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

Month: January 2024

1906 Results / Page 135 of 212

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Africa

Ghana is behind the curve on climate change laws: expert suggests a way to get corporations on board

    By Kikelomo Kila, University of Huddersfield Ghana has introduced some climate change policies and general environmental regulations but has yet to pass a Climate Change Act. This leaves the country without effective legal and regulatory instruments for addressing climate change. Climate change law expert Kikelomo Kila sets out her findings in a recent paper on why Ghana must not follow the “command and control” regulatory approach. Why hasn’t […]

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Environment

Unusual ancient elephant tracks had our team of fossil experts stumped – how we solved the mystery

Elephants communicate underground by generating seismic waves. Anadolu Agency Charles Helm, Nelson Mandela University Over the past 15 years, through our scientific study of tracks and traces, we have identified more than 350 fossil vertebrate tracksites from South Africa’s Cape south coast. Most are found in cemented sand dunes, called aeolianites, and all are from the Pleistocene Epoch, ranging in age from about 35,000 to 400,000 years. During that time […]

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Sport

West Indies look to spring surprise on Australia

      Australia head into the two-Test series against the West Indies beginning in Adelaide Wednesday as the hottest of favourites, but the visitors insist they are ready to shock the reigning world Test champions. For the Australians, the biggest challenge has been deciding on a replacement for veteran opener David Warner, who retired after their win over Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground earlier this month. They have […]

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Sport

Kerber’s Grand Slam comeback a non-event

  Angelique Kerber's Grand Slam comeback ended with a whimper in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday as the new mum crashed out in three sets to Danielle Collins. In her first major following an 18-month hiatus to give birth, the German fought hard but succumbed to the 2022 Melbourne Park finalist 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. The unseeded Collins will now play world number one Iga Swiatek. Collins […]

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World

Trump projected to win Iowa Caucus

Former US President Donald Trump is projected to win the Iowa caucus.Republican voters in the state are the first in the country to have their say about who they want leading the party in November's presidential election. Iowans have been voting despite freezing temperatures. Nick Harper reports from Des Moines, Iowa.

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South Africa

South African Council for Medical Schemes is set to investigate the extravagant costs incurred by 33 medical schemes

The South African Council for Medical Schemes is set to investigate the extravagant costs incurred by 33 medical schemes for hosting annual general meetings. A research report revealed the costs, totaling 29.2- million-rand, as concerning, prompting an in-depth inquiry into contributing factors. Five schemes, including Sizwe Hosmed and Discovery Health, exhibited notably higher spending. The investigation, empowered by the Medical Schemes Act, aims to ascertain causes and to assess if […]

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World

Sunak Says UK Will Not Hesitate To Act Against Houthis

The UK Prime Minister has defended his decision to carry out joint strikes alongside the US on Houthi Rebel targets in Yemen. Rishi Sunak reaffirmed that the UK would not hesitate to act against Houthi targets in response to almost 30 attacks on international shipping in the region, since November. His statement in Parliament on Monday, coincided with reports that a US-owned cargo vessel had been struck by a missile […]

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South Africa

Analyst warns Zuma’s expulsion may expose ANC secrets

SA Political analyst Fikile Vilakazi warns that former president Jacob Zuma, if expelled from the ANC, could expose sensitive information, posing a dilemma for the party. Vilakazi suggests Zuma, involved in apartheid-era intelligence gathering, might hold the ANC “to ransom,” and his revelations could lead to the organisation’s collapse. He says despite reasons to suspend Zuma, the ANC faces challenges. A leaked letter indicating Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s exit from Parliament adds […]

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Namibia

United States has reached an agreement to extend the African Growth and Opportunities Act

The United States has reached an agreement to extend the African Growth and Opportunities Act for an additional 10 years. AGOA provides duty-free access to the American market for over 30 African countries. The current AGOA agreement is set to expire in September 2025, and the extension is contingent on approval from the U.S. Congress. We sought the opinion of Cirrus Capital economist Robert McGregor for his insights on this […]

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