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Turkish Furniture Exports Gain Momentum in Africa, Asortie Among Leading Contributors
Turkey strengthens its position in Africa’s growing furniture market, with Asortie delivering projects in over 15 countries across the continent. ISTANBUL, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, September 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Furniture exports from Turkey...

Deputy Minister Nomusa Dube-Ncube visits Republic of Türkiye, 12 to18 Oct
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nomusa Dube- Ncube is on a visit to Türkiye, invited by the Deputy President of South Africa, His Excellency Paul Mashatile to form part of his working visit engagements during the 6-day working...

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...

International Coalition Urges Greater Transparency in UNEP Project
Open letter urges UNEP to fix data gaps and give a real voice to the people whose livelihoods are on the line ACCRA, GHANA, October 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A high-profile group of second-hand clothing industry leaders, policymakers, and...

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...
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...

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...

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...

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...

World’s biggest cause of food waste revealed on World Food Day: factory farming
UK, Godalming, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An extra two billion people could be fed every year, and land almost the size of Mexico would be freed up to grow food for people if we ended the feeding of grain to factory farmed animals,...

Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi addresses South Africa–China Trade and Investment Promotion conference
The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Zuko Godlimpi says strategic collaborations in sectors such as automotive, construction and pharmaceutical are key in South Africa and China trade relations. Godlimpi was speaking at the...

Namibia Confirms Measles Outbreak in Kunene
(MENAFN) Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services has officially confirmed a measles outbreak in the Opuwo district of the Kunene Region, following the detection of 10 positive cases out of 20 suspected ones, health officials reported...

New WTO-World Bank reports hail progress in advancing Africa’s digital trade
Ambassador Richard Brown of Jamaica, the facilitator of the WTO Work Programme on E-commerce, moderated the discussion. In her opening remarks, Deputy Director-General Johanna Hill noted that the “Digital Trade for Africa” (DTA) project has come a...

Global Fine Wine Challenge 2025. Australia, New Zealand & South Africa impress across the board
The Global Fine Wine Challenge 2025 results show impressive wins for Australia, New Zealand & South Africa - collectively winning 18 of the 19 classes. SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, September 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Full results from the Global...

Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina on launch of South African Centre for Industry and Technology in Pretoria
The Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ms Nomalungelo Gina, delivered the keynote address at the launch of the South African Centre for Industry and Technology (SACIT) in Pretoria yesterday. The Centre is hosted by the...