The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
A fire accident in a multi-storey building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city and the capital of Gauteng province, on Thursday morning led to the killing of at least 52 people, including a toddler. Emergency Management Services of Johannesburg said that Johannesburg building fire also injured 43 people. Robert Mulaudzi, Spokesperson of the City of […]
Petrochemicals giant Sasol fell almost 5 percent on the JSE on Friday after it announced that it would sell 50 percent of its difficult Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP) in the US for $2 billion (R33.29bn) to LyondellBasell. Sasol said the proposed sale to one of the world’s greatest plastics, chemical compounds and refining companies […]
Residents of the Diepsloot township, Johanesburg, South Africa have no electricity so most of them are forced to install illegal lightning rods to be able to live with power. But the authorities have however now come to tear out these illegal electricity connections. Eskom technicians were in Diepsloot on Tuesday morning to remove illegal electricity […]
South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark has died in Johannesburg at the age of 59, a family source has confirmed to the public broadcaster SABC. Ambassador Zindzi Mandela was the daughter of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icons Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela. She was the youngest daughter of the couple and is reputed to have […]
The International Monetary Fund’s discussions with South Africa over a $4.2 billion loan to support its fight against the coronavirus pandemic are taking place at a “measured pace” because the country’s deep and liquid capital markets ensure it still has access to financing, according to the director of the Washington-based lender’s Africa department. “The key […]
A Johannesburg mother has been kicked out of her rental home by her landlord after she tested positive for Covid-19. The mother, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of further stigmatisation, had been renting at a commune in Glenvista, southern Johannesburg, for almost a year. She said after she got her results on Monday […]
In a statement, the department said Gauteng has recorded 801 cases since the outbreak was confirmed in the country in March. ”The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases for Gauteng is 801 as of April 10 2020, with the number of recoveries 157. Of the confirmed Covid-19 cases, 86 people are currently hospitalised in both […]
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) announces the primary listing of Ninety One Limited (NY1) and the secondary listing of Ninety One Plc (N91) on its Main Board. Ninety One Limited and Ninety One Plc will list on the JSE under the Asset Managers sub-sector. Ninety One has changed its name from Investec Asset Management. The […]