Commonwealth News
Lesotho: Local company opens diamond mine
ThabaTelle Mining Company becomes the first locally-owned company to be awarded diamond mining rights in Lesotho. According to CEO, Lehlohonolo Nthontho, Thaba Telle was awarded a 10-year mining lease to mine the Khubelu kimberlite pipe in Mokhotlong. Read the...
An electronic record label has opened a school in Sierra Leone
An electronic record label 'Lost on You', in collaboration with Street Child, an organisation that supports children living in the world’s toughest places to go to school and to learn, opens a primary school for children in Sierra Leone. The label raised roughly...
Tanzania’s Zanzibar launches program to uplift small businesses
Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi launches special identity cards (IDs) that will be used by the government to identify small traders and extend relevant support like providing loans for their businesses. He also announced a package worth $43.2 million...
African Development Fund approves $116m to upgrade road corridor in Tanzania
African Development Fund approves a loan of $116 million to Tanzania to upgrade a 160-km Mnivata-Newala-Masasi road corridor in the southern part of the country. The loan comprises 98.71% of the project cost while the rest will be borne by the Tanzanian government....
Trinidad and Tobago Republic Day
The people of Trinidad and Tobago today celebrate Republic Day! Various ceremonies are held in the island nation to mark this day including raising the flag and this is a day for meeting friends and family to watch fireworks.
South Africa Heritage day
Heritage Day is a day for South Africans to recognise and celebrate the cultural wealth of their nation and to promote cultural diversity. It is a day for South Africans to celebrate their “Rainbow Nation” and to commemorate the rich cultural heritage of the people of...