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Reporter’s Notebook: Breezy Regional Capital Belies Horrors of Tigray Conflict

The breezy, cool markets are moderately crowded on Wednesday afternoon, and blue tuk-tuks whiz through the streets. Sidewalk juice and coffee shops are busy, in what appears to be a relaxed regional capital. But it is not long before we notice glimpse...

Tigray Rebels Say They Intend to Fight Until Victory

Shops remained shuttered, some government workers hadn't been paid and the town's main hospital was laid to waste. But the Tigrayan fighters still claimed victory, swaggering through the streets of Hawzen with their guns.It wouldn't last long.Hawzen, ...

Deputy Minister Dikeledi Magadzi and Railway Safety Regulator Board attend rolling stock inspection at PRASA Wolmerton Maintenance Depot in Pretoria, 9 Jun

Deputy Minister of Transport and RSR Board to attend rolling stock inspection at the PRASA Wolmerton Maintenance Depot in PretoriaMembers of the media are hereby invited to join the Deputy Minister of Transport, Ms Dikeledi Magadzi and the Board of Dir...

Some Namibian Tribal Chiefs Accept $1.3 Billion German Compensation Offer

A group of traditional chiefs in Namibia said Thursday they have accepted an offer of compensation by Germany and a recognition that the colonial-era massacre of tens of thousands of their people in the early 20th century was genocide.Germany pledged l...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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Agriculture Ministry Directed to Prepare for Potential Locust Outbreaks

Windhoek: The Cabinet has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform to initiate community awareness efforts regarding the outbreak and management of locusts and other pests. This directive was announced by Minister of In...
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Vice-President Assesses Works at Luau Photovoltaic Plant

Luanda: The Vice-President of Angola, Esperan§a da Costa, assessed on Thursday, the construction works of the Luau Hybrid Photovoltaic Plant, located in the eastern province of Moxico, which will have a production capacity of more than 32.2 MW of ener...

Mixed Reactions as NEMA Rolls Out Uhuru Owino Remediation Process

Mombasa: The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) today embarked on a remediation and restoration initiative in Uhuru Owino, an area that has long suffered from the effects of lead poisoning. However, the process has sparked mixed reaction...

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