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

Month: May 2024

1807 Results / Page 162 of 201

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Namibia

Republican Party objects WHO pandemic treaty amendments

Republican Party President Henk Mudge is urging the government to request a postponement of the votes on amendments and the New Pandemic Treaty at the upcoming World Health Assembly meeting. Mudge argues that the World Health Organisation's request for countries to accept the amendments to the International Health Regulations does not align with the principles and guidelines of the United Nations.

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Business / Economics

Private sector credit growth slows

Private sector credit extension experienced a sluggish of 1.3% year-on-year in March, reflecting a slowdown from February’s 1.7% year-on-year and a sharp decline from the 3.9% observed in March 2023. This represents the slowest pace of PSCE growth in the last decade. For the first quarter of 2024, the average annual credit growth further softened to 1.8% year-on-year, compared to 3.2% year-on-year in the same quarter of the previous year. […]

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Namibia

Government calls for document submission from Workman’s Compensation beneficiaries

The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation is conducting a payroll audit for workman’s compensation beneficiaries. These funds support civil servants injured on duty or beneficiaries of deceased civil servants. With 310 beneficiaries currently, the Executive Director, Lydia Indombo, stressed the importance of submitting relevant documents by 31 May 2024, warning that failure to do so may lead to the suspension of benefit payments.

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Africa

East Africa braces for more rains

Kenya remains on high alert as Tropical Cyclone Hidaya threatens to dump more torrential rains on East African countries, which recently emerged from three years of historic drought.  The heavy rains have caused deadly flooding and landslides that have killed nearly 400 people across the region since March. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Kenya, Stephen Jackson.

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South Africa

The death toll in George building collapse has risen

Rescue teams in South Africa are searching for survivors after a five-story building under construction collapsed on Monday, killing six people and leaving at least 50 trapped. Officials in the city of George, Western Cape province, say 24 people have been pulled from the wreckage and taken to hospital. BBC Africa further reports that Rescuers heard from 11 more survivors in the ruins of the under-construction building on Tuesday. They […]

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United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) convenes forum to support youth in ending cattle related conflict in greater Kapoeta
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APO International

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) convenes forum to support youth in ending cattle related conflict in greater Kapoeta

[[{"value":"Many parts of South Sudan are affected by cattle raids and ambushes between rival communities, which take a deadly toll on civilian lives, disrupt communal harmony, and perpetuate a cycle of violence. And this has been happening too many times among the Kraal community in the Greater Kapoeta area of Eastern Equatoria. Add to this the high rates of youth unemployment, easy access to firearms and limited opportunities and you […]

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Uniformed personnel in Baggari commit to upholding human rights, rule of law
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APO International

Uniformed personnel in Baggari commit to upholding human rights, rule of law

[[{"value":"As South Sudan’s people and leaders gear up for the country’s first national elections in December this year, much remains to be done to ensure communities fully recover from repeated cycles of violence. Respect for human rights; upholding the rule of law; and strengthened accountability mechanisms are, therefore, more vital now than ever before. In Western Bahr El Ghazal, South Sudan, however, delays in fully implementing transitional security arrangements—as stipulated […]

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