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Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has welcomed Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense’s R72 million investment into its refrigeration and television production lines at its Atlantis factory in the Western Cape. Referring to the investment as an “important achievement”, Davies said the injection into the plant is proof that South Africa …

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit to South Africa, where he will also attend the 10th BRICS Summit, is an opportunity for the two nations to deepen and consolidate their ties. According to the Chinese Ambassador to South Africa, Lin Songtian, the relationship between China and South Africa has …

China has created close to 30,000 jobs in Africa over the last two years, more than any other country in the world, an expert said on Friday. “China ranks the 7th in terms of project numbers in Africa, but it created the most jobs, which is unexpected by many people,” …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday, underscored the importance of the country’s relations with members of the Brics group of countries in engagements with the governments of China and Russia, the Presidency said. Brics is the association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South …

China is consulting its partners in Africa about the potential for enriching the development partnership under the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), with a view to adding new areas of cooperation, a Chinese special envoy said Monday. Zhou Yuxiao, China’s Ambassador for Affairs of the FOCAC, said following up on …

The South African Government has reached an agreement on public interest issues on the potential acquisition of control of Chevron South Africa by Chinese company Sinopec.  The company commits to invest R6 billion in South Africa; move hailed as part of deeper and bolder economic inclusion measures – the transaction …

Standard Bank and the Industrial Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have launched the I Go South Africa loyalty programme in partnership with South African Tourism to boost investment flows and encourage tourism between the two countries. This initiative is part of ICBC’s I Go Global rewards scheme for its card holders in China and …

South Africa “attaches great value” to its relations with China, Public Works Minister, Nkosinathi Nhleko, said in his welcome remarks to the new Chinese ambassador, Lin Songtian. Nhleko’s comments were part of his congratulatory message to China delivered at the Chinese embassy’s 68th national day celebration reception held in Pretoria on …

THE small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia are expected to benefit from a five-year US$100 million special facility agreement signed by Absa Bank Limited and the China Development Bank (CDB). Absa Bank Limited, which is a subsidiary of the Barclays Africa Group (BAGL), is committed to providing support to …

South Africa and China will over the next few days participate in two BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] trade Ministers’ meetings. Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, who arrived in China on Friday, is due to attend the Industry Ministers two-day meeting which gets underway in Hangzhou, …

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi Thursday met separately with senior security representatives from South Africa, Brazil and India. South African Minister of State Security David Mahlobo, Brazilian Institutional Security Minister Sergio Etchegoyen, and Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval were in Beijing to attend the seventh meeting of BRICS senior …

China on Sunday bagged three more medals to finish in second position behind South Africa at the World Under-18 Athletics Championships that ended in Nairobi on Sunday. By the end of day four, China lay in third position out of over 160 nations that featured in the event with four …

South Africa’s state power utility Eskom signed a R19.6 billion ($1.5 billion) loan agreement with China Development Bank on Thursday to partly finance the Medupi coal power plant, its acting chief executive said. “This loan will also aid us in ensuring that we complete the Medupi project and ensure security …

South Africa has taken part in the eighth Clean Energy Ministerial Conference in China in order to observe international best practices as the country works towards meeting its energy objectives. “Having acceded to the Paris Agreement, South Africa is also keen to learn from the best practices that would assist …

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will lead a delegation from the country’s eight Special Economic Zones on an investment roadshow to China. The 25-member delegation, which is drawn from Special Economic Zones (SEZs), will partake in the six-day investment roadshow that kicks off on Saturday. Trade and Industry …

Johannesburg – South Africa will host the China – South Africa High-Level People-to-People Exchange Mechanism next week in Pretoria. The purpose of the exchange is to deepen mutual understanding between the peoples of South Africa and China, and to enhance people-to-people exchanges and co-operation in areas such as culture, education, …

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has concluded a successful working visit to China. “The purpose of the visit was to meet with my counterpart, Minister WANG Yi and Vice Minister of Finance SHI Yaobin to discuss the South Africa-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and progress we are making bilaterally,” …

