Africa Watch – Ramadan, Trevor Noah, Corruption and Fighting for Justice
What to expect visiting an African Islamic country during Ramadan observance Visitors to Islamic countries need to be aware of the local customs, including the annual observance of Ramadan. Though you're not expected to participate in the month long fast, it's important that you respect local customs and not, according to the online travel site trip savvy.com, eat or...
Africa Watch – Free Trade, Women Entrepreneurs and Vestiges of Apartheid South Africa
Africa from exporter of raw material to supplier of manufactured goods Africa's intra-regional commerce as a share of its overall trade rose a mere seven percent from eight percent in 2011, points out Moody's, the rating agency. The continents total inter-continental exports in 2016 amounted to just 18 percent of Africa's total exports. Compare that with intraregional exports in...
Germany Rejects Reparations Suit Over Colonial Massacre In Namibia
GINNEWS (GIN) — In its first formal response to a class-action suit filed by the Herero and Nama people of Namibia, Germany has asked a New York judge to throw out the suit as “inadmissible” because of “the principle of state immunity.” The indigenous people have been seeking reparations for the genocide of their peoples under German colonial rule in the early...
Africa Among Top 10 Fastest Growing Markets For Air Travel
GINNEWS (GIN)–Airline industry and ministry officials attending Aviation Festival Africa and Airports Show Africa heard some good news and some not so good news. First, according to the International Air Traffic Transport Association (IATA), the top 10 fastest growing world markets for air travel over the next 20 years will be in Africa. The top 10 fastest growing markets are: Benin,...
South Africa Seeks Legal Change To Allow Taking Of White-Owned Land
GINNEWS (GIN)–President Jacob Zuma finally addressed the long-unresolved matter of land reform, a demand of thousands of Black landless people whose properties were confiscated in the apartheid era. In his State of the Nation address, President Zuma pledged to break up White ownership of business and land to reduce inequality. He called on parliament to change South Africa's constitution to allow...
Winnie Mandela is hospitalized but doing well – spokesman says
GINNEWS (GIN)–Veteran activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is in good spirits while she remains hospitalized for observation, her spokesperson Victor Dlamini told News24 over the recent weekend. “She is absolutely fine and doing great. I am sure that the doctors will discharge her very soon,” spokesperson Dlamini said. Ms. Madikizela-Mandela was admitted to the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg in early March. “She is in good...
Looking Ahead For The Motherland In 2017
In a “what to look for in Africa during 2017,” among other things, the BBC included watching incoming U. S. President Donald Trump. Similar to Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, who has said that Mr. Trump, more than any single individual in recent history would assist in unifying Black America, the BBC noted the incoming president has...
Parole For Anti-Apartheid Hero’s Killer? Victim’s Family Says ‘No!’
GINNEWS JOHANNESBURG (GIN)– The wife of a slain anti-apartheid hero is raging against a court decision ordering the release of her husband's killer on parole within 14 days. Limpho Hani, widow of Chris Hani, called the decision to grant parole to Janusz Walus “a sad day for South Africa.” She harshly rebuked the judge who made the ruling, calling her a...
China wows African leaders at Africa China CONFAB in Jo-Burg
GINNEWS (GIN)–At the recently concluded Forum on Africa and China Cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to be everywhere–shaking hands, holding one on ones, watching cultural shows and last but not least, approving generous grants. As the conference in Johannesburg drew to a close, 48 African countries had received pledges, promises and development deals from Asia's principal financial giant. They also...
U.S. chemical contaminator eyes Africa for profit windfall
GINNEWS (GIN)–The Michigan-based Dow Chemical Co. has renewed its plans to increase sales of industrial products in sub-Saharan Africa while earning greater profits. “Dow is absolutely betting on Africa's growth,” said Ross McLean, president for sub-Saharan Africa, in a Reuters interview in Nairobi. “We expect to triple our revenue from Africa over the next five years. That is our objective and...