THIS WEEK

 

20-22: Finance Magnates Africa Summit (Sandton)

 

21: SA's Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will interview Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya for the position of Chief Justice, which Raymond Zondo will vacate in August. Maya, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s sole nominee for the country’s top judicial office, was the favourite in February 2022 when four candidates were interviewed, an occasion that marked yet another low point for the JSC (Johannesburg).

  

21-23: Mega Clima Nigeria. Exhibiting countries include US, Japan, South Korea, Lebanon, China, Kuwait, UAE, Ghana, India, Ukraine, France, Germany, South Africa, UK, Turkey, Israel, Spain, Italy and Bulgaria (Lagos).

  

23: A South African national, arrested for allegedly stabbing people aboard a cruise ship in Alaska earlier this month is expected to appear in a court in Juneau in Alaska. Ntando Sogoni, has been remanded in custody after making his initial court appearance on 9 May.

  

24: Africa’s largest live online peace meditation led by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (www.imeditateafrica.org)

 

24-25:  Benin will host the first International Summit of the Global Network of Women Who Make a Difference. It will bring together participants from at least 20 African and European countries (Cotonou).

 

OTHER

 

* The UN Support Mission in Libya has called for the immediate cessation of hostilities in the town of Zaouia. It said it was closely monitoring the intermittent clashes which broke out early on Saturday in Zaouia, 45km west of Tripoli, resulting in casualties, including civilians.

 

* Prosecutors in France have opened an investigation into TotalEnergies to establish whether the energy giant can be charged with involuntary manslaughter linked to an Islamist militant attack on its facilities in Mozambique. It follows a legal complaint lodged by survivors and relatives of people who died in the attack. They accuse the company of failing to protect subcontractors and not adequately assisting with evacuations – claims the company categorically rejects.

 

* Applications are open for the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in June. The flagship programme of the Young African Leaders Initiative, empowers young African leaders through academic coursework, leadership training, mentoring, networking, professional opportunities, and local community engagement. The fellowship, which is in its 10th year, brings 25 to 35-year-old innovators and leaders from sub-saharan Africa to the US for training. The six-week programme will give participants the opportunity to interact with US leaders in business, government and non-profit organisations, and network with other young leaders from sub-saharan Africa and the US.