Tanzania needs to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) to realise its goal of attaining seven percent economic growth, according to the Chinese ambassador to Tanzania, Dr Lu Youqing. Dr Lu told a news conference on Wednesday that Tanzania’s investment needs in 2016/17 amounted to $13.422 billion, while corresponding domestic …

A record number of Chinese immigrants are establishing businesses in South Africa, to sell affordable goods to local consumers. It began as an unlikely destination, but now, a record number of Chinese immigrants are making their way to South Africa. They are setting up shop and importing billions of dollars’ …

As of February 25 to March 5, Gauteng will be abuzz with people from different ethnic African groups uniting together to embrace unity. This follows the pre-launching of the Social Cohesion Games that will feature diverse soccer teams playing against each other in various parts of the province. The games …

The year 2016 marked a turning point in the China-Africa relations amid unsettled changes in the global economic and political order. China increased its deployment of combat troops to the continent and more than 2000 peacekeepers were deployed to South Sudan due to political turmoil at the Sub-Saharan based country. …

China’s influence in Africa has grown rapidly over the last decade. Although the economy of China is not growing as fast as it did in recent years, the Asian superpower remains quite visible in many parts of the continent and even more so in South Africa. Traditionally, China-South Africa economic …

Africa is becoming an increasingly popular holiday destination among adventure-seeking Chinese tourists. The numbers of visitors who went to Africa in 2016 was up sharply due to looser visa restrictions and new direct flights between China and Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa among other popular destinations. Chinese arrivals in South …

Audience at the Greenlyn Village Theatre in Pretoria were treated to performances by a Chinese musical band, the Shangai Ochestra with their traditional music. The band, known as New Republic, gave an outstanding performance to woe the audience last Friday night as part of the Chinese New Year Celebrations. The …

Three Chinese tourists were injured after being rubbed by armed gangsters in a South African hotel, the Chinese Consulate-General in Johannesburg confirmed on Sunday. The family of three from south China’s Guangxi were in a tour group that arrived at Johannesburg Airport Holiday Inn Hotel around 10 pm last Saturday …

The Chinese community in South Africa is appalled by the derogatory posts and insults leaked on Facebook media platform between South Africans over the weekend. A number of South Africans took to their Facebook pages to insult Chinese people about their traditions, conduct and attitude. A sample of comments were …

The Chinese Embassy in South Africa has disapproved media reports that claim the country’s donkeys are brutally slaughtered and their skin and meat is imported to China. The embassy released their reply statement on their official Facebook page citing their concern about the allegations saying they could ‘mislead’ the public …

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Confucius Institute celebrated the Chinese New Year with a dialogue on the importance of this annual occasion. Various speakers took turns to share their insight about the Spring Festival and why the Chinese New Year is celebrated during this time of the year unlike other …

South Africa and China need more documentaries and films with storylines that people can relate to, a South African filmmaker said on Sunday. Noxolo Bhengu shot a documentary last year in Nanjing, China about her life there. The documentary, titled “The Mould,” will be released mid 2017 on the local …

Ping Ruan, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Johannesburg, South Africa is encouraging Chinese and South Africans to work together and build good relations. Ruan was speaking on the sidelines on January 25 at the pre-celebration event held at the Houghton Golf Club in Johannesburg ahead of …

South African President, Jacob Zuma has wished the Chinese community a happy New Year on behalf government and the people of South Africa. “I am pleased to wish all members of the Chinese Community in South Africa a happy and successful New Year – the Year of the Rooster,” he …

The South African Chinese community  held a pre-celebration function at the Houghton Golf Club in Johannesburg on January 25 ahead of their Spring Festival festivity. Spring festival, commonly known as the Chinese New Year, is commemorated annually during this time of the year according to the Chinese calendar. The extravagant …

Transnet has dismissed reports suggesting its locomotive acquisition programme is in tatters. Media recently reported that new Chinese-manufactured locomotives had hit a stumbling block as technical problems plagued the first of the trains to arrive in South Africa. Transnet said that its locomotive acquisition programme is on track. “China North …

North West government will boost its provincial economy by exporting donkey skin and meat to China for medical purposes including for menopause. According to a South African based newspaper report, quoting NW Premier Supra Mahumapelo, donkey’s skin in China is used to produce medicine that delays menopause in women. A …

