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Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to support millions amid historic drought and famine fears

Humanitarians are seeking $2.6 billion to assist some 7.6 million people in Somalia this year, the UN and partners announced on Wednesday, together with the Federal and State authorities. Somalia is in the midst of the longest and most severe drought i...

Zanzibar secures market for neglect seaweed

ZANZIBAR, Feb 6 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — NEWLY established Zanzibar Seaweed Company (ZASCO) has secured the market for the Ulva seaweed variety, which was previously disregarded as waste and environmental nuisance.ZASCO Director General Dr Masoud Rashid Moham...

Minister Gwede Mantashe: Investing in Africa Mining Indaba

Opening remarks by the Honourable Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Mr Gwede Mantashe Investing in Africa Mining IndabaProgramme Director,Organisers of the 2023 Investing in Africa Mining Indaba Your Excellencies,Ministers present here today,Dep...

Nigerian Authorities Call For Calm as Citizens Protest Cash, Fuel Shortages

Nigerian Central Bank authorities are calling for calm as citizens march in the streets protesting cash and fuel shortages days ahead of the February 10 deadline when the country will switch to redesigned currency. Protesters asked authorities Friday t...

Western Cape Infrastructure on Blompark development housing opportunities

Blompark development on track to deliver 539 housing opportunitiesWith 150 houses already delivered since the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers turned the first sod in September 2021, residents of Blompark in Gansbaai can look forwa...

Africa: 36.1 million people affected by drought in IGAD region

MOMBASA (Kenya)— About 36.1 million people in the IGAD region have been affected by the current drought situation and are facing heightened levels of food insecurity.The drought is also said to have wiped out an estimated 4.2 million head of livestock,...

Egypt’s Tourism Revenues Hit Record High In Q1 Of FY 2022/23

CAIRO, Feb 3 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt’s tourism revenues rose by 43.5 percent to a record high of 4.1 billion U.S. dollars, in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2022-2023, which runs from July to Sept last year, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said in a s...

South Africa: Gauteng bolster fight against crime with 6,000 young recruits as crime wardens

JOHANNESBURG— The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has welcomed some 6,000 crime prevention wardens in an effort to augment crime fighting efforts made by SAPS and Metropolitan Police Departments.The 6,000 recruits – who are young people – will unde...

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Seedlings Planted at Sikosinyana School to Honour Nujoma

Sikosinyana: In adherence to the Namibian government's call to actively promote tree planting this month to honour the legacy of late Founding President Sam Nujoma, the Sikosinyana Senior Secondary School in the Zambezi Region on Monday planted 12 see...
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Inflation Rate Drops to 3.6 Per Cent in April 2025

Windhoek: Namibia's annual inflation rate for April 2025 stood at 3.6 per cent, a decrease from the 4.8 per cent recorded in April 2024. According to Namibia Press Agency, this information was detailed in the Namibia Consumer Price Index (NCPI) for A...

Nangombe Admits Electrification Progress Slow

Ondangwa: The implementation of Namibia's electrification project is moving at a snail's pace, according to Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Industry. Nangombe said this on Tuesday during an electricity acceler...

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Former PLAN combatants gather to formulate campaigning strategies

Former People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatants based in the Otjozondjupa Region gathered at Otjiwarongo on Wednesday to formulate campaigning strategies for candidates in the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The rect...