Daily Archives: Jun 4, 2021

North West Legislature on Municipal Public Accounts poor audit outcomes

North West Legislature SCOPA Resolves to Call MPAC Forums and Municipal Managers to Account on Deteriorating Audit OutcomesThe North West Legislature Standing Committee on Provincial Public Accounts (SCOPA) chaired by Hon. Job Dliso has resolved to cal...

Mass Abductions Becoming Normalized in Nigeria, Experts Say

For weeks now, Niger state in Central Nigeria has remained a hotspot for kidnappings in the country.State authorities said around 70 gunmen on motorbikes carried out an attack on the Islamiyya School on Sunday afternoon. One person was killed during th...

Hope and opportunity for refugee students in Botswana

Under the shade of nodding acacia trees outside the University of Botswana’s School of Medicine, first-year medical students Linda and Xolile*, relax after their final exam – and discuss a future that until recently did not seem possible.The women are ...

40 years into the AIDS epidemic, Africa must embody the spirit of Ubuntu if we are to end AIDS

Forty years ago, on 5 June 1981, the Centers for Disease Control’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report foreshadowed the global AIDS epidemic, which has since resulted in over 75 million HIV infections and 32 million deaths worldwide.Since the 1980s, ...

UNGASS 2021 closes highlighting urgent need to fight corruption to save the environment; spotlights whistleblower protection and role of civil society

Criminal networks involved in crimes that have an impact on the environment, such as wildlife trafficking, illegal logging and illegal mining, use and rely on corruption at every step of their illegal operations. At an event on the margins of UNGASS 20...

Social Development on children’s rights

Children have a right to both parentsMany children in South Africa live without the support of their parents and this compromises their right to protection and care. Some of these children live in child-headed households, youth-headed households, grand...

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses 45th Black Management Forum Dinner, 4 Jun

President Cyril Ramaphosa will today on Friday, 04 June 2021 address the 45th Black Management Forum (BMF) Corporate Update Dinner. To mark the BMF’s 45th anniversary, the Corporate Update dinner is held under the theme “Celebrating 45 years of driving...

North West SCOPA calls Municipal Public Accounts and municipal managers to account on deteriorating Local Government audit outcomes

The North West Legislature Standing Committee on Provincial Public Accounts (SCOPA) chaired by Hon. Job Dliso has resolved to call a Municipal Public Accounts (MPACs) forum to account on deteriorating Local Government audit outcomes. This follows a bri...

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Growing Chinese Demand to Propel Southeast Asian Durian Export Growth

Beijing: Growing Chinese demand for durian is expected to drive export growth from Southeast Asian producers. According to Namibia Press Agency, the Fitch research unit said in a note on Wednesday that it expects growing competition in the durian mar...
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Pain as Seven Month Baby is Stolen While Mother Fetches River Water

Nandi: Police in Nandi are investigating a seven-month-old baby theft incident which happened in a rental property at Kamatargui Estate, a few kilometres from Kapsabet town. According to Kenya News Agency, investigating police are pursuing a suspect...

NCA to Build a Modern Centre for CCID at Konza City

Konza City: The National Construction Authority (NCA) under the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development is set to build a modern Centre for Construction Industry Development (CCID) on 6.4 acres at the Konza Techno-Polis in Macha...

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