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Al Ahram Weekly (excerpt: Interview: Squaring Cairo's old and new) Prominent architect and conservationist Soheir Zaki Hawas explains to Al-Ahram Weekly that urban development and heritage preservation can be reconciled, even in a growing city like Cairo Hawas It was with a sigh of relief that Egypt’s heritage preservation community...
Cairo Eye: Egypt aims to build the largest tourist wheel in Africa Cairo will soon boast an imposing new landmark that will be the largest tourist wheel on the continent and one of the biggest in the world. Egypt’s newest attraction will be a mighty tourist wheel that will be on par with the London Eye and other famous ferris wheels around the world. The country will launch its own giant tourist wheel in 2022. Egypt’s version of the London Eye to have pride of place in the city of Cairo. The wheel is set to be the fifth-largest ferris wheel in the world, after London, Dubai, Las Vegas and...
'Unjust': Egypt's property registration plans face popular backlash Millions of homeowners in Egypt could be forced to pay three percent of their property's market value or lose access to water and electricity Up to 95 percent of properties in Egypt are unregistered, according to the minister of justice (Reuters/file photo) By Published date: 1 March 2021 14:48 UTC | Last update: 3 weeks 4 days ago "Angels don't enter homes unregistered in the Property Registration Office," is a joke cracked by Egyptians about their government's plan ...
Henley MBA student Collen Mashawana is helping build communities during a pandemicThere are many aspects to the Henley Executive MBA that make it stand out from every other MBA programme offered on the continent, not least the fact that it is the only international MBA offered in South Africa. But there are two other aspects that are extremely close to Henley Africa dean and director Jon Foster-Pedley's heart: serving the community and active learning. Issued by Henley Business School Judgment confirms importance of disclosure of records in litigationIn a recent case where a claimant for dama...
City of Cape Town opens second electric vehicle charging stationThe City of Cape Town (CoCT) has opened its second public electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The station is situated in the parking area of the Somerset West Civic Centre. "E-mobility offers the city and its residents an opportunity to create a healthier, more inclusive metro. As a proactive climate change response, it will help enable our Covid-19 recovery," said the CoCT in a statement. SABC's Noxolo Grootboom announces retirementNoxolo Grootboom has announced her retirement after working for the SABC for 37 years. The pu...