Southern Africa

Trump brings South Africa closer to the EU with 4.7 billion Euros pledged by the EU

On Thursday, European Union leaders visited South Africa and announced a 5.10 billion euro (5.10 billion euros) investment package. This comes at a moment when the United States is on a worse relationship with both countries than it has been in decades. The European leaders claimed that the visit would be an opportunity to deepen ties with Africa’s most developed economy. This coincided with the presidency of the G-20 nations by the African nation, which U.S. officials had so far largely ignored. Donald Trump, the U.S. president, has shocked European leaders by his shift towards Russia during the Ukraine conflict.
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South African power cuts continue as key plants fail
Golf-Whitnell sinks 2 hole-in-1s in the second round of S.African Open

After making two holes-in one at the DP World Tour South African Open held at the Durban Country Club, Englishman Dale Whitnell will likely toast his success in the clubhouse. Whitnell, who had never achieved a hole in one in tournament play before, aced both the second and the 12th holes in his second round. Both par threes. His rollercoaster round of 63 leaves him with nine under par for the tournament. He is five shots behind the clubhouse leader Shaun Norris (64), from South Africa. The play was suspended on Friday evening due to poor lighting. Several players were
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Whitnell makes two hole-in ones in the second round of SA Open
First round of SA Open weather-affected by a trio

After bad lighting cut short Thursday's opening day of the DP World Tour South African Open, Fredrik From, Sam Bairstow, and Darren Fichardt shared the lead with seven under par. Fichardt had yet to complete his round. The course was covered in huge puddles on Wednesday, and the start of first round was three hours delayed. This left a number of golfers with a lot of time to finish their rounds. From had two eagles on his 65. Both were par fives. Bairstow, on the other hand, managed eight birdies. His round was only marred by a missed shot on
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Parry leads Kenya Open with 65 shots.

John Parry of England carded a bogey free 65 on Friday, giving him a tournament score 14 under par and a one-shot lead after the second round at the DP World Tour Kenya Open held at the Muthaiga Golf Club. Parry is the only player to have not dropped a shot since the start of the tournament. His 63 on the Thursday was a superb score. Hebert from France, who had a 66 during his second round, leads the leaderboard halfway through the event. South African Jayden Schper (69), who is currently in third place, is five shots behind Parry
Transnet, South Africa's railway company, has seen its rail volume fall short of the target for this year

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Kinhult opens three-shot lead at Alfred Dunhill Championship

Sweden's Marcus Kinhult carded a 68 in his second round to open a threeshot lead at the middle of the DP World Tour's Alfred Dunhill Championship dipped into a blistering Leopard Creek Country Club on Friday. Kinhult, 28, sunk 7 birdies but also carded three bogeys as he moved to 11 under-par for the competition, opening some daytime in between himself and a trio of gamers on 8 under-par-- South African Dean Burmester (67 ), Dale Whitnell (67) from England and Italian Andrea Pavan (69 ). Kinhult is hunting a 2nd win on the European circuit, his first coming at...

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Pilots strike at South African Airways ends, broadcaster eNCA reports

Pilots at South African Airways agreed on Saturday to end a strike that had actually caused the cancellation of nearly half the carrier's flights on its very first day, broadcaster eNCA reported. The provider reached an agreement with SAA Pilots Association and National Transportation Motion to suspend the strike, according to eNCA, two days after pilots went on strike following a. deadlock in pay talks. South African Airways did not right away react to a. ask for comment outside regular company hours. The unions. might not be instantly reached. Talks in between the unions and the airline on improving. working...

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Guerrier leads at Sun City after difficult second round

Frenchman Julien Guerrier carded a rollercoaster 68 on Friday to take a oneshot lead at the midway mark of the DP World Tour's Nedbank Golf Obstacle at Sun City, topping the leaderboard with a modest competition overall of five underpar. Guerrier, who declared a first DP World Trip title in Andalusia in October, sank 8 birdies however likewise carded 4 bogies as all gamers discovered the back 9 in specific an obstacle in the 2nd round. Protecting champion Max Homa (75) from the United States looked set to top the leaderboard until he suffered successive double-bogeys on the par-three 16th...

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South African Airways cancels some flights as pilots go on strike

South African Airways said it had actually cancelled flights to Perth and Sao Paulo on Thursday after receiving confirmation from the SAA Pilots Association that they planned to strike following a deadlock in pay talks. The company decided to cancel the Perth and Sao Paulo paths last night after being told the strike prepared for Thursday would proceed, Khaya Buthelezi, the airline company's senior supervisor of business relations, told Reuters. That's the choice we took last night given that we could not find partner airlines that we can move our clients to, it ended up being clear that those two...

