The smattering of homes in Panjal Sheikh started to collapse one by one, as torrential rain lashed the tiny southern Pakistani village and flooded the vast stretches of farmland around it. After nearly two weeks of incessant downpours this month, there was nothing left but damaged walls, debris and piles of people's belongings poking out [...]
In 2023, about 19.2 million sterile male melon flies are expected to be released in one district of Seychelles, aimed at reducing the population of the pest in this area and increasing the quality and quantity of fruit and vegetable production. Arriving in Seychelles in November 1999, the melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, is a pest [...]
Flights resumed and shops re-opened in Libya's capital Tripoli on Sunday after clashes between backers of rival governments killed at least 32 people and sparked fears of major new conflict. Armed groups had exchanged fire that damaged several hospitals and set buildings on fire starting Friday evening, the worst fighting in the Libyan capital since [...]
Seychelles’ President Wavel Ramkalawan is currently attending the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) in Tunisia, taking place from August 27-28, where Japan has pledged a sum of $30 billion dollars over the next three years for African development. On his second day in Tunis, President Ramkalawan met with the Japanese Foreign Minister [...]
One of the world's leading providers of information and communication technology company, Huawei Technologies, is supporting a local environmental non-profit organisation to improve conservation through use of novel technology in Seychelles. The NGO, Nature Seychelles, has received a grant of $200,000 from the tech giant that will go toward a new project that has been [...]
Angola began preparing for the funeral of former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Saturday, as the veteran strongman's historically dominant party emerged from its worst electoral result. Dos Santos, who ruled Angola with an iron fist for 38 years, died on July 8 at a hospital in Spain after suffering a cardiac arrest. He [...]
The development of Eden Island on the eastern coast of Mahe, the Seychelles’ main island will be completed later than planned, said Craig Heeger, the executive chairman. Heeger, a South African investor got together with other investors to develop Eden Island, a reclaimed land, part of the Seychelles’ east coast development project. SNA met with [...]
Seychelles is aiming produce at least three top quality players every year as graduates from the Seychelles Football Institute (IFS), a top official has revealed. The IFS was set up earlier this year, with the aim of giving promising youngsters from the island nation more specialised and intensive training, so that they can become senior national [...]
Florence Benstrong, the first ever Mayor of Victoria – the capital of Seychelles - passed away yesterday after a long illness, aged 83. On hearing of Benstrong's death, President Wavel Ramkalawan – currently in Tunisia attending the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development – sent condolences on behalf of the people of Seychellesand in [...]
Record monsoon rains were causing a "catastrophe of epic scale", Pakistan's climate change minister said Wednesday, announcing an international appeal for help in dealing with floods that have killed more than 800 people since June. The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but each year [...]
