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In the spotlight: Covid-19 in Africa, watch out for danger …

The latest figures are worrying. “The last few weeks have notes Wakat Séra in Burkina, Covid-19 figures are experiencing a revival in the world and especially in Africa. The number of confirmed cases on the continent is just under 2.5 million, the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced the day before yesterday. South Africa, Morocco, Egypt and Ethiopia are currently the African countries most affected…

South Africa is closing seashores to comprise epidemics

South Africa is presently experiencing a second wave of coronavirus with greater than 8,000 new circumstances per day. A number of provinces are making ready to shut their seashores to stop the epidemic from spreading. And this whereas the summer time holidays have simply begun. South Africa is essentially the most affected nation on the African continent with greater than 850,000 registered…

The South African company Eskom succeeds in recovering stolen money

The national electricity company Eskom continues to collect funds from companies suspected of corruption and irregular payments. Latest profit: EUR 85 million will be paid by the Zurich engineering group ABB. Eskom has become one of the symbols of corruption during the Jacob Zuma presidency, and hijackings in connection with the Gupta family have brought the company to its knees. Now the South African…

ABB will return EUR 85 million of embezzled funds to Eskom

In South Africa, the national electricity company Eskom continues to collect money from companies suspected of corruption and irregular payments. Latest profit: EUR 85 million will be paid by Zurich's engineering group ABB Eskom has become one of the symbols of corruption during the presidency Jacob Zuma and embezzlement in connection with the Gupta family has brought the company to its knees, and the…

Tax evasion costs Africa $ 25 billion a year

Tax evasion costs Africa more than $ 25 billion a year, according to a study by a network of NGOs, including the Global Alliance for Tax Justice. At a time of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, this flight is considered "unacceptable", in fact it reduces the revenue that African countries could devote to their health.…

billionaire Patrice Motsepe candidate for CAF

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe will indeed present his candidacy for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the South African Federation (SAFA) confirmed on November 9, 2020. The owner of the club Mamelodi Sundowns is the third declared candidate after the outgoing head of CAF, the Malagasy Ahmad and the Ivorian Jacques Anouma.…