Democratic dispensation necessitated a complete overhaul of state bureaucracy

8 July 2024

Public Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner Anele Gxoyiya says the transition from apartheid to a democratic dispensation necessitated a complete overhaul of the state bureaucracy.

Triumph of Bagration: the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus

by Ilya Rogachev, Ambassador of Russia to South Africa and Igor Bely, Ambassador of Belarus to South Africa

9 July 2024

In the post-war USSR there was an ideologeme in use: ‘Stalin’s Ten Strikes’ standing for 10 major operations carried out by the Red Army against Wehrmacht (unified armed forces of the Nazi Germany) in 1944, which altogether led to the collapse of the Third Reich.

Chinese AI firms make strides to keep pace with industry leaders

 

6 July 2024

BEIJING, (Xinhua) -- After technological advances in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry marked by large language model (LLM) fever since 2022, Chinese firms in the rapidly advancing sector have cemented their position as major players and are intensifying efforts to narrow the gap with forerunners.

Xi says China ready to develop comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in new era with Tajikistan

7 July 2024

DUSHANBE, (Xinhua) -- China stands ready to develop the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new era with Tajikistan, said Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Friday.

China endeavors to foster more united, prosperous SCO community

CHINAFRICA

In the Driving Seat
Shanghai sets an example for fostering new quality productive forces to accelerate growth
By Xia Yuanyuan 

6 July 2024

New quality productive forces are key for China to continue building a modern industrial system and attain sustainable development. The strategy, first mentioned by Chinese President Xi Jinping last September, is also crucial for achieving the objectives and tasks set out in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) in its final year of implementation.  

CHINAFRICA

TECHNOLOGY
Digital Empowerment
How China’s tech cooperation with Africa is boosting the continent’s industrial modernisation
By Ehizuelen Michael Mitchell Omoruyi 

7 July 2024

Given the rate at which youth population in numerous African countries is growing, the continent promises to emerge as a major consumption market in the coming decades. More than 70 percent of Africa’s population is under the age of 35, and by 2030, 42 percent of the world’s young people are expected to reside on the continent. This data points to the potential the continent has to quickly industrialise, develop its economic scale, and innovate in order to compete on a global scale.

Xi says UN's role as core platform for practicing multilateralism should be strengthened

5 July 2024

ASTANA, (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday that as the core platform for practicing multilateralism and advancing global governance, the United Nations' role can only be strengthened, not weakened.

MoU to empower public servants

5 July 2024

The National School of Government (NSG) and the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce a new three-year postgraduate Diploma in Public Affairs and African Governance for public servants in Africa.

Xi says China, Türkiye should push for greater development of strategic cooperative relationship

 

5 July 2024

ASTANA,  (Xinhua) -- China and Türkiye should push for greater development of their strategic cooperative relationship, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday.

Xi says China-Belarus relations to develop healthily, with great strides

5 July 2024

ASTANA, (Xinhua) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday that he believes China-Belarus relations will continue to develop healthily and with great strides under joint efforts of both countries.