Another relocated Cheetah dies in India

Another relocated Cheetah dies in India

India's cheetah reintroduction project has suffered another blow – the death of a 10th cheetah in less than a year. The cheetah, which was brought from Namibia in September 2022, has died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. With the death of Shaurya, seven adult cheetahs and three cubs born in India have died since March 2023. In a statement, the director of the project overseeing the cheetah […]

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World

Senate votes against call for human rights report on Israel-Gaza conflict

The US Senate has rejected a resolution that would have required the State Department to report on human rights violations that possibly occurred, using American equipment in Israel’s war in Gaza. The resolution, which was rejected by 72 votes to eleven, was led by progressive independent Bernie Sanders who said that it was to limit the war’s devastation.

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World

VFS Global wins contract for UK visa services

VFS Global has secured the global contract for overseas UK visa and citizenship services. The company, recognised as a leading provider of visa, passport, and citizen services, has been appointed as the UK Government's visa agent in 142 countries, including Namibia. The UK Government implemented a visa requirement for all Namibian nationals traveling to the United Kingdom, effective from July 2023.

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Namibia

Government promotes education for marginalized communities

Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare deputy director of marginalized communities, Rebekka Namwandi, has encouraged learners from marginalized communities to improve their academic performance through the Namibia College of Open Learning. According to the Namibia Press Agency, only three out of 51 learners in the ministry's program for marginalized communities qualified for tertiary education in the 2023 exams. The ministry provides financial and psychosocial support to learners […]

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Environment

Elton John achieves EGOT status with Emmy win

Music icon Elton John has become the 19th person to become an EGOT, winning all four major entertainment awards: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. He secured EGOT status when his Disney Plus special, Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium, took home the award for outstanding variety special at the 75th Emmy Awards. The Smithsonian Magazine reports that he now has two Oscars, five Grammys, one […]

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Africa

More than 200 starve to death in Tigray

More than 200 people have starved to death since July in Edaga Arbi town, in Ethiopia's drought-hit and war-scarred Tigray region. Local authorities say another 16 have died in nearby Adwa town. According to the BBC, officials in Tigray have warned that the region is on the brink of famine on a scale last seen in 1984, prompting the global fundraising music event Live Aid the following year. The central […]

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APO International

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry addresses the Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement in Kampala

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry stated that it is essential to ensure that the Non Aligned Movement continues to play a significant role in multilateralism, particularly on issues of importance to the global South, when addressing the Ministerial Meeting of the 19 Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that is currently ongoing in Kampala, Uganda from 17 to 18 January 2024. The Republic of Uganda assumed the Chairmanship of the 19th Summit […]

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APO International

UN (United Nations) agency urges ‘all possible support’ for Sudanese civilians

The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday appealed for the international community to provide an urgent boost in funding and commitment to address Sudan’s escalating humanitarian crisis, now entering its tenth month. A staggering six million people have been displaced within Sudan since the war between rival militaries – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RAF) – erupted on 15 April 2023. […]

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Namibia

Gymnasium inaugurates Walvis Bay school

Gymnasium has inaugurated a school in Meersig, Walvis Bay. The Walvis Bay Gymnasium school is affiliated with other Curro campuses, including Windhoek Gymnasium and Oshana Gymnasium. The construction of the school was made possible by Curro, the Government Institutions Pension Fund, Ino Harith Capital, and the Development Bank of Namibia. Here is Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes.

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