Back to South Africa in 1989, people were fighting a battle against the forces of apartheid. They fought on behalf of the whole nation. With the help of South Africa embassy in China, a Mandarin version of The Texture of Shadows, a fictional novel based around a group of such …

Rhulani Safari Lodge in the North West province, Chitwa Chitwa Private Game Lodge in Mpumalanga and Fancourt in the Western Cape were named the world’s best luxury bush lodge, best luxury game lodge and best luxury golf resort, respectively. It was a true battle of the great South African game …

For years, China has been pumping billions of dollars across the African continent to build large-scale infrastructure projects and grant cheap loans in exchange for access to the continent’s natural resources and growing markets. And lately, along with its economic and political engagements, Beijing has also been making significant strides …

Businesses move for lots of reasons and among them is to accommodate growth, save money, get closer to customers or even bolster new ones and this is what Africa Hub is offering to you. Be part of the cream of the crop, this new kid on a block will give …

According to a report on Chinese enterprises in South Africa, China’s investment in SA is significant and has accumulated to about US$13bn and hired about 24,000 local employees. The report, published by South Africa-China Economic and Trade Association (SACETA) in 2015, shows a significant contribution that the Chinese enterprises are …

China’s policy towards Africa has the potential to lift the continent out of poverty if all its contents are implemented accordingly. In the last nine years, the Asian economic giant released two position papers on its policy on Africa, which act as guidelines to its dealings with the continent. The …

Chinese tourism to Africa represents a great potential with South Africa leading the chart as the favourite tourism destination in the continent. The Rise of Africa news website reported in 2015 that South Africa leads the graphic of 10 countries in Africa that are most successful in attracting Chinese tourists …

The number of Chinese immigrants in Africa has risen sevenfold over less than two decades, although most still plan to return home for retirement, according to a recent survey. The Annual Report on Overseas Chinese Study said the African continent was home to more than 1.1 million Chinese immigrants in …

Following his courtesy visit to Asia recently, a South African entrepreneur is hailing praises to China-Africa relations saying it needs to be embraced. Nyaniso Mashabane, a farmer from Johannesburg said he’s impressed with the idea of China befriending African states adding that this was elevated by his experience there. He …

As China and Africa enjoy the fruits of globalization, the United States and Western Europe citizens are scoffing at the movement their governments once championed as a magic bullet to advance development. BACKLASH IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Donald Trump, who won the American election partly with the help of surging trade …

President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China is willing to encourage capable companies to invest in Zimbabwe and expand mutually beneficial cooperation. Xi made the remarks when meeting with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Xi told Mugabe that China appreciates the African country’s firm …

Chinese Associations based in South Africa have petitioned the Democratic Alliance (DA) demanding an apology on the ‘regardless’ behavior from one of their mayors. This follows a trip by the Tshwane Mayor, Solly Msimang to Taipei in Taiwan in December 2016. The trip was received with condemnation from both the …

The Chinese government is currently in a process of consulting the Lesotho government on possible ways to help the Maluti Kingdom with their social and economic dynamics. Chinese ambassador to Lesotho, Dr Sun Xianghua said this during an exclusive interview with NF Online in Lesotho. Ambassador Sun Xianghua, who recently …

The diversity in the cultures around the world is also a result of the mindsets of people inhabiting different regions of the world. Every country has its own traditions and cultures but of all the countries in the world, many have their own ways of practicing their cultural activities. Culture …

Cost is a concern in any business decision, and a move or relocation can cure or create. Africa Hub, which is a business enabler and a brainchild of China Southern Africa Trade & Expo Centre, offers you new and exciting ways to boost your business. They’re offering efficient business spaces …

Prince William on Monday praised China’s decision to ban all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017. The Duke of Cambridge said the move could save elephants from extinction. China, which has the biggest ivory market in the world, made the announcement following a resolution at the …

Research on Google shows that there is so much to gain than to lose when Africans, precisely South Africans, learn the Confucius Chinese language – Mandarin. According to news article posted earlier on NF Online, the learning of the language will assist in various aspects including IN attracting tourism. China, …

