Growing together with a Chinese Company, Hisense South Africa helps build local workforce skills

Growing together with a Chinese Company, Hisense South Africa helps build local workforce skills

Like Stephens, Marlon Jacobs joined Hisense SA Industrial Park when it was established in 2013, starting out as a general worker with no experience in refrigeration. Today, he is an Assembly and Quality Technician at the Fridge Factory in the park.

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Arsenal’s 3-0 mauling of Manchester City gives them reason to believe they’ve laid down marker for new season

Arsenal’s 3-0 mauling of Manchester City gives them reason to believe they’ve laid down marker for new season

The signing of Ronald Araujo from Barcelona should help address those weaknesses. Manchester United enters the campaign in a more settled position after Michael Carrick guided the club to third place last season and subsequently took the job on a permanent basis.

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Severe drought devastates pastoral livelihoods in Somalia against backdrop of war and terrorism

Severe drought devastates pastoral livelihoods in Somalia against backdrop of war and terrorism

Even Bacadweyn, a historic town in the Mudug region located 48 km from Galkayo, has not been spared by the prolonged drought gripping the Horn of Africa. Renowned for its natural salt production, which is sold throughout Somalia and exported to neighbouring Ethiopia, the town’s local economy relies heavily on small-scale farming and livestock keeping.

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Xenophobia: ‘Over 80 per cent of 9 and 10-year-olds in South Africa cannot read for meaning, which limits future work and education opportunities’

Xenophobia: ‘Over 80 per cent of 9 and 10-year-olds in South Africa cannot read for meaning, which limits future work and education opportunities’

Critics of South African business accuse employers of deliberately hiring exploitable foreign nationals who do not know – or cannot demand – their rights under the country’s labour laws, and accept less than the minimum wage.

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Good, bad and ugly: Why goalkeeper Ottomax ditched Gor Mahia for Leopards, then saved fans of both clubs from death during fracas

Good, bad and ugly: Why goalkeeper Ottomax ditched Gor Mahia for Leopards, then saved fans of both clubs from death during fracas

In 1990, he was among the early group of MYSA boys who travelled to Norway for the Norway Cup, an experience that exposed the young boy from Nairobi to international football and strengthened his self-belief that the game could take him far. He later played for Undugu FC before earning a breakthrough with Re-Union FC in early 1990s.

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How China’s new ‘unity with diversity’ law provides vital lessons for Africa that is riven more than 2,500 languages

How China’s new ‘unity with diversity’ law provides vital lessons for Africa that is riven more than 2,500 languages

Drawing on years of field research in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hu views the legislation as a codification of the country’s experience in combating separatism, countering terrorism and extremism, and promoting ethnic unity and progress.

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Kenya scales up campaign to rein in maternal and neonatal deaths estimated to be 355 deaths per 100,000 live births

Kenya scales up campaign to rein in maternal and neonatal deaths estimated to be 355 deaths per 100,000 live births

About 5,000 to 5,680 women and girls die each year from pregnancy and childbirth complications, with 26 counties accounting for the highest concentration of maternal and new-born deaths. Among the high-burden areas are Kisumu, Homa Bay, Siaya, Nairobi and Garissa.

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Sewage swamps and dilapidated tents typify lives of displaced Gazans plagued by skin diseases

Sewage swamps and dilapidated tents typify lives of displaced Gazans plagued by skin diseases

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Public Works and Housing, the housing crisis has reached a “catastrophic and unprecedented stage,” with about 410,000 housing units destroyed and more than 350,000 families in need of temporary shelter.

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Remembering David Silverstein: Chicago-trained American doctor who took care of President Moi for 43 years

Remembering David Silverstein: Chicago-trained American doctor who took care of President Moi for 43 years

When his cardiology fellowship ended in 1974, Dr David Silverstein considered several destinations, including Israel and the South Pacific. Kenya eventually won.

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