SA put Ebola on G20 summit agenda
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says it was South Africa that put Ebola on the agenda at the G20 summit in Australia last weekend. Nene tells a briefing in Pretoria today that South African ensures Ebola is discussed at all multilateral meetings it participates in. Finance Minister Nhlanhala Nene says South Africa’s worried about the […]
No fiscal flexibility but SA commits to G20 growth plan
South Africa signed up to the Brisbane Action Plan at last weekend’s G20 summit even though it does not have the fiscal flexibility to achieve the target of two percent additional growth contained in that agreement. Briefing the media on that gathering in Australia, Finance Minister Nhlanhala Nene says the action plan requires each of […]
Kenyan police raid Mombasa mosques
Kenyan police have raided mosques suspected of having links with the Al Shabab terror group. One person has died in the action in Mombasa and 200 arrested. Kenya blames the Somali-based alQaeda offshoot for a number of attacks along its coastline. Targeting the a Musa and Sakina mosques in the port city, police moved in […]