The Nigeria Business Chamber in South Africa has agreed in principles that they will be encouraging their members to support Africa Hub. They have also agreed during their meeting with the Africa Hub team that they will also be facilitating a nationwide roadshow in their quest to encourage Nigerian businesses …

A workshop heard on Tuesday that Chinese investors are committed to invest in Africa but are held back by lack of proper information on the continent’s business environment. The Secretary General of Chinese Follow-up Committee for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Amb Lin Songtian said African think tanks and media …

South Africa and China have agreed to enhance cooperation in five key areas including politics, the economy and trade as well as people-to-people exchanges. This comes after various agreements were reached at the sixth plenary session of the China-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC), which was chaired by Deputy President Cyril …

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says cooperation between South Africa and China is leading to new development opportunities for the African continent. The Deputy President said this ahead of hosting Chinese Vice President LI Yuanchao for the 6th Session of the South Africa-China Bi-National Commission (BNC) at Tuynhuys in Cape Town …

No one else but yourself can be able to achieve what you set out to accomplish with your business and Africa Hub is here to make ensure that you succeed. As Africa Hub, we have created a platform for all entrepreneurs and or SMMEs to help them with their business set-ups. …

South Africa and China will look to match – or possibly exceed – Australia’s leading position in underground mine communications and geospatial informatics through the extended mining research partnership between the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT). Wits and CUMT earlier this month …

African business moguls keen to set a footprint in the business world, have an opportunity to do so with Africa Hub as their immediate gateway to achieving their wisdom. With the ever evolving markets, unsteady economic climate and possible global melt-down or recession, it is advisable for the African businesses …

Professor Li Renzhen, Deputy Director of Zhigong Party of Hubei Province in China, visited the cooperation centre of South African Chinese Police in Cyrildene last weekend. The Professor received a warm welcome from Director Wu Shaokang and Deputy Director Chen Yunsheng who then briefed him about the landscape of South Africa. …

South Africa’s Basic Education Department’s Minister Angie Motshekga issued a circular to the national and provincial education authorities informing them that the Chinese language – Mandarin will be taught in local public schools. When issued, the minister said Mandarin will be taught as of January 2016 however that has not …

With the official opening of Africa Hub coming on February 2017, Africa’s entrepreneurs and SMMEs are reminded about the vacant working spaces that are still available at China Southern Africa Trade & Expo Centre in Johannesburg. Africa Hub has 100 vacant 60m2 to 200 m2 flexible studio units available to …

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has welcomed the R150 million Chinese investment at the Dube Trade Port which will build local capacity in the manufacturing of fibre optic cables. Chinese company, Yangtze Optics Africa Cable (YOAC), announced its investment at the Dube Trade Port Industrial Development Zone in Durban. …

Africa Hub is thriving in its quest to boost local entrepreneurs and SMMEs by building solid and reputable relationships with businesses and government authorities across the continent. Recently Africa Hub, through China Southern Africa Trade & Expo Centre – its brainchild, signed a memorandum of agreement with the Soweto-based Lighthouse …

Members of Parliament in the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation, and their Chinese counterparts are looking to foster relations by establishing a China-SA friendship group. National People’s Congress of China Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Ms Zhao Baige, visited the South African national parliament recently and said …

Every business person has ambitions of seeing his brand penetrating the global markets but they sometimes don’t know how to make that a reality. Guess what? Africa Hub is more than willing to direct you penetrate these markets with the close connections it has in the global space especially with …

The key to picking a profitable location is determining the factors that will increase customer volume for your business and Africa Hub has all those factors determined already for your business. Africa Hub, which is located at the China Southern Africa Trade & Expo Centre in Johannesburg, has facilities that …

As a Hong Kong listed company, Taung is acutely aware of the significance of Chinese investment in South Africa. Chinese investors have been steadily building their direct and indirect investments in South Africa during the last decade. And it is not just in mining and minerals. There have also been …

A report released Thursday shows that Chinese enterprises in South Africa are making positive contributions to the socio-economic well-being of the country. According to the report on the development of Chinese enterprises in South Africa unveiled by the South Africa-China Economic and Trade Association, there are more than 300 Chinese …