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Golf-McIlroy wins DP World Tour Champion and sixth Race to Dubai title

World number 3 Rory McIlroy ended the season on a high by winning the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Sunday, two strokes ahead of Rasmus Hojgaard, to seal his 6th Race to Dubai title. The 35-year-old Northern Irishman carded a 69 in the final round at the Jumeirah Golf Estates to finish on 15 under par after two birdies in the final 3 holes saw off the challenge of Denmark's Hojgaard. McIlroy equalled the six titles won by the late Seve Ballesteros in the European Tour's season-long Race to Dubai, formerly called the Order of Merit. Scotland's Colin...

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McIlroy wins DP World Tour Championship and sixth Race to Dubai title

World number three Rory McIlroy ended the season on a high by winning the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Sunday, 2 strokes ahead of Rasmus Hojgaard, to seal his sixth Race to Dubai title. The 35-year-old Northern Irishman carded a 69 in the final round at the Jumeirah Golf Estates to complete on 15 under par after 2 birdies in the last 3 holes saw off the obstacle of Denmark's Hojgaard. McIlroy equalled the six titles won by Seve Ballesteros in the European Tour's season-long Race to Dubai, previously called the Order of Benefit. Scotland's Colin Montgomerie holds...

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Grindrod suspends port operations in Mozambique after border closure

Logistics company Grindrod has actually suspended port and terminal operations in Mozambique after South Africa temporarily closed the primary border with its northeastern neighbour over safety concerns after a violent crackdown on postelection protests, the company stated on Thursday. The suspension will hit the movement of goods and products in a region already battling with logistical traffic jams as under-funded state-owned port and rail companies struggle to provide adequate services. A minimum of 18 individuals have actually been eliminated in the protests, human rights groups have actually stated, as opposition advocates show versus what they say is a deceptive election...

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Grindrod suspends port operations in Mozambique after border closure

South Africa's Transnet looks for financial obligation relief from government

South Africa's Transnet is looking for debt remedy for the federal government as it seeks to fix its balance sheet and restore freight rail and port capability, the stateowned logistics company's chairman said on Tuesday. Transnet is saddled with 130 billion rand ($ 7.30 billion) in debt and has actually had a hard time to supply appropriate freight rail and port services due to devices shortages and upkeep backlogs after years of under-investment. Last December, South Africa's government said it had handed Transnet a 47 billion rand guarantee center to assist the business fulfill immediate liquidity matters such as settling...

Thungela CEO sees South Africa coal exports rebounding as rail improves

Thungela Resources , a South African exporter of thermal coal burned in power stations, expects the nation's deliveries of the fossil fuel to rebound from next year as rail bottlenecks ease, CEO July Ndlovu said on Monday. The country's coal shipments fell to a three-decade low of about 47 million lots each year in 2023 as state-owned ports and rail company Transnet had a hard time to move adequate volumes to ports due to lack of engines and spares, in addition to cable television theft and vandalism of infrastructure. Coal deliveries might increase to more than 50 million loads per...

Salvage team to start pumping fuel from grounded vessel on South African coast

A salvage group hopes to make the most of a break in the stormy weather condition that has lashed Cape Town's coast to begin pumping 500 tons of fuel off a. ship that ran aground last week on South Africa's west coast,. authorities said on Wednesday. The Panama-flagged Ultra Galaxy went to pieces near Doring. Bay, some 300 km north of Cape Town, last Tuesday after it. started noting severely and handling water. The ship was safely deserted by its 18-strong Filipino crew. on July 8 before it wandered towards land. The sailors were. rescued by passing vessels who responded...

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Pilots cancel strike at South African Airways

Pilots at South African Airways (SAA). settled on Saturday to end a twodayold strike that resulted in the. cancellation of almost half of the provider's flights on its. initially day, the company stated. The airline company reached an arrangement with the SAA Pilots. Association (SAAPA) to halt the demonstration, the company stated in a. statement, two days after the pilots went on strike following a. deadlock in pay talks. SAAPA's preliminary demand in May was for a 30% boost in. pilot wages, which was consequently lowered to 15.7%,. consisting of associated benefits. SAA, which initially offered an 8.46% pay boost...