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Month: January 2024

1906 Results / Page 87 of 212

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Eswatini: United Nations (UN) experts commemorate human rights defender Thulani Maseko, deplore lack of accountability for his killing
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Eswatini: United Nations (UN) experts commemorate human rights defender Thulani Maseko, deplore lack of accountability for his killing

One year after the assassination of human rights defender and lawyer Thulani Maseko, UN experts* expressed dismay about the failure to hold his killers to account and demanded an independent international investigation into his death. “Investigations conducted into Thulani’s death have made no substantive progress over the course of an entire year. This is outrageous and creates a climate of impunity and a chilling effect on the human rights movement […]

today22 January, 2024

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Namibia

Teen pregnancy, drugs blamed for high failure rate at Groot Aub

    The principal of Groot Aub Secondary School, Isak de Groot, has said he is disappointed in the high failure rate amongst Grade 11 learners in the 2023 examinations at the school. De Groot in a recent interview with Nampa said out of 45 learners in Grade 11 last year, only three qualified for the Advanced Subsidiary (AS) levels and only six learners qualified for tertiary education. “We are […]

today22 January, 2024

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Business / Economics

Major Belgian factory investment marks development of new harvester set to enhance arable farm efficiency

  World-leading combine harvester to be produced at New Holland’s Center of Harvesting Excellence in Zedelgem, Belgium Machine to be produced on completely renewed assembly line part-funded by government support alongside investment from parent firm CNH Industrial  New CR11 combine extends further the productivity, efficiency and sustainability credentials of the existing world-record-holding CR10.90 In a major development in high-capacity harvesting set to help large farms gather their crops more efficiently […]

today22 January, 2024

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Namibia

Kunene remains optimistic despite disappointing exam results

    Despite disappointing results in last year’s Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) and Advanced Subsidiary (AS) examinations, the Kunene education directorate remains optimistic. Petrus Shipalanga, the region’s interim education director, told Nampa recently there was a modest improvement, as 15.95 per cent of learners qualified for Advanced Subsidiary level compared to 11.3 per cent in 2022. Shipalanga however said more efforts should be made to improve the region’s […]

today22 January, 2024

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Africa

Weaver Press is closing – how one small, brave Zimbabwean publisher made a difference

  By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, University of Oxford With the news that it is to halt operations it’s a fitting time to take stock of Weaver Press in Zimbabwe. The publishing house started small in 1998 and remained small, co-managed by its two full time employees, the husband and wife team of Murray McCartney and Irene Staunton. At the same time as Weaver Press was celebrating its 25th anniversary, McCartney revealed […]

today22 January, 2024

Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian Contributes an Article to Major Tanzanian Newspapers to Expound China’s Vision of Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind
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Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian Contributes an Article to Major Tanzanian Newspapers to Expound China’s Vision of Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind

On January 20, 2024, Ambassador Chen Mingjian’s article titled “Promote the Building of Closer China-Africa and China-Tanzania Communities with a Shared Future” was published by two major Tanzanian English-language newspapers, Daily News and The Guardian. Here is the full text: In 2013, President Xi Jinping chose Tanzania as the first stop of his first visit to Africa, and solemnly declared that “China and Africa have always been a community with […]

today22 January, 2024

Ethiopian teachers harness power of Chinese language to bridge cultures
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Ethiopian teachers harness power of Chinese language to bridge cultures

In the bustling classrooms of special boarding schools across Ethiopia's Oromia region, local Chinese language teachers are engaged in an exciting educational journey, harnessing the power of language to bridge cultures. Fitsum Mussa, who studied Chinese language at Dalian University in China, is one of the pioneer local Chinese language teachers playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of their students while fostering stronger cultural connections between Ethiopia and […]

today22 January, 2024

President El-Sisi Meets the Chairman of the Greek Copelouzos Group
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President El-Sisi Meets the Chairman of the Greek Copelouzos Group

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Chairman of the Greek Copelouzos Group, Dimitrios Copelouzos, in the presence of Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Mohamed Shaker, and a number of senior company executives. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said the President was briefed on progress in the “GREGY Project” for power interconnection with Europe, particularly with the successful incorporation of the […]

today22 January, 2024

Committee delegation visits schools in north west for start-of-school-year readiness
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Committee delegation visits schools in north west for start-of-school-year readiness

A delegation of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education is currently visiting schools in the North West province to assess their readiness for the 2024 academic year. This is part of the committee’s visit to four provinces to assess their readiness for the 2024 academic year. As part of the committee’s draft programme, committee members will engage stakeholders in the education sector to discuss the state of schooling for 2024. […]

today22 January, 2024