Why put your business in a stagnant position whereas you can branch out and target new customers and even attract potential investors? You have a chance to do so with Africa Hub which offers you great opportunities to venture out from your own one-zone-area to a wider reach of customers. …

Four modular container clinics donated by the Chinese government will be used to provide healthcare in remote parts of Kenya. The donation made possible by the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is valued at 2.75 million yuan ($400, 000) to the Kenyan government. At …

For a long time you’ve been aspiring to run an effective business but lack of working space has always been your challenge. That can only be a thing of the past if you take advantage of the opportunities that Africa Hub is presenting to you and make your idea prosper. …

Africa Hub is offering South African and African entrepreneurs or SMMEs a new innovative way to expand their brand internationally with close ties with the Chines business community. There are a number of opportunities that can be created by joining the Africa Hub family including but not limited to trade …

Chinese version of award-winning book is launched at the Opening Ceremony. The China-Africa Children Summer Camp opened on December 5 under the theme of “Love in the Sunshine”, bringing together 60 young people living with or affected by HIV from China, Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Held on the grounds …

African entrepreneurs and SMMEs looking to shape and grow their businesses do not need to look anywhere else but at the Africa Hub stable. Africa Hub is a premier business enabler aiming to bring together all entrepreneurs and SMMEs in the continent to work together in the same platform and …

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway, linking the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia’s central province, used to be a major copper export route, as its export routes that ran through then apartheid controlled South Africa were cut off. In 1976, Chinese construction crews …

The first group of frontline tourism staff to be trained in Mandarin have completed the initial phase of their training and are heading to China for cultural learning experiences. The trainees received certificates from Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom at a ceremony held in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The 20 trainees were …

With the high rate of electricity prices, Union Solar is supplying energy efficient solar equipment to help you save electricity for your home and your offices. The shop, which is located on the ground level floor shop # A14 of the China Southern Africa Expo and Trade Centre in Joburg, …

Electronic Wholesale Shop in China Southern Africa Expo and Trade Centre is making shopping fun with their exciting range of products. The shop which is located on the ground floor of the mall is one of the busiest ever with pioneering products. The shop has been operating at the mall …

  Try All Nunu Craftsmen is taking the African tradition craft business to greater heights with their latest designs of art. Try All Nunu Craftsmen design and manufacture light for both outdoor and in-house decorations as well as cutleries. The crafters use animal skins, horns and bones to create their …

  FS Trading at China Southern Africa Expo and Trade Centre has anything you may need for your old classic decorations in your home. The shop has a variety of second hand goods and it is based on the ground level floor shop # C15 since they moved at the …

If you’re looking to make a fashion statement, look nowhere but at Emode Shoes and Fashion based at the China Southern Africa Expo and Trade Centre. The shop boasts Turkish style that in the years has revived the ‘vintage’ style that rocked Mzansi and gave fashion a new direction. Emode …

Combining two models of business to share courier services has proved to be a thoughtful idea for MTRS & Express Worldwide and both are reaping the rewards. The two businesses are providing similar services to both individuals and companies in transporting goods to various destinations. Express Worldwide focuses mainly on …

  Tempest Lighting is the right choice for home decors with extravagant lights made for your home. The shop has lights for both outdoor and indoor settings, according to shop assistance Arlf Sheikh. Tempest Lighting has  acquired about three stores within the China Southern Africa Expo and Trade Centre in …

Metro Systems South Africa has top of the range Eminence Sound Speakers to sooth your car and household sound and they are internationally made. The American manufactured Eminence Speakers are rocking the sound waves at the China Southern Africa Expo and Trade Centre. The shop is the only supplier of …

South African President Jacob Zuma met visiting Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao here on Tuesday, with both vowing to further advance the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Zuma said that South Africa and China are best friends and comrades who are dear to each other like brothers. He …

China plans to train at least 500 aviation personnel from Africa annually as part of efforts to boost the continent’s fast-growing aviation sector. Shu Limei, the commercial councilor for Asia and Africa in Guangdong Province made the pledge at the China-Africa Aviation Forum held in China’s Zhuhai City. “We will …

