Nigeria (Blank NEWS Online) –:  In addition to the actions taken so far by the Delta State Government to address the menace of flood in Asaba, the state capital, further […]

More than 1 000 people queued to get free food parcels in Geneva, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the working poor and undocumented immigrants even in wealthy Switzerland.

Kids are just that: kids. They do not know much about taking care of themselves. The responsibility of their care falls squarely on their parents’ laps. One of them is... Read more >

Members of the #TotalShutdownAlex movement said they wouldn’t allow City of Joburg to relocate families Stjwetla informal settlement the majority of them are not South Africans.

The World Health Organization is the most important authority in the global battle against the coronavirus. But doubts about the WHO’s leadership are growing, and not just in Washington. Is Director General Tedros up to the task?

LG Siltron, a wafer maker acquired early this year by SK Group, held an extraordinary shareholders meeting on August 17 and decided to change its name to SK Siltron. Back in January this year, SK Corp., SK Group's holding company, decided to purchased a 51-percent stake in LG Siltron at 620 billion won and has since completed merger tests with competition authorities in major countries including China. SK Siltron was ranked No. 4 in the world last year in the 300-mm wafer area. The semiconduc...

The government will create 200,000 new jobs in the healthcare sector by 2022. Vice-Minister of Health Kwon Deok-cheol said on August 25 in a healthcare industry jobs discussion sponsored by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute and the Korea Economic Daily that the government plans to create 168,000 public sector jobs and 32,000 private sector jobs within five years from now. As for the public sector, he explained, the government will expand jobs in nursing and elderly care, as well...

In May 2017, David Webb, an activist investor and former director of the Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited, issued a report titled "The Enigma Network: 50 stocks not to own". This report mapped out a complex web of cross-shareholdings between ...

The Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC”) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) issued a joint consultation paper on proposed enhancements to the Stock Exchange’s decision-making and...

div class="element-action-button"> SIGN UP TO OUR COVID-19 NEWSLETTER. SIGN IN OR REGISTER, THEN SELECT TOP NEWS STORIES A Ministry of Health review of previously turned down requests to leave compulsory isolation early on compassionate...

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Police are investigating a house robbery in which a couple in Amanzimtoti, on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, believed to be in their 50s was stabbed. ......

Opinion on the way forward regarding the fate of the PSL campaign is still divided and the Amakhosi legend has weighed in with his views ......

During major sporting events, certain brands will actively pursue an “ambush marketing” strategy meaning that they will deliberately seek to associate their products with an event, despite not being one of the official sponsors. However,...

“We want to ensure that these crimes don’t pay.” Michael Caplan QC, Sentencing Council Member In an era where price fixing and anti-competitive practices attract fines measured in billions, the disparity associated with sentencin...

The Act of 15 December 2016 on Counteracting Unfair Use of Contractual Advantage in Trade of Agricultural and Food Products came into force and effect on 12 July 2017. The law confers additional powers on the President of the Office of Competition a...

Companies are facing difficult times with reporting, audits and meetings in view of the COVID-19  outbreak. In this update we take a look at the measures that have been announced this week to assist companies. Whilst we are seeing some creative...

Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the protection of health-related data Mobile health apps and other technical applications in the health sector are becoming more and more popular. Whether it's heart rate...

Precis The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (“DCMS”) have opened a consultation[1] which seeks stakeholder’s views on the proposed approach to the implementation of the European Electronic Communications Code Dire...