EGYPT has applied to join the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) bloc. Georgy Borisenko, the Russian ambassador to the North African country, revealed the development. The envoy said Egypt had applied to join the group because one of the initiatives that BRICS was currently engaged in, such as the maximum transfer of trade to alternative currencies or the creation of a joint currency, was important to them. “Egypt is very interested in this,” Borisenko said, as per…

CHINESE nationals in Angola must tighten personal security and that of their businesses as protests erupt in the Southern African country. Angola, the leading producer of crude oil in the continent, is beset byprotests as citizens express anger at the sharp increase of gasoline prices by the Angolan government. Demonstrations have taken place in the central Huambo city in the capital of the province with a similar name. They have developed into violent riots, causing casualties and loss of public…

VODACOM spent R300 million during the 2022/23 financial year into its network in the Limpopo province. This went towards expanding broadband coverage in remote areas without access to internet services. The mobile network operator has commissioned R6 million worth of 4G and 5G base station sites in five of 13 rural hospitals in the province. “Working together with Vodacom, we are addressing some of the challenges the Limpopo province faces. These network base station sites will help to accelerate better…

AT least 24 people have died from cholera in Somalia this year. A majority of those that have succumbed to the water-borne disease are children under the age of five. A total of seventeen children have so far been confirmed dead. The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed the deaths have been documented from 7442 cases. The overall case fatality rate is 0,3 percent. In the last week of documentation, there have been 519 new suspected cases with three associated deaths.…