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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Month: January 2024

1906 Results / Page 119 of 212

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World

China’s population shrinks for a second year in a row

China's population fell in 2023 for the second year in a row – down by two million, as births and deaths continue to drop. The overall population fell in 2023 to 1.409 billion, down 2.08 million people from the previous year.  Although the economy grew last year slightly faster than the government's target. Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong.

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Brave Warriors make AFCON history

The Brave Warriors made Africa Cup of Nations history by defeating Tunisia 1 - 0 in the team's first match at the tournament in Ivory Coast. The Warriors' first victory was in an Africa Cup of Nations match. Here is the Minister of Sports, Youth, and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero.  

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Health / Medical

WHO calls for urgent regulation of e-cigarettes

The World Health Organisation has issued a call against the alarming rise in e-cigarette use, especially in young children and teenagers. The WHO warns against the tobacco industry’s interest in promoting e-cigarettes as harm-reduction tools while profiting from the sale of both traditional and electronic cigarettes.

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Uganda: Budget Committee rejects Shs10 bn for National Planning Authority offices
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Uganda: Budget Committee rejects Shs10 bn for National Planning Authority offices

Parliament’s Budget Committee has rejected a request for Shs10 billion to construct the National Planning Authority House, urging government to first utilise the former Bwebajja Hotel it acquired to house its entities renting private premises. While scrutinising the budget allocations to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for the 2024/2025 financial year, MPs expressed concern that money was allocated to refurbish the Bwebajja facility along Entebbe Road to […]

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FIFA launches tender processes in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg for media rights to FIFA World Cup 26™ and FIFA World Cup 2030™
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FIFA launches tender processes in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg for media rights to FIFA World Cup 26™ and FIFA World Cup 2030™

FIFA (www.FIFA.com) has launched two invitations to tender (ITTs), one in the Netherlands and the other in Belgium and Luxembourg, for the sale of media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26™ and the FIFA World Cup 2030™. The tender processes will allow FIFA to select the entity, or entities, in the Netherlands, and Belgium and Luxembourg, that are best placed to secure the required transmission and programming commitments with […]

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Africa

AfCFTA to boost regional trade by 80%

More than half of African countries will use the rules of a continental free-trade pact this year as the continent moves closer to fully integrating into a single market. According to Bloomberg News, AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene told a World Economic Forum panel in Davos Tuesday that of the 47 countries that have ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area, 31 will join the trade initiative, up from seven in […]

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Namibia

Education Ministry urges parents to ensure child safety

Ministry of Education Arts and Culture, Executive Director, Sanet Steenkamp, has issued a warning to parents, stressing the importance of ensuring the safety of their children, particularly the younger ones. The warning follows reports of learners either getting lost on their way to or from school or failing to attend altogether.

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Uganda Prisons needs Shs97bn to feed prisoners, build prisons
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Uganda Prisons needs Shs97bn to feed prisoners, build prisons

The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs has indicated that the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) requires Shs79.973 billion to cater for outstanding arrears for prisoners’ feeding accrued by Financial Year 2023/2024. Committee chairperson Hon. Wilson Kajwengye, said this while presenting a report on the National Budget Framework Paper for Financial Year 2024/2025, before the Budget Committee of Parliament on Wednesday, 17 January 2024. According to the committee report, the daily […]

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African Energy Chamber Welcomes Tony B. Moyo as Director to Propel Future Growth
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African Energy Chamber Welcomes Tony B. Moyo as Director to Propel Future Growth

The African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org) is happy to announce the appointment of Tony B. Moyo as a Director within its ranks. Tony brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in senior roles, servicing clients over many decades in the oil and gas industry, strengthening the team at the African Energy Chamber for an exciting era of growth and innovation. Tony will be leading several initiatives at the […]

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