China and South Africa agreed here on Tuesday to enhance cooperation in five key areas including politics, economy and trade as well as people-to-people exchanges. The agreement was reached at the sixth plenary session of the China-South Africa Bi-National Commission, which was jointly presided over by Chinese Vice President Li …

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday, 22 November 2016 at Tuynhuis, Cape Town, host the Vice President of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr LI Yuanchao, for the 6th Session of the South Africa-China Bi-National Commission (BNC) aimed at consolidating bilateral political, economic and trade relations between the two countries. Relations …

Chinese Embassy in South Africa has posted on their facebook page the remarks by their spokesperson on The Poachers Pipeline released by Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera Investigative Unit released a documentary called The Poachers Pipeline that evoked condemnation from many commentators. The documentary is about a self-confessed criminal Guan Jiang …

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu says a high-level delegation from the province will engage Chinese investors during a global conference on Monday. “On the sidelines of the conference we will engage with potential investors from the Municipality of Shanghai and Province of Guangzhou in order to further consolidate programmes aimed at …

Wei Chelsea, a Chinese employee at the notorious Mpumalanga Massage Parlour owned by a self-confessed rhino poacher Guan Jiang Guang, who fingered South Africa’s State Security Minister  as his accomplice, has denied being involved in the syndicate. Chelsea, who visited the Chinese Community Policing Forum (CPF) in Joburg on November …

Ten South African university students are leaving for China on Friday for a two-week information and communication technology (ICT) training held by Huawei in Beijing. The study program “Seeds for the Future” is being bankrolled by the Chinese ICT giant, Huawei Technologies. This is the first batch of 1,000 South …

China respects some African countries’ decisions to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) and understands their long-standing concerns with the court, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. South Africa submitted a notice to the UN secretary-general requesting to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the ICC. South Africa is the …

In South Africa, Punkah Mdaka is one of the government’s many employees who started to learn Mandarin Chinese. Along with 12 other staff with the Department of Science and Technology, she has a two-hour class every Thursday given by a Chinese teacher who comes to teach at the office building. …

Eskom and the China Development Bank (CBD) have signed an inaugural $500 million (R7 billion) credit facility agreement that will go towards the parastatal’s capital expenditure programme. “The successful execution of this credit facility increases the funding secured for financial year 2016/17 to R51 billion, meaning we have secured 75% …

China-Africa Children Summer Camp opens in Beijing China’s first lady Peng Liyuan called for more social support for children affected by HIV/AIDS at the launch of the Love in the Sunshine China-Africa Children Summer Camp on Friday. Fifty-seven children from China, South Africa, Ghana and Zimbabwe arrived in Beijing on …

Relations between South Africa and China are bringing thousands of tourists in the country‚ raising the need for removing language barriers between the two. Most Chinese people speak Mandarin and the country is the second biggest economy in the world. After South Africa joined the Brics community‚ relations between the …

A heated debate is expected at the upcoming 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Johannesburg as Africa is divided on whether to allow trade on elephant ivory， experts said on Tuesday. …

Renminbi usage for payments in South Africa has increased by 65% over the last 12 months and by 112% over the last 24 months, says global financial messaging services firm SWIFT.   According to the firm, renminbi payment messages, excluding domestic traffic, increased by 70% over the past 12 months. …

On first glance, it seems to be an unlikely friendship. But, as South Africa’s dominant African National Congress (ANC) party lost control Tuesday of economic hub Johannesburg to its main political rival – an event symptomatic of President Jacob Zuma plummeting in recent polls and expectations of a flat-lining economy …

The British press has been devoting acres of coverage to a £1-billion foreign direct investment deal into Sheffield, a former mining town in northern England. Branded as an extension of the “golden era” of relations between Britain and China, the contract between Sheffield and Sichuan Guodong Construction Group has been …

On the 20th of August 2016, a high tea was held at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria to celebrate women and people living with diabetes. The Bongi Ngema-Zuma foundation was founded in the year of 2010. The vision of the foundation is to see a South Africa where diabetes …

