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

Month: February 2024

2023 Results / Page 206 of 225

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Health / Medical

Surge in Syphilis Cases Leads Some Providers to Ration Penicillin

Vials of injectable penicillin in cold storage at the Metro Public Health Department in Nashville, Tennessee. Injectable penicillin is the go-to treatment for syphilis and the only treatment considered safe for pregnant people with the disease. In mid-2023, the health department began rationing the injectable to just pregnant women because of a nationwide antibiotic shortage. Patients who test positive for syphilis and are not pregnant are given an oral antibiotic […]

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Firefighters Make Significant Progress Containing Cape Winelands Fires

The Cape Winelands Municipality reports substantial headway in controlling the fires in Worcester, Wolseley, and Rawsonville. Municipality spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto states that most of the fire lines demanding active firefighting efforts have been successfully contained. However, she notes that the fire line along the Brandvlei mountains toward the prison still exhibits active flames.  

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Liberia: President Boakai makes additional appointments in Government
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APO International

Liberia: President Boakai makes additional appointments in Government

The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has nominated additional officials to positions in government affecting the Ministry of State, the National Port Authority, National Investment Commission, Ministry of Defense, as well as the Armed Forces of Liberia, and the Office of the President.  The nominees include: Madam Mamaka Bility, Minister of State Without Portfolio, Ministry of State Mr. Samuel A. Stevquoah, Minister of […]

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Liberia: President Boakai makes more appointments in Government
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Liberia: President Boakai makes more appointments in Government

The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has nominated additional officials to positions in government affecting the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo Information Services, Monrovia City Corporation, Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Gender Children&Social Protection, and the Roberts International Airport.  The nominees include: Mr. Francis Sakala Nyumalin, Minister, Ministry of Internal Affairs  Mr. Richard F. Ngafuan, Director […]

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Cultural exchanges highlighted at Chinese New Year celebration in Uganda
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Cultural exchanges highlighted at Chinese New Year celebration in Uganda

The fusion of Chinese and Ugandans in a Tai Chi performance here on Sunday at the Chinese New Year celebration was a sign of the deepening people-to-people ties between the two countries. Thousands of Ugandans and the Chinese community thronged Kololo Independence Grounds in the Ugandan capital of Kampala for a "temple fair," a traditional cultural event that features all kinds of Chinese folk art, followed by a gala evening, […]

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Uganda: Policy reversal on livestock vaccination in the offing
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Uganda: Policy reversal on livestock vaccination in the offing

The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Hon. Frank Tumwebaze has said that government is considering a policy reversal on vaccination of livestock, to allow farmers purchase vaccines. The Minister made this revelation while presenting a statement on the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) during the plenary sitting on Thursday, 01 February 2024. Tumwebaze said that whereas the current policy requires government to avail vaccines to […]

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Ambassador Chen Xiaodong Attended the Launch Event for Absa Group’s China Office
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Ambassador Chen Xiaodong Attended the Launch Event for Absa Group’s China Office

On January 31, 2024, Ambassador Chen Xiaodong and South African Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana jointly attended the launch event for Absa Group’s China Office and delivered addresses. Ambassador Chen congratulated Absa Group on the establishment of its office in Beijing. He believed this venture demonstrates the importance the Group attaches to the Chinese market and its confidence in investing in China, and speaks volumes to the sustained rapid development […]

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Joint Statement by Commissioner of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia on urgent funding needs for the ongoing response to food insecurity across the northern highlands of Ethiopia
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Joint Statement by Commissioner of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia on urgent funding needs for the ongoing response to food insecurity across the northern highlands of Ethiopia

The impact of an El Niño-driven drought is ravaging communities in the highlands of Ethiopia. This global climatic event impacted Ethiopia’s summer rains, leading to severe water shortages, dried pastures, and reduced harvest. Millions of lives and livestock are affected, with reports of alarming food insecurity and rising malnutrition. The drought footprint is being felt across Afar, Amhara, Tigray, Oromia as well as Southern and South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region. […]

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