Tag Archives: Concerns

Mobile company Vodacom says the gender disparity in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) fields is alarming especially since these are jobs of the future. To inspire more young girls to enter Stem fields, the company is planning to train 1 500 young girls in coding this financial year …

The City of Johannesburg says that a proposal for the city to introduce a 24-hour work day would yield many economic benefits – but said that residents shouldn’t expect changes to happen overnight. Speaking to ENCA, City of Johannesburg spokesperson Nthatisi Modingoane said that no formal plans to make the …

The British High Commission in Nigeria on Monday expressed concerns about vote buying, which reportedly characterised Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, South-west Nigeria. It, however, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for improving on the electoral process. The High Commission stated this in a statement on Monday, in …

Eskom has noted with great concern the increase in incidents of vandalism and theft to its infrastructure in Gauteng. This comes after the Gravett substation in Nigel, Ekurhuleni was extensively vandalised over the weekend. SUBSTATION BEING REBUILT AFTER BEING VANDALISED The power utility said on Monday that it is hard …

Ah, we all love a bit of video content, don’t we? It’s engaging, exciting and a different way of consuming content. We also love consuming as much news as we possibly can to stay in the know but we have busy lives so if we can get a taste of …

A devastating discovery in Polokwane this week has left a number of politicians concerned about Limpopo’s child murder rate. The body of a toddler was found by the roadside near a major highway – and it’s led to a course of introspection in the Provincial Legislature. Limpopo in ‘sorry state’ …

Reserve Bank of New Zealand lifts benchmark interest rate to 2 percent in fifth consecutive hike. New Zealand’s central bank raised interest rates by 0.5 of a percentage point to 2 percent on Wednesday as it tries to get a handle on inflation while signalling the benchmark rate would peak …

Ankara has accused NATO membership applicants Sweden and Finland of harbouring ‘terrorists’. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Turkey’s NATO allies to “respect” the country’s concerns over the membership bids of Sweden and Finland, which Ankara accuses of harbouring “terrorists”. “Our only expectation from NATO allies is … to …

The risk of an economic downturn amid price pressures and rising borrowing costs remains the major worry for markets. By Robert Brand and Stephen KirklandBloomberg Published On 16 May 202216 May 2022 Stocks declined in early New York trading as investors assessed the latest signs of economic malaise from the US …

A smiling Queen Elizabeth II attended a Platinum Jubilee celebration at Windsor on Sunday, days after ill health and old age forced her to pull out of the opening of the UK parliament for the first time in nearly 60 years. The 96-year-old monarch used a walking stick to make …