Cape Town – The Coega Development Corporation (CDC), has signed the biggest automotive investment deal in Africa in the last 40 years. The R11bn investment is with the Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC) for a completely knocked down (CKD) automotive manufacturing plant in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ). The …

Truck makers, telematics, technologist and logistic business expert came together, to the exhibition of the 2016 truck x conference, to get all the  latest trends involving cars, including the challenges in the local transport sector faced by many motorists. We were also among the media invited at the expo held …

The 2016 edition of the QS University Rankings: BRICS, features a dedicated ranking of the top 250 universities in the five countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These five nations exert significant regional influence, and cumulatively account for 42% of the world’s population. The rankings draw on …

More than 18,000 global leaders, scientists, advocates, and frontline health workers gathered today in Durban, South Africa, for a United Nations-cosponsored international conference on AIDS, to advance knowledge about HIV and build innovative partnerships to strengthen global response to the endemic. “I call for Durban 2016 to mark the commitment …

BRICS members China and South Africa have expressed grave concerns over the renewed fighting in South Sudan’s capital Juba, amid rising fears that the country is returning to civil war. “These shooting incidences threaten to draw back the promising gains made through the compromised Peace Agreement and the recently formed …

William Kentridge’s work Notes Towards a Model Opera was the centrepiece of his first solo exhibition in China. From the origins of ballet in Paris, Kentridge overlays the aesthetic and ideological transformations of ballet as it is transplanted across the globe, an arch of influence juxtaposing contexts as disparate as …

After the successful state visit of Chinese president Xi Jinping to South Africa, the Chinese government donated 4 General Modularized Container Clinics(worth R6 million) to the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government.

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attended an anti-AIDS advocacy activity in Johannesburg on Saturday, pledging to support Africa’s medical and health programs. Peng was here accompanying President Xi for the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.  

Some African countries may seek to renegotiate repayment of existing debts to China as a way of helping their economies hit by lower crude and commodity prices, but will not turn down offers of new loans by the Asian giant at a summit this week. African countries will also seek …

Nuclear energy regulators in South Africa and China have signed a technical cooperation agreement as Africa’s most industrialised economy presses forward with controversial plans to build eight new nuclear reactors. The deal, which includes “licensing procedures, vendor inspections, inspector training and joint inspections and technical support“, was signed last week …

Mandarin will be taught in South Africa next year but those who opt to take it can rest easy as the language will not be examined. Speaking in the Gauteng legislature yesterday, Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi confirmed the subject would be offered but said it would not be compulsory …

Premier Helen Zille and MEC Winde to boost China-Western Cape trade ties Premier Helen Zille and Economic Opportunities Minister Alan Winde will lead a delegation to China to bolster trade and investment between that region and the Western Cape. Premier Zille and Minister Winde will depart for the official visit …

ACP Worldwide has been chosen as the cargo general sales agent (GSA) across South Africa for Air China and will sell capacity on the airline’s first ever non-stop, direct flight between China and Africa. Services will operate from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport three times a week – on a …

Air China announced at its 23 October press conference in Beijing that it will commence the Beijing-Johannesburg direct service on 29 October 2015. In attendance were Ms Rosemary Mashaba, Minister Plenipotentiary at the South African Embassy in China; Mr Wang Mingyuan, Vice President of Air China, Mr Mai Bo, Country …

UnionPay, one of the world’s largest card payments companies, plans to give South Africa’s flagging tourism industry a lift by promoting Cape Town over the year end holidays as a destination to its massive, largely Asia-based cardholders. This could not come at a better time as Chinese tourism to SA …

The Johannesburg Chinese Community Police Forum has received a visitor from the Guangdong Federation of Returned Overseas office in China on Tuesday. Ms Wang visited the office for the time yesterday and after she took a tour around the building, seeing the pictures and awards given to the Chinese CPF, …

South African President Jacob Zuma meets Chinese state councilor in Johannesburg South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma met with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi in Johannesburg on Saturday, ahead of an upcoming summit in the city that President Xi Jinping is also expected to attend. During the meeting, Zuma conveyed cordial …

