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Nov
25
2023
By ABBEY MAKOE
A visa waiver policy for Chinese nationals will benefit sa more

A visa waiver policy for Chinese nationals will benefit sa more

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
METHINKS it is now time for South Africa to offer a new visa waiver policy for Chinese citizens, just like we did with Kenya and more recently, Ghana. I raise the two African nation’s examples to illustrate that a visa waiver policy can be implemented without hindrance whenever the political will exists. Bilateral relations between Pretoria and Beijing have developed exponentially since they were established 25 years ago by the Mandela administration following the dawn of democracy. Diplomatic ties between China and SA have since achieved leapfrog development. For example, there is ample evidence of increased political mutual trust between…
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Jul
21
2022
By The African Mirror
Kenya’s Ruto’s promises to publish contracts with China

Kenya’s Ruto’s promises to publish contracts with China

NEWS
KATHARINE HOURELD and DUNCAN MIRIRI KENYA'S deputy president and presidential aspirant William Ruto said he will publish government contracts with China and deport Chinese nationals working illegally if he is elected on August 9, promises likely to resonate with citizens pummeled by mounting debt and the skyrocketing cost of living. Kenya, whose 2022/23 budget of 3.3 trillion shillings ($27.86 billion) has a deficit of 6.2% of gross domestic product, owes China about $8 billion. Ruto has promised to slash the government borrowing that has funded President Uhuru Kenyatta's infrastructure building spree. The contracts are not public and some Kenyan organisations…
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Jul
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Chinese nationals charged in global hacking scam

Chinese nationals charged in global hacking scam

WORLD
FOUR Chinese nationals have been charged in a global hacking campaign aimed at dozens of companies, universities and government agencies in the United States, South Africa and several other countries, the U.S. Justice Department has announced. The charges were announced as the United States and a coalition of allies accused China's Ministry of State Security of a global cyber hacking campaign, specifically attributing a large Microsoft attack disclosed earlier this year to hackers working on Beijing's behalf. The hacking was sponsored by the Ministry of State Security and focused on information that would significantly benefit Chinese companies and businesses, including…
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Jul
19
2021
By The African Mirror
Five abducted from Mali construction site

Five abducted from Mali construction site

NEWS
THREE Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians have been abducted from a construction site in northern Mali when gunmen raided the site for equipment and took hostages, the army said. The raid took place 55 kilometres (34 miles) from the town of Kwala, a regular transit point for companies moving through Mali's desert north, the army said in a statement. Later that evening, gunmen attacked a road checkpoint in the country's central San region, around 400 km from Bamako, and killed three civilians, the army said in a second statement. No group has yet taken responsibility for either attack. Parts of…
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