insert_link 2 Namibia Education Ministry announces exam results release date The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture will release the results for the Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary Levels exams by 12 January 2024. Results will be available online and in media publications. Executive Director Sanet Steenkamp says systems are in place to address concerns of students unhappy with their grades. todayDecember 12, 2023 180 2
insert_link Namibia Vice President Mbumba calls for expanded job opportunities for the youth Vice President Nangolo Mbumba is calling on the public and private sectors to open up employment opportunities not only for National Youth Service graduates but also for university graduates. Mbumba says the government recognises the plight of the youth and the many challenges they face, such as a lack of skills and high unemployment. According to the Vice President, the government has prioritised addressing these challenges through various institutions. todayDecember 12, 2023 45
insert_link APO International FIFA President hails “highly productive and impactful” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) partnership at global anti-corruption summit Gianni Infantino tells major conference FIFA (https://www.FIFA.com) collaboration with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has “achieved a lot”; the two organisations first signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2020; FIFA President vows to continue working in tandem to protect football’s integrity. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) 10th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United […] todayDecember 12, 2023
insert_link APO International South Africa: African Development Bank approves $300 million for energy governance and climate resilience The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $300 million loan to South Africa to implement its Energy Governance and Climate Resilience Programme. The Programme prepared in collaboration with other development partners including the World Bank and KfW Development Bank (KfW), will help advance South Africa’s energy transition. It will spur economic growth by furthering structural reforms to restore energy security, promote private sector participation […] todayDecember 12, 2023 8
insert_link APO International First finalists for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2023 revealed FIFA (www.FIFA.com) has announced the finalists in the women’s and men’s goalkeeper categories; Winners will be crowned on Monday 15 January 2024 in London, England; More finalists will be announced soon as the final FIFA tournament of a successful 2023 – the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™ – continues in Jeddah. FIFA has announced the finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper and The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper […] todayDecember 12, 2023 2
insert_link Africa Africa Visa Openness Index 2023: Progress in visa openness in Africa to ease cross border travel, boost trade, investment and regional integration Rwanda becomes latest African country to offer visa-free access to all Africans; continent has bounced back from setbacks due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Download document: https://apo-opa.co/3RegmVo Africa is making strides in its visa openness policies boding well for cross border travel, ease of movement and trade in 2024 and beyond. The Africa Visa Openness Index 2023, published on Tuesday, reveals much progress since the seventh edition of the report […] todayDecember 12, 2023 16
insert_link APO International FIFA Museum announces new acquisitions and the opening of a FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ showcase From 12 December, the World Cup Gallery at the FIFA Museum in Zurich will feature an exciting addition: The showcase of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia&New Zealand 2023TM (www.FIFA.com), a celebration of women’s football that offers visitors a glimpse of some of the standout objects collected by the FIFA Museum during the recent tournament. The FIFA Museum, the home of international football history, heritage, and culture, is proud […] todayDecember 12, 2023 2
insert_link APO International Conference of the Parties (COP28): African Development Bank, international partners commit to Climate Resilient Debt Clauses The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) announced its adoption of climate resilient debt clauses (CRDCs) today, joining major creditors and international development banks at a COP28 session organized by the UK, Barbados and the InterAmerican Development Bank under the auspices of the Bridgetown Initiative (https://apo-opa.co/3NqrEVn). Borrowing nations will get a debt payment respite up to two years when disasters strike. Seventy-three countries worldwide (https://apo-opa.co/41qNT3l), including many of the most climate […] todayDecember 12, 2023
insert_link APO International Afrobarometer inaugural presence at Conference of the Parties (COP28) amplifies African voices on climate change and spurs climate action collaboration Afrobarometer (https://www.Afrobarometer.org) delivered African citizens’ demand for urgent climate action to the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) last week, underscoring the commitment of the continent’s leading survey research organisation to integrating African perspectives into the global climate discourse. Speaking to key climate change stakeholders gathered in Dubai, Afrobarometer Director of Communications Nafissatou Diouf and Knowledge Manager Josephine Sanny shared recent survey findings showing widespread concern and support for climate […] todayDecember 12, 2023 1