China will launch hundreds of projects to support developing countries reduce poverty over the following five years, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Saturday at a South-South cooperation roundtable in New York. The “Six 100s” initiative includes 100 projects to reduce poverty, 100 agricultural cooperation projects, 100 projects to promote trade, …

A comparison between June 2014 and June 2015 shows that, with the exception of France, the number of tourists decreased for all the other nine leading overseas countries, according to data released by Statistics SA. China had the largest decrease of 28.4% – from 5 823 tourists in June 2014 …

Johannesburg – China does not have the appetite to colonise Africa, ANC legislature and governance subcommittee member Ayanda Dlodlo said on Monday. “But besides the appetite I think we are a vigilant lot of leaders who will not succumb to any attempts,” she told reporters in Johannesburg during an engagement …

Johannesburg – The United States is trying to destabilise South Africa’s major trading partner, China, the ANC says in documents for its national general council. South Africa’s trade with China surpassed $400bn in the current financial year and the US is trying to rally China’s neighbours against it, the party …

A look at why the Chinese Community Police Forum was formed and how they have curbed the fight against crime in their society. The Chinese community, because of their vast range of businesses they became an easy target to crime. The members of their community were always complaining about crime …

More than 100 dealers and agents from around the world joined China’s electronics manufacturer Hisense in a meeting in Cape Town aimed at bigger share of African market. Statistics show that Hisense televisions and refrigerators have a 20 percent market share in South Africa, ranking second in the industry. The …

South Africa should raise the economic growth rate and promote inclusive growth to win the fight against poverty, inequality and unemployment, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said. “For us as a country, industrialisation is fundamental and we need to move-up the value chain,” Davies said at a two-day Export …

Two Chinese companies operating in South Africa on Thursday reiterated their commitment to Africa’s economic growth and predicted that Sino-African relations are poised for growth. Representatives of FAW Vehicle Manufacturers (SA) and UnionPay, a global leading bankcard service, were contributing to a panel discussion in Johannesburg on Sino-Africa relations. Charles …

The ties between China and South Africa are at the best time in history, with strong development momentum, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma during their meeting in Ufa, Russia on Thursday. The two leaders met ahead of the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization summits …

JOHANNESBURG  – South Africa has ratified two pieces of legislation and nominated two top executives as part of the bank’s management as it gets ready to assume leadership positions at the Brics bank. Former Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni and former Absa executive Leslie Maasdorp have received those nominations. Finance …

A Peking Opera Tour kicked off in Cape Town on Monday, as one of the many events to celebrate the “Year of China” in South Africa this year. The first performance of the tour, which is being led by the Tianjin Delegation Peking Opera Theater, entertained almost 600 lovers of …

Chinese Lion Dance in South Africa

  HARARE, May 1 (Xinhua) — Leaders of 15 southern African countries, ranging from resources-rich Democratic Republic of Congo to the continent’s manufacturing hub South Africa, have adopted a half-a-century strategy to industrialize the region. Experts say the strategy can bring huge opportunities for China-Africa cooperation as Beijing announced earlier …

How are states employing cultural diplomacy in an increasingly interconnected world in shaping understanding between societies while promoting preferential co-operation between nations? Observers of China-South Africa relations will have noticed the increasing reference to the ‘China Year in South Africa’ by officials on both sides. In essence the initiative kicked …

President Jacob Zuma said on Friday that at the end of 2014, bilateral trade between South Africa and China exceeded R270 billion. Zuma said in a speech prepared for delivery at a business forum meeting in China that China’s investment into South Africa is comes at a time where over …

On April 13th, China Week was launched at University of the Western Cape (UWC). Consul General Liang Shugen, Prof. Tyrone Pretorius, Rector and Vice Chancellor of UWC, Mr. Ghalib Jeppie, Director of Department of the International Relations of Ministry of Higher Education and Training, Mr. Hu Jianhua, Chairperson of Cape …

Freight and logistics giant Transnet yesterday signed a R30 billion loan agreement with the China Development Bank (CDB) to fund its long-term programme aimed at renewing its ageing locomotives. The company said it would be drawing the first tranche of R18bn through a grace period that would be perched on …