By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
A R14.6 million training centre has opened in Paulpietersburg, South Africa, to help rural residents acquire practical skills. Training will cover construction, phone repairs and entrepreneurship, among other areas, according to officials quoted by IOL.
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Guinean Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah opened the fifth edition of the United Kingdom–French-speaking West and Central Africa Forum in Conakry, dedicated to trade and investment. Over two days, participants are expected to examine projects in energy, infrastructure, agriculture and training, according to Africaguinée.
🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Africaguinée ·
Kenyan minister Hassan Joho has shown off his red Ferrari Purosangue, a vehicle reportedly priced at 105 million Kenyan shillings. A video shows him at the wheel alongside other luxury cars, including a Lamborghini Urus, according to Tuko.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Tuko ·
The Usizo Lwethu Sibaya clinic in Durban is struggling to provide HIV and tuberculosis treatment to a growing number of foreign patients who have lost access to public healthcare. The Denis Hurley Centre says its monthly spending on medicines has risen tenfold, from 10,000 to about 100,000 rand, according to the Daily Maverick.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Daily Maverick ·
PSG Financial Services increased its half-year recurring earnings by 4% to 754.5 million rand, while its interim dividend rose by 10% to 22 cents per share. PSG Wealth revenue jumped by 14% and group assets under management reached 594.1 billion rand, up 15%, despite declines in asset management and insurance, according to the company’s interim results.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: The Namibian ·
South Africa develops verifiable digital identity for smartphonesLohan Spies, founder of DIDx, says South Africa is developing a verifiable digital identity system for phones, distinct from Estonia’s card-based model. The infrastructure is designed to take account of local realities and the population’s digital skills, according to remarks by Spies reported by Daily Maverick.
ECA and Comesa back circular economy to industrialise AfricaThe Economic Commission for Africa and Comesa are promoting the circular economy to accelerate industrialisation and develop regional value chains in leather, textiles, plastics and electronic waste. Participants meeting in Harare also discussed investment and jobs, according to the Economic Commission for Africa.The week in Africa
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