Ivan Meyer on Commemoration of World Food Day 2025 and Food Security Month

Tomorrow, 16 October 2025, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture proudly joins the global community in commemorating World Food Day, under the theme: “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future.” This annual observance, led by the Food...

Flexible Packaging Market Size to Attain USD 488.72 Bn by 2034

Ottawa, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global flexible packaging market, which stood at USD 323.25 billion in 2025, is projected to grow further to USD 488.72 billion by 2034, according to data published by Towards Packaging, a sister firm...

Minister Dion George hosts National Stakeholder Consultation ahead of COP30, 20 Oct

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George and the Deputy Chairperson of the Presidential Climate Commission, Dr Crispian Olver, will host the COP30 National Stakeholder Consultation on Monday, 20 October 2024, in...

Indra Energy Customers Fuel Reforestation and Community Empowerment in Senegal

Senegal's Green Future: Indra Energy Customers Fuel Vital Ecosystem Restoration PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, September 26, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Following the successful launch of its innovative Green Tree Energy Plans, Indra Energy is...

CGTN: Peng Liyuan calls for creating more opportunities for women, girls through technology

CGTN published an article on Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and UNESCO special envoy for the advancement of girls' and women's education, and UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, attending an...