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

Month: February 2024

2023 Results / Page 18 of 225

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South Africa

South African Minister of Defence, Thandi Modise, Denies Resignation Amid False Reports

Thandi Modise, the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans in South Africa, has strongly refuted rumors suggesting her resignation. She dismissed the claims as fake and nonsensical, particularly addressing an article by Opera News Hub alleging her departure from the cabinet and resignation from the ANC to join the newly-formed uMkhonto we Sizwe Party associated with former president Jacob Zuma. Modise condemns these reports as barbaric acts of wedge drivers, […]

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Namibia

Guarding Against Bank Fraud: Bank Windhoek Forensics Manager Exposes Top Threats

Bank Windhoek's Forensics Services Manager, Johnny Truter, highlights prevalent bank fraud tactics to boost public awareness. These include Account Takeover, where fraudsters use phishing to gain control of online accounts, and Social Engineering, exploiting emotions to extract sensitive information. Call center fraud involves deceiving representatives, while Credit Card fraud exploits stolen information for online purchases. Electronic Funds Transfer fraud relies on scammers posing as trusted entities for urgent transfers. He […]

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World

Small Countries Are Crucial for the UN’s Long-Term Survival, and Singapore Leads the Way

Burhan Gafoor, ambassador of Singapore to the United Nations, photographed at the country’s mission, Feb. 12, 2024. Gafoor has over decades corralled resources and knowledge for small countries “to use their voice and UN votes effectively,” the author writes. The coalition is now poised to assert itself vigorously in negotiations leading to the Summit of the Future in September. The goal of that gathering, at the UN, is to revitalize […]

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Environment

We’re losing species faster than we can find them

De Winton’s Golden Mole, found in June 2021. Photo courtesy of JP Le Roux. By Liz Kimbrough via Mongabay “We did it!” Doka Nason shouted as he stared at the screen of a camera trap in Papua New Guinea. He and his team had just captured a long-sought image: that of the black-naped pheasant-pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis insularis). Believed to be extinct, this rare ground-dwelling bird was photographed as part of […]

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Environment

U.S. natural gas expansion would surrender world to fatal warming

Specially designed vessels are required to transport LNG, which needs to be cooled to minus 162 °F (minus 260° F) in order to liquify and compress the gas while in transit. At destination terminals, the LNG is returned to its gaseous state and carried via pipeline to distribution companies. Image by photozou.jp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.1 JP). By Shanna Hanbury via Mongabay As U.S. politicians, the oil industry and environmental […]

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Africa

Norwegian salmon farms gobble up fish that could feed millions in Africa

A salmon farm in Finnmark, Norway. Image by Ninara via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). By Francesco De Augustinis via Mongabay Norwegian salmon farms are taking huge amounts of wild fish from West Africa, mining the food security of the region, according to a report from the U.K.-based NGO Feedback. The analysis comes as the industry faces a wave of public opposition after revelations of high mortality rates and the sale of fish […]

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DA Highlights South Africa’s Electricity Infrastructure Theft Crisis, Urges Government Action

The Democratic Alliance states that South Africa is grappling with a crisis of electricity infrastructure theft, contributing to intensified load-shedding. The Department of Public Enterprises revealed that between 2018 and last year, there were over 44,000 reported cases of theft and vandalism, averaging 24 incidents daily. Transformers alone suffered 232 thefts, resulting in an 18-million-rand loss. Despite efforts, including Police Minister Bheki Cele's task teams, the DA's Mimmy Gondwe asserts […]

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