Kenya’s exports to South Africa jumped to Ksh.3,956,500,000 in the year 2021, a 13.6 percentage point uptick from Ksh.3.480,900,000 volume of exports traded in 2020, according to data by Metropol’s Harvest. Exports to the south African nation have not been on a stable trajectory for the
Kenya is now eyeing a South African-based engineering company to come and help the country revamp her rail network. The paperwork has already been done to onboard Transnet Engineering Company which will help Kenya Railways in the ongoing revamp of Kenya’s railway infrastructure. “The advanced engineering that
China-Africa trade reached Ksh.20.7 trillion from January to September 2021, up 38.2 percent yea- on-year and establishing a new record for the period, Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Qian Keming said on Wednesday. This represents a 33.1 percent increase in two months to September when trade between the two
The funeral of South Africa’s last white president, Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk, who died on Thursday aged 85, will take place on November 21 in a private ceremony, his foundation said in a statement on Sunday. De Klerk, who won praise worldwide for his role in scrapping apartheid
The Director-General (DG) in the Health Department Sandile Buthelezi has been placed on precautionary suspension over his role in the 150 million rand (Ksh.1 billion) Digital Vibes corruption scandal. Health Department spokesperson Popo Maja said he would be on suspension until he appeared before a disciplinary hearing. Nicholas Crisp, Deputy Director-General in
South Africa's top court ruled on Friday that former president Jacob Zuma had failed in his bid to have his 15-month jail sentence for failing to attend a corruption inquiry overturned, the Reuters reported. Zuma, recuperating in hospital after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed illness, asked the court in
South Africa, the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, has rolled out free transport to vaccination centers for persons aged 50 and over who want to take the jabs. The project is part o government efforts to ensure more of its population gets vaccinated against the deadly
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Ms Angie Motshekga as the Acting Head of State. Motshekga who is the country’s Minister of Basic Education, will serve as President in acting capacity for one day. “The appointment has been made in view of the President’s visit today to
Kenyan ambassador to South Africa Jean Kamau, has confirmed reports that several Kenyans are among foreign nationals who have been affected by xenophobic attacks in South Africa. "The Kenya High Commission has noted with great concern that several Kenyan citizens have been affected by the recent spate of violence through
