Phillips SA Light Bulb Factory
and the factory goes to.... Lesotho. It seems official that the factory will be built. AllAfirca story here.
More details from iafrica.
Weekly trade journal Engineering News reported that construction of the facility has already begun in Maseru and the first bulbs are expected to be released to South African and other African markets in September.
The plant was expected to create between 400 and 500 direct jobs and additional work in South Africa associated with the transport, shipping, packaging and components production.
SA Tourism Numbers True Lie
Apparently refugees from Lesotho looking for work are not tourists as they have no money... Details here.
"This is very unfortunate," said Koblmiller. "Every day we read reports that nearly nine million tourists are coming to South Africa every year, when, in fact, the numbers of true tourists from Europe, Asia and the Americas are declining."
One visa nine countries? Sure. Full details here.
The nine member states, which had signed the protocol on the free movement of citizens were Botswana, the DRC, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Aides admitted Harry was "bitterly disappointed" by the charity's performance and said he desperately wants the money to help orphans he met in the southern African country of Lesotho.Story here.