Egyptian goods exports to the African Union increased significantly, reaching US$7.4 billion in 2023, compared to US$6.4 billion in 2022, an increase of 15.6 per cent. This is reported by Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS. The top exports were cement, gypsum and calcium phosphate, which totalled US$701 million (9.5 per cent of total exports). Plastics and related products came in second in value with US$574 million (7.8 per cent), while flour milling products totalled US$375 million (5.1 per…

Ethiopia is actively implementing effective policy measures to diversify its agricultural exports to enhance global competitiveness and improve product quality, according to the Minister of Trade and Regional Integration. The country is currently hosting the 13th International Conference on Pulses and Oilseeds, the largest event of its kind in East and Sub-Saharan Africa, attracting international buyers, importers’ associations, value chain companies, agro-processors and grain traders. This is reported by  ENA, a partner of TV BRICS. Recent reports from the Ministry…

The corruption accused mayor of Nongoma local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal will spend five more days inside Qalakabusha prison in Empangeni before making a bail application and knowing his fate. This is after the State indicated on Friday, November 29, that it was opposed to having Clifford Ndabandaba released on bail after he and  others were indicted in the high profile corruption case.  No reasons were given for the reluctance to have them temporarily freed on bail.  However, the State…

A 32-year-old Gauteng woman who allegedly sold her two-year-old son to unknown individuals will remain in custody until she possibly applies for a bail application on Friday, November 29. The unnamed woman appeared in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates’ Court on Monday on charges of human trafficking, conspiracy to commit robbery, and making a false statement to the police. Lumka Mahanjana, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Regional Spokesperson for Gauteng Division, has confirmed the woman allegedly sold the child to unknown people on…

The proposal by the DA that the G20 Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) – which includes DA Ministers John Steenhuisen, Siviwe Gwarube, Solly Malatsi, and Dion George –  must become South Africa’s GNU foreign policy engine room has been met with harsh criticism from the presidency. This is after Ryan Smith, the DA’s International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) expert, wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding the proposal. In his letter, Smith said his party advocates for a foreign policy that is both…

The police in KwaZulu-Natal are hunting for a foreign pastor who runs a church in Umbilo in Durban to answer why his house in Pinetown was being used to manufacture fake hair products. The discovery was made on Tuesday while police were following a trail of a flow bin which was stolen at Westmead industrial site near Pinetown in the west of Durban.  Intelligence information led the police to a house in Somerset Place in Pinetown where the stolen flow…

The South African Revenue Services (SARS) assisted by the police and other state agencies have raided the homes and businesses of businesswoman, Shauwn Mkhize (MaMkhize) in Kwazulu-Natal and Gauteng.  The Hollywood style raids were undertaken at premises in Durban, Pietermaritzburg (where she owns farms) and Sandton in Johannesburg. The two state entities were raiding these homes and businesses as part of Mkhize’s R20 million debt to SARS. The SARS debt has spilled over to Mkhize’s son, Andile Mpisane, who owns…

REINSTATED: KZN CoGTA Deputy Director for Fire and Rescue Services, Mncedisi Makuyi, has been reinstated to his lucrative government job. Photo: Facebook A government employee who alleged that he was dismissed by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) for his involvement in the Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) has been reinstated to his position. Mncedisi Makuyi, who served as Deputy Director for Fire and Rescue Services, was fired on May 15 this year following an internal disciplinary…

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been authorised to probe security and VIP protection tenders in the eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. The investigation, approved by President Cyril Ramaphosa, will scrutinise tenders awarded between January 2004 and November 2024. The SIU investigation seeks to determine whether the process to award these tenders was conducted fairly and transparently and if the service providers delivered according to the tender specifications. Moreover, the investigation will ascertain if there was any unlawful or improper conduct…

The Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Speaker of Nongoma Local Municipality are set to spend the next four days behind bars following their first court appearance today. Clifford Mshangane Ndabandaba of the National Freedom Party (NFP), Sabelo Nkosi from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), and Babongile Sithole from the African National Congress (ANC) were arrested on Friday morning and charged with corruption. The trio appeared before the Nongoma Magistrate’s Court. However, they could not apply for bail and their matter was…