insert_link Business / Economics Civil Society weighs in on 2024/25 national budget anticipation Following a meeting last year between the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Ipumbu Shiimi and Civil Society organisations about the 2024/25 Budget, we asked the Executive Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research, Graham Hopwood about his expectations. todayFebruary 28, 2024 17
insert_link Business / Economics Budget Statement for the 2024/25 Financial Year Introduction Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, Fellow Namibians, I have the distinct honour this afternoon to table before the National Assembly the budget proposals for the FY2024/25 and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework for FY2024/25 – FY2026/27 under the theme “continuing the legacy of His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob by caring for the Namibian child”. Before I delve into the details of the budget, I would like to […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 147
insert_link APO International Africa’s Energy Frontiers Draw Chinese Investors As the continent’s largest trading partner, China has played an active role in harnessing Africa’s energy resources and developing critical infrastructure to date. As the country seeks to secure future energy supplies – as well as foster regional diplomacy in the Global South – China has expanded its stakes in strategic, integrated oil and gas developments across the continent. Uniting global investors, suppliers and service providers from the East and […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 7
insert_link APO International Angola: Visit by the Assistant Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) On February 27, 2024, the Assistant Secretary of the USDA, Xochitl Torres Small, visited the Fresmart store in Luanda. The event served to demonstrate and taste US poultry and beef liver in the retail sector. US Assistant Secretary Xochitl Torres Small also assisted an Angolan chef in a brief cooking demonstration at the Fresmart store.Fresmart is a food retail company owned by Newaco Grupo Lda. Fresmart opened its first store […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 5
Oshiwambo Omunashipundi woAU, okwati omupresident Hage Geingob okwa fiyapo omwakwa. Omunashipundi wo Commisi yongonga hangano ya Africa, Moussa Faki Mahamat, okwa lopotwa ali aya konele yomupresident Hage Geingob ko Casa Rosalia, oku popifa omunyekadi woshilongo kwali nale Monica oshoyo ounona. Pefimbo letalelepo laye , Mahamat okwa popya nghene oilyolongo ili yatula Namibia moshikondekifo shoukwao wananghali oshoyo mehangano loilyo longo ya Africa. Okwa hokolola nghene ali amona omito okuya meenghundafana nomupresident Geingob , oo tati okwe mupa oshiholelwa shiwa unene mouwa […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 28 1 4
insert_link Oshiwambo Eenghendabala doku yandja olusheno kovakalimo momudingonoko wa Mahenene moNdangwa ota deende nawa. Elelo lodoropa ya Ondangwa okwa lopotwa la hovela noilonga yoku yandja omayakulo eenghono dolusheno komaumbo efike 153 oo taahangwa momudingonoko wolukanda ledina Omahenene . Eshi osha landula eshi etwikiniko loilonga yolusheno lamanifwa komaumbo efike po 300 tahangwa momudingonoko omo okudja mu January 2024. Omupopiliko welelo lodoropa yaOndangwa , Petrina Shitalangaho-Mutikisha, mee nghundafana odo aninga noikundaneki onghela okwati, omaumbo eli 153 okwa tofwamo nale oku mona ouwa woprojeka, oyo tati oili […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 18
Entertainment Disney’s ‘Iwájú” is a love letter to Lagos New six episode series "Iwájú" is Disney's first collaboration with Pan-African entertainment company Kugali, bringing the audience to a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria. todayFebruary 28, 2024 41
insert_link APO International United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) Clearance makes Ground Safer for Communities in Amadi In Amadi, a village located a few kilometers from South Sudan’s capital, Juba, local communities used to live in fear. Unexploded ordnance—a reminder of past civil wars—littered their ancestral lands making farming impossible and posing risks to women, children, and men as they went about their daily tasks. The United Nations Mine Action Service, however, was quick to respond, once community members alerted them about their dire situation. “Over the […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 1
insert_link APO International Smart Africa’s Digital Academy receives a $20mn grant from the World Bank to expand across Africa The World Bank is partnering with Smart Africa (www.SmartAfrica.org), to scale up the Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) initiative from a national to a regional focus as part of the Western Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (WARDIP), in a bid to advance regional integration of digital markets through a USD 20 million grant for 5 years. This scale up will leverage on the existing SADA implementation and AReg4DT program to […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 13