China expands Sudan footprint through ports, debt relief, mining

Beijing is expanding its footprint in mineral-rich Sudan, where an end to the country’s more than three-year-old war remains out of reach.  On Monday, Sudan’s state-owned Sea Ports Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company to develop and modernize Sudan’s ports. According to Sudan’s state news agency, the agreement covers the…

Apply for debt relief programme before August deadline

COMMUNITY members who missed the deadline for the Special Debt Relief Programme in January can now reapply. This follows a recent announcement by eThekwini Municipality to reinstate the programme exclusively for customers whose account disputes were still under consideration when the programme closed in January. According to the municipality, a total of 154 account disputes,…