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

Month: February 2024

2023 Results / Page 195 of 225

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South Africa: Member of the Executive Council Sharna Fernandez conducts oversight visits at South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) offices
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South Africa: Member of the Executive Council Sharna Fernandez conducts oversight visits at South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) offices

On 02 February 2024, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, visited different SASSA offices in Cape Town. These oversight visits follow last month’s reports of at least 150 000 SASSA grant beneficiaries not receiving their payouts for January. SASSA is a national agency of the South African government, yet the Western Cape Department of Social Development (WCDSD) receives regular complaints and queries about SASSA from beneficiaries in the […]

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Kenya: Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Champions Universal Health Coverage Advocacy at Kakamega Prayer Service
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Kenya: Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Champions Universal Health Coverage Advocacy at Kakamega Prayer Service

Health CS Nakhumicha S. Wafula joined H.E. President William Ruto for an Interdenominational Prayer Service in Kakamega County and commended the Head of State for leading the charge in realizing Universal Health Coverage, ensuring all Kenyans access quality and affordable healthcare.  Additionally, she seized the opportunity to enlighten congregants on the Social Health Authority. This initiative will replace the 57-year-old National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) with the progressive Social Health […]

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Sport

Singapore to review F1 deal amid corruption probe

  The Singapore government will review the terms of its Formula One Grand Prix deal after its former transport minister was charged with corruption, an official said Monday. S. Iswaran resigned in January after being charged with 27 offences in a rare top-level graft probe in the city-state. The case has also ensnared billionaire hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng, credited with helping to bring F1's first night race to Singapore […]

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Namibia

Erongo Region Governor Urges Namibians to Uphold President Geingob’s Inclusive Legacy

Erongo Region Governor Neville Andre Itope has issued a heartfelt call to the Namibian nation to carry forward the late President Hage Geingob's legacy of inclusivity, emphasizing the importance of not leaving anyone behind. As the nation mourns the passing of President Geingob, Itope underscored the significant loss not only to the late leader's family but to the entire country. Governor Itope highlighted President Geingob's noteworthy contributions to Namibia's independence […]

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South Africa

DA Leader Celebrates Initial Victory Against ANC’s Race Quotas Act

DA leader John Steenhuisen expresses satisfaction as the party, in collaboration with civil society partners, achieves an initial triumph in their ongoing opposition to the ANC's Race Quotas Act. Steenhuisen notes that Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has been compelled to release revised draft regulations for the implementation of the Employment Equity Amendment Act, commonly referred to as the Race Quotas Act, signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa […]

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World

US raids in Iraq and Syria: How retaliatory airstrikes affect network of Iran-backed militias

The headquarters of an Iranian-linked group in Anbar, Iraq was among the sites targeted by U.S. bombers. Hashd al-Shaabi Media Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images Sara Harmouch, American University and Nakissa Jahanbani, United States Military Academy West Point U.S. bombers struck dozens of sites across Iraq and Syria on Feb. 2, 2024, to avenge a drone attack that killed three American service members just days earlier. The retaliatory strikes were the […]

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South Africa: Statement by the Presiding Officers of Parliament on the Passing of the President of Namibia
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South Africa: Statement by the Presiding Officers of Parliament on the Passing of the President of Namibia

The Presiding Officers of Parliament deeply mourn the passing of His Excellency Dr. Hage Geingob, the President of the Republic of Namibia. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of the Republic of Namibia during this profoundly difficult period. President Geingob was a prominent figure in the struggle for independence from apartheid-era South Africa who later became Namibia's first prime minister and subsequently served as its […]

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Sudan: Urgent response needed amid high death rates and malnutrition crisis in North Darfur
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Sudan: Urgent response needed amid high death rates and malnutrition crisis in North Darfur

Emergency malnutrition thresholds reached in Zamzam camp where an estimated one child is dying every two hours; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls for urgent, mass mobilisation of international community to save lives. A rapid nutrition and mortality assessment carried out by MSF reveals that a catastrophic situation has unfolded in Zamzam camp, North Darfur, since the conflict in Sudan began in April 2023. All emergency thresholds for malnutrition have been reached and MSF is calling […]

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