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The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) – a representative body of the four tyre manufacturing companies in the Southern African Customs Union (“SACU”), said it welcomes the International Trade Administration Commission’s (ITAC) publication of provisional payments on unfairly traded (dumped) imports of passenger, truck and bus tyres imported from ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has called for regional action on attacks on education in West Africa. Nana Akufo-Addo made the call, Friday 9 September, at the UNESCO HQ in Paris, France at a ceremony to mark the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, where leaders from the education and ...

Africa’s foremost real estate company, Mixta Africa,  has secured development financing of N8bn from Shelter Afrique, the pan-African finance institution that exclusively supports the development of housing and real estate sector in Africa. The funding will enable Mixta to expand the delivery of affordable housing in Nigeria. The Company which ...

The Secretary-General, Commonwealth of Nations, Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, has offered a tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11, who passed on,  Thursday 08  September 2022, at the age of 96. The tribute is contained in a statement issued after the demise of the Queen who reigned for seven decades,  having ascended ...

West Midlands Gigafactory joint venture has appointed battery industry technology expert Richard Moore to spearhead its strategy and global contact with leading cell manufacturers. This key appointment will support the investment into and development of what will become the UK’s largest Gigafactory. As we move towards an increasingly electrified world, ...

Chris Taylor has joined Stellantis N.V.  as Chief Digital Information Officer, reporting to Xavier Chéreau, Chief Human Resources and Transformation Officer, and functionally to Ned Curic, Chief Technology Officer, effective Sept. 5, 2022. In this newly-created role, Chris Taylor will help lead Stellantis’ transformation into a sustainable mobility tech company, ...

Alfa Romeo has decided to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Monza Circuit with a Tribe Day. This spectacular and iconic international appointment is dedicated to the passion of the Alfa Romeo “Tribe” and the brand’s unbreakable ties to the Circuit. About 112 collectors, members of Clubs from all around Europe, ...

A pioneering scheme to help reduce illegal waste dumping and increase plastic recycling in South Africa has begun, under the guidance of experts from the University of Portsmouth. Dr. Cressida Bowyer, Deputy Director of the University’s  Revolution Plastics programme, has just returned from a visit to South Africa where she ...

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has announced  that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire shares in Vehicle Energy Japan Inc., a company engaged in the automotive lithium-ion batteries business. Nissan said it would  acquire the shares after the completion of regulatory procedures, including necessary approvals and permissions. Nissan ...

The President of the Automotive Assemblers Association of Ghana (AAAG), Jeffrey Oppong Peprah, who is also the CEO of   Volkswagen Ghana has been appointed by the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) as Vice President for  West Africa. Oppong Peprah would be joining the Vice Presidents representing North and Southern Africa ...