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

Month: February 2024

2023 Results / Page 185 of 225

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Sport

Australia take just 6.5 overs to destroy woeful West Indies in 3rd ODI

    Australia needed just 6.5 overs to thrash a woeful West Indies by eight wickets in an embarrassing end to their one-day international series in Canberra on Tuesday, with Jake Fraser-McGurk slamming 41 off 18 balls. The hosts won the first game in Melbourne by eight wickets and the second in Sydney by 83 runs to clinch the series, with the West Indies playing for pride. But after Australia […]

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Internet Safety: Children show Caution when Interacting with people they don’t know Online but want Greater Protection – Preliminary Research Findings

APO International

Internet Safety: Children show Caution when Interacting with people they don’t know Online but want Greater Protection – Preliminary Research Findings

Children routinely interact with people they don’t know online and respond with caution when approached, but they want tech companies and governments to do more to keep them safe according to preliminary research findings released on Safer Internet Day. The research was conducted by the Young&Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University and Save the Children and was funded by the online safety investment vehicle Safe Online as part of […]

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Environment

‘A deeply troubling discovery’: Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limit

  By Malcolm McCulloch, The University of Western Australia   Global temperatures have already exceeded 1.5°C warming and may pass 2°C later this decade, according to a world-first study I led. The worrying findings, based on temperature records contained in sea sponge skeletons, suggest global climate change has progressed much further than previously thought. Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions drive global warming. Obtaining accurate information about the extent of the warming […]

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Science & Technology

South Africa’s internet space is getting hotter

    By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency   A surge in internet connectivity and speeds will amplify opportunities within South Africa's already flourishing digital economy, executives in the sector believe. Africa-focused news platform Innovation Village reported the 2Africa subsea cable project is expected to be operational in the Rainbow Nation in 2024. “We expect 2Africa West and 2Africa East to be live by the end of the year,” David […]

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Africa

Somalia’s rekindled aviation industry

  By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency   The recent opening of Somalia’s first plane maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility is the latest indicator of the country’s efforts to revive a civil aviation industry that collapsed more than 30 years ago. Christened the Blue Hangar, the facility in Mogadishu is a key step towards an independent industry, according to local officials, as it offers local flight maintenance capabilities. […]

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Namibia

Chief Johannes Isaack Conveys Condolences on behalf of Nama Nation

Chief Johannes Isaack, head of the Hai-|Khaua Traditional Authority and Chairman of the Nama Traditional Leaders Association, expressed heartfelt condolences to former First Lady Monica Geingos, the children, family, and the entire nation following the passing of President Hage Geingob on Sunday. Addressing a press conference, Isaack conveyed condolences on behalf of all Nama clans, expressing sorrow and sympathy for the loss. The NTLA extends its deepest sympathies to President […]

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South Africa

Cholera Cases Emerge in South Africa, Health Minister Urges Vigilance

South Africa's Health Minister, Joe Phaahla, reports 46 suspected cholera cases and five laboratory-confirmed cases from January 1st to the present. Among them, three cases are linked to neighboring Zimbabwe's ongoing cholera outbreak. Highlighting concern, Phaahla notes two cases in Limpopo involving an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old with no travel history, indicating potential local transmission. Urging public caution, he emphasizes the importance of hygiene practices to mitigate the risk of […]

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Health / Medical

Thirty years of rural health research: South Africa’s Agincourt studies offer unique insights

    By Stephen Tollman, University of the Witwatersrand and Kathleen Kahn, University of the Witwatersrand   In 1992 a group of academics from the University of the Witwatersrand introduced a health and socio-demographic surveillance system in remote, rural South Africa to track and understand health and wellbeing in these environments. This initiative built on pioneering work by a Wits team to establish a health systems development unit in a […]

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