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

Month: April 2024

1813 Results / Page 160 of 202

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Africa

Ferry Sinking off Mozambique’s North Coast Claims Over 90 Lives

Tragedy struck off the north coast of Mozambique as a ferry carrying more than 130 individuals, including children, sank, resulting in over 90 fatalities. Authorities report that the vessel, a converted fishing boat en route from Lunga, encountered distress while attempting to reach an island in Nampula province. Amid the disaster, only five individuals have been rescued. Jaime Neto, Nampula’s Secretary of State, reveals that many passengers sought to flee […]

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Africa’s stadium boom can be used to build prosperity beyond sports

  By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency   Africa continues to strategically fortify its sports infrastructure, especially stadiums, not only to nurture its abundant talent but also to harness the lucrative economic potential of the sector. Morocco is currently on track with the development of a massive 115,000-seater stadium as it prepares to host the 2030 World Cup, jointly with Spain and Portugal. Last month, the country’s National Agency for […]

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Twin rate cuts set Mozambique apart as African currency rally

    By Seth Onyango, bird story agency   Mozambique’s central bank has decisively cut its benchmark lending rate to 15.75% from 16.5%, setting a precedent as the first African country to slash rates twice in 2024. The move highlights Maputo’s aggressive push for economic growth amid a wider trend of cooling inflation and currency stability against the US dollar across Africa. Rate cuts in the southeastern African nation, prompted […]

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Environment

Microplastics in Nigeria’s Osun River: new study flags alarmingly high levels

The Osun River in Nigeria has high levels of microplastics in its water, sediment and fish. Gideon Idowu, Author provided Gideon Idowu, Federal University of Technology, Akure The Osun River is one of the major rivers in southern Nigeria. It flows from its source in Ekiti State, through several states, before emptying into Lagos state’s Lekki Lagoon. It is an important source of water for the communities that live around […]

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Africa Data Centres and DPA Southern Africa (SA) breaks ground on solar farm in Free State
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Africa Data Centres and DPA Southern Africa (SA) breaks ground on solar farm in Free State

[[{"value":"Africa Data Centres (www.AfricaDataCentres.com/) and DPA SA have broken ground on their solar farm in the Free State; The first phase will see power getting wheeled to its CPT1 facility; The second phase will see power being supplied to JHB1 and JHB2 once wheeling agreements with relevant municipalities conclude. Africa Data Centres, a business of the Cassava Technologies group, is pleased to announce that it has broken ground on the […]

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World

Facing enormous pressure at home and abroad, how much longer can Israel continue its war in Gaza?

      By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set a high bar for victory right at the start of the Gaza conflict: the complete destruction of Hamas and freedom for all of the approximately 250 hostages taken by the group during its raid into Israel on October 7 last year. He has doubled down several times on these objectives. During a media conference in […]

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Africans showcase the continent’s athletic supremacy at the World Cross-Country Championships

    By Stephen Granger, SPNA   If you want to get a sense of the level to which African runners dominate distance running right now, look no further than the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, held this year in Belgrade, Serbia. From Kenya to South Africa, Uganda to Ethiopia, different cross-country athletes from the continent recorded remarkable performances. Formerly known as the International Cross Country Championships, the annual event […]

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Young Kenyans are not finding work: how universities can do a better job of training entrepreneurs

    By Renson Muchiri Mwangi, KCA University; Judy N. Muthuri, University of Nottingham, and Mohsen Gul, University of Cambridge   Kenya’s long-term development blueprint, Vision 2030, envisions an empowered youth driving economic growth. The focus on its young population (aged 15–34) is apt given that the median age of the country’s population of 55 million is around 20 years. This has led to a succession of policies and strategies […]

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South Africa’s conservation model: why expanding the use of biodiversity to generate money is a good idea

    By Hayley Clements, Stellenbosch University; Alta De Vos, Stellenbosch University, and Matthew Child, University of Pretoria   South Africa’s government is calling for public comments on an updated version of its existing biodiversity economy plan. The National Biodiversity Economy Strategy aims to conserve biodiversity while also contributing to job creation and economic growth. It proposes to do this by promoting sustainable use of the country’s natural resources. The strategy […]

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