global mining industry

What digitalization brings to African mining countries

A stronghold of the global mining industry, Africa ranks several of its countries among the main producers of minerals such as gold, platinoids, diamonds, cobalt, copper and bauxite. As the fourth industrial revolution gradually spreads across the continent, companies active there are already using new technologies to optimize exploration and mining. At their level, the […]

South Africa

South neutral: South Africa will not impose sanctions against Russia

Pretoria wants to build trade relations with Russia, despite pressure from Western countries South Africa will not join the anti-Russian sanctions, as it pursues an independent policy. This was stated to Izvestia by the speaker of the Foreign Ministry of this country, Clason Moniela. According to him, the forthcoming visit of the President of the […]

field hockey South African

John McInroy will be the women’s first team coach

The South African coach arrives at Pau Negro eager and excited to create a competitive group Known in the hockey world as ‘Macky’, he has a long experience as an international player and coach in different countries. He is recognized for his ability to lead and the energy he brings to the teams he has […]

South Africa

South Africa endures drastic power cuts

South Africa, which endures regular power cuts due to aging and poorly maintained infrastructure, saw the situation deteriorate further with the announcement Tuesday by the public electricity company of new drastic load shedding. Eskom announced in a press release the immediate implementation of a multiplication of load shedding involving, for South Africans and companies, several […]

South Africa Johannesburg investigates its air quality

South Africa: Johannesburg investigates its air quality

In South Africa, the city of Johannesburg has asked for an air quality survey, in particular because of a strong smell of sulphur. Last year, the smell was attributed to a large presence of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide from a factory. “We receive many complaints, even from our residents, about bad smells, which resembles […]

Ryanair forces South Africans to prove their nationality with an Afrikaans test Ryanair RYA.I is requiring South African passengers to prove their nationality before traveling by taking a test in Afrikaans, a language used by only 12 percent of the population, which has long been identified with apartheid and the white minority. Europe's largest airline, which does not fly to or from South Africa, said it requires all passengers traveling to and from the United Kingdom to fill out a "simple questionnaire" because of what it called the high prevalence of fraudulent South African flights. passports. "If they are unable to fill out this form, they will be denied travel and a full refund will be issued," an Irish airline spokesman said. The British High Commission in South Africa said on Twitter that the test is not a requirement of the British government to enter the United Kingdom. Ryanair said it would apply to any South African passport holder flying into the U.K. from another part of Europe on the carrier. The airline did not immediately respond to a question about why it would apply to these routes, since the U.K. says it is not a requirement. Afrikaans is the third most widely spoken of South Africa's 11 official languages, spoken by 12 percent of the country's 58 million people. It was considered the official language until the end of apartheid in 1994. The language was born in a Dutch settlement in South Africa in the 17th century and has long been identified with racial classification and associated with the apartheid ideology, which was largely imposed and promoted by the National White Minority Party since 1948. Its dominance under apartheid was seen as a symbol of the inequality imposed on previous generations by restrictions on where people could live, work, go to school, and own land.

Ryanair forces South Africans to prove their nationality with an Afrikaans test

Ryanair RYA.I is requiring South African passengers to prove their nationality before traveling by taking a test in Afrikaans, a language used by only 12 percent of the population, which has long been identified with apartheid and the white minority. Europe’s largest airline, which does not fly to or from South Africa, said it requires […]

Coronavirus outbreak in Africa - WHO

Coronavirus outbreak in Africa – WHO

A surge in COVID-19 cases has been seen in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said According to the WHO Regional Office for Africa, the number of new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours is still increasing compared to the last few days with 5062 cases, 15 deaths and 83 hospitalizations. WHO cited […]

Two brothers disappear in South Africa, taking $3.6bn worth of bitcoins with them

The two founders of cryptocurrency investment platform Africrypt have disappeared in South Africa along with 69,000 bitcoins worth $3.6 billion, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, 23 June. The disappearance of the founding brothers was reported to the elite National Police Hawks unit by a Cape Town-based law firm hired by the investors. Another company has taken […]