SADC Facilitator for Lesotho, South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has agreed with the government, and the opposition, to revise the terms of reference of the SADC Commission of Inquiry established to probe that country's security situation. Ramaphosa altered his itinerary and scheduled an additional meeting with the prime minister before meeting with the opposition. A SADC Double Troika summit resolved to establish the commission of inquiry following the death of former army commander Maaparankoe Mahao. Nthakoana Ngatane reports..

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The Governing Council of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism -AFFM, has issued a call for greater action to secure adequate financing for the continent's fertilizer sector at its ninth meeting held recently. During the meeting, which was held virtually, and attended by 13 institutional members, the Council adopted the report on the year 2020 activities and endorsed a work program for 2021. The Council also commended AFFM's achievements, which include the formation of a partnership with Fertilizer group -OCP Africa-, aimed at improving access to quality inputs for 430,000 smallholder rice and maize farmers. To get some reaction on this, Khumbelo Munzhelele spoke to Dr Fadel Ndiame, Deputy President of The Alliance for Green Revolution for Africa -Otherwise known as -AGRA...

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The UK Minister for Africa, James Duddridge says the integrated review will strive to position his country as a great partner in helping address some of the humanitarian challenges Africa faces, provide young girls with quality education as well as help get COVID-19 vaccines to the continent through the COVAX initiative. The document is a comprehensive articulation of the UK's national security and international policy. Among other things, it puts an emphasis on openness as a source of prosperity and places an increased determination on seeking multilateral solutions to challenges like climate change. Duddridge elaborates on what the Integrated Review is....

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Issues of sustainability are becoming very crucial to businesses. This is according to Industry Trend Analyst Dion Chang.He was speaking at a panel discussion hosted by Ricoffy in Johannesburg. The panel heard that COVID-19 has offered brands, especially those previously hesitant about jumping on the bandwagon due to expense, the opportunity for a do-over to instil sustainability holistically throughout their company. Chang says sustainability is quickly becoming a must do for most companies..

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