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

Month: February 2024

2023 Results / Page 222 of 225

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Interview Transcripts

Clarifying Misconceptions: MICT Executive Director Audrin Mathe Addresses Allegations on SIM Card Registration and State Surveillance

Date: February 1, 2024/Leonard Witbeen In response to recent allegations circulating regarding SIM card registration being utilized for state surveillance, Audrin Mathe, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, has categorically refuted these claims. The statement made aims to dispel misconceptions surrounding the government's efforts in combating telecoms-aided crimes and emphasizes the crucial role of SIM card registration in addressing criminal activities. "MICT categorically refutes these […]

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World

Guyana, Leading the UN Security Council, Is Not Giving Up on a Ceasefire in Gaza

Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, permanent representative of Guyana, photographed at the country’s mission to the UN, Jan 22, 2023. “We would very much like to see a ceasefire for the people to receive the necessary humanitarian aid,” she said about Gaza in an interview. “We are not at that point yet, and that is really regrettable.” JOHN PENNEY/PASSBLUE By Damilola Banjo via PassBlue The United Nations Security Council’s continuing failure to agree […]

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Interview Transcripts

Energy Ministry’s Response to Oil And Gas Sector Corruption Allegations: A Commitment to Ethical Governance

February 1, 2024/Leonard Witbeen Eshioshange Ten Hasheela, the Chief Public Relations Officer  of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, addressed the circulating allegations of corruption within the Ministry. The statement emphasizes the Ministry's commitment to executing its mandate ethically, without bias, and in accordance with existing legal provisions. Hasheela acknowledged the existence of a letter circulating on social media that makes serious allegations regarding corruption within the Ministry. In response, […]

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Sport

PGA Tour makes deal worth up to $3 bn to create for-profit entity

  The US PGA Tour announced a deal worth up to $3 billion with a group of billionaire sports team owners on Wednesday to create a for-profit entity, PGA Tour Enterprises. The commercial venture partnership with Strategic Sports Group (SSG), under the PGA Tour's control, offers nearly 200 PGA Tour players the chance to become equity holders in the new company launched Wednesday. SSG includes Fenway Sports Group, owners of […]

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Environment

Tropical forests share similar mix of common and rare tree species, study shows

A flowering tree in the Amazon rainforest canopy. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler By Liz Kimbrough via Mongabay A new study has for the first time identified the most common tree species in the tropical forests of Africa, the Amazon and Southeast Asia — and their similarities have surprised scientists. “The [study] shows some uncanny similarities among the world’s great tropical rainforests,” said tropical ecologist Bill Laurance, a co-author of […]

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Interview Transcripts

INTERVIEW: The Need for Strategic Collaboration: McHenry Venaani on One Candidate Opposing Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwa

February 1, 2024/Leonard Witbeen In a recent statement, McHenry Venaani , the President of the Popular Democratic Movement, expressed his views on the proposition of a single candidate opposing SWAPO's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwain the upcoming political landscape. Venaani emphasized the importance of strategic collaboration and the need for a comprehensive coalition formula to make such a proposition a reality. The central idea of supporting a single candidate is sound, according to […]

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Sport

Kaiserslautern beat Hertha to reach German Cup semis

Kaiserslautern eased to a 3-1 victory at fellow second-tier side Hertha Berlin on Wednesday to reach the German Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2003. Two-time winners Kaiserslautern took an early lead in the capital through Jan Elvedi's fifth-minute goal. Richmond Tachie doubled their advantage before half-time. Hertha's hopes of a maiden German Cup were all but ended midway through the second half when Filip Kaloc extended Kaiserslautern's lead […]

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World

More than 40-thousand without water a month on from Noto quake

Tens of thousands of people remain without steady access to water a month on from the deadly earthquake in Japan’s Noto Peninsula. The tremor destroyed 44-thousand homes and killed more than 230 people. About 14-thousand remain evacuees as the region struggles to rebuild reliable access to essentials. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.  

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Namibia

Energy Minister Denies Corruption in Oil and Gas Licensing Amid Scrutiny

Energy Minister Tom Alweendo swiftly denied corruption allegations related to oil and gas licensing off Namibia's coast. The accusations surfaced in a letter attributed to Louis Beauvais, representing TotalEnergies shareholders, addressed to TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne. The ministry's Chief Public Relations Officer, Eshioshange Ten Hasheela, issued an official denial, raising concerns about transparency in Namibia's oil and gas licensing process.  

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