Accra News
Ambassador Hotel to get five-star revamp.
Accras historic Ambassador Hotel is to get a 100 million dollar revamp financed by the multi billionaire entrepreneur and international investor Saudi prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud....
Cape Town News
Beggars targeted by Cape Town.
The city authorities have introduced tough new measures against asking for money in public. People are now required to have written permission from the city council in order to collect money on the st...
Nairobi News
Registration is now open for the fourth edition of the pan-African local authorities conference, which will take place in Nairobi 18-22 September. This year Africities has the theme Building local coa...
Cape Town News
There may be disruptions to transport and other services across South Africa on 2 June as workers down their tools in support of striking security workers in the country. In the Cape companies likely...
Maputo News
Maputo is experiencing ongoing shortages of cooking gas following the temporary closure of the Engen refinery in South Africa for maintenance. Supplies began to run out in mid-May and many people have...
Maputo News
New farming equipment factory.
A new factory for producing farming equipment has been built in Beluluane in Maputo province as part of efforts to boost agricultural development in the country. The South African-owned plant, Bom-Art...
Cape Town News
Two Capetonians have been selected to train with Britains celebrity chef Jamie Oliver as part of his Fifteen Foundation programme for disadvantaged young people, the local paper The Star reports. Zima...
Cape Town News
Capetonians and tourists can now use a handy map detailing local fashion retailers, manufacturers and designers. Produced by the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) for the re...
Addis Ababa News
Two new roads are to be built in the Mekanisa area southwest of the city centre, the independent business weekly newspaper Capital reports. The first road, stretching just over four kilometres, will c...
Nairobi News
In Kenya the richest ten per cent of the population controls 42 per cent of the countrys wealth while the poorest ten per cent has just one per cent, according to a recent study by the international n...
Maputo News
Lzaro Mabunda wins Cardoso prize.
Lzaro Mabunda of the Maputo weekly O Pas is the winner of the fourth edition of the Carlo Cardoso prize for journalism. He received the 4,000 award for two reports: Aborto, legalizar ou no? (Abortion,...
Maputo News
Reported crimes in Maputo in the period May 2005-April 2006 are down by six per cent over the previous 12 months according to a report from the city police. There were 10,234 crimes reported in the 20...
Accra News
Ghana-Germany logo competition.
Ghanaians are being invited to design a logo symbolising 50 years of diplomatic relations between Ghana and Germany, which the two countries will celebrate in 2007. Organised by the German embassy in...
Cape Town News
City braced for more violence.
There is tension in Cape Town after a pay protest march by 5,000 striking security guards affiliated to the South Africa Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) on 16 May degenerated into violence...
Addis Ababa News
Homes razed for Sheraton development.
Nearly 2,800 homes are to be razed and an estimated 12,585 families relocated to allow for the expansion of the Sheraton Addis, the independent business weekly Fortune reports. The five-star hotel has...
Accra News
The fishing community in James Town is to benefit from a 4.5 billion Cedis (400,000) project to upgrade the harbour and boost economic activities in the area. The redevelopment includes the creation o...
Accra News
Ethiopia-based company Zebrajobs has launched the first on-line job fair in Ghana. The initiative, which will be held sometime in July, aims to provide an alternative to traditional recruitment proced...
Addis Ababa News
The first ever international conference on information and communication technology (ICT) for development, education and training is to be held at the United Nations conference centre in Addis Ababa 2...
Maputo News
Roughly 30,000 workers are expected to take to the streets of Maputo on 1 May for the annual march to coincide with international workers day. This year they will be marching under the slogan Let our...
Cape Town News
Plans to build a new stadium at Green Point, just northwest of the city centre, for the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa have met with strong opposition from local residents, who are threatenin...
