insert_link South Africa Cape Town’s current fire season has been deemed the worst in the city’s history. Cape Town's current fire season has been deemed the worst in the city's history. Speaking during the commemoration of Firefighters Day, Cape Town's mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, noted that firefighters have responded to over six-thousand fires this season. Thousands of firefighters from various districts and organisations have been mobilised to contain fires, with thousands of litres of water used. Smith commended firefighters for their diligence: […] todayMay 6, 2024 8
insert_link World Donald Trump’s former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks has taken the stand at the former president’s hush money trial. Donald Trump's former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks has taken the stand at the former president's hush money trial. Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records in an attempt to influence the results of the 2016 election. Ira Spitzer has more from outside the court in Manhattan where the trial is taking place. todayMay 6, 2024 14
insert_link Namibia Media Trust Director Advocates Sustainable Journalism on World Press Freedom Day Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis," Director of the Namibia Media Trust, Zoé Titus, urges journalists, policymakers, and the public to adopt the principles of sustainable journalism. She also commends late President Hage Geingob for his support of press freedom and calls on Namibia to reaffirm its membership in the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. Titus also paid tribute to journalists who work in dangerous environments around the world. […] todayMay 6, 2024 19
insert_link APO International Koen happy with final product in win over Cameroon [[{"value":"Springbok Women head coach Louis Koen expressed his satisfaction with his team’s 55-0 victory over Cameroon in a windy Stade Makis in Antananarivo, Madagascar on Saturday, opening their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup account with a full house of points. Koen had high praise for the way the team kept hammering away at their opponents despite the difficult conditions and applauded his bench players for exploiting the gaps when they finally […] todayMay 4, 2024 3
insert_link APO International The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) on a mission in Côte d’Ivoire to disseminate Community Provisions on Competition and Consumer Protection [[{"value":"A delegation from ECOWAS/ERCA led by Mrs Massandje Toure-Litse, Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, accompanied by the Executive Director of ARCC, Dr Simeon Konan KOFFI and representatives of the National Competition Commission, held an information and a sensitisation session with national stakeholders about Community provisions on competition and consumer protection, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on 29 and 30 April 2024. While in Côte d’Ivoire, the ECOWAS mission met with […] todayMay 4, 2024 6
insert_link APO International Big clashes lined up in Women’s Premier Division [[{"value":"An exciting round of clashes awaits the eight Women’s Premier Division teams on Saturday where two teams, the Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames, will look to continue their dominance after winning all three of their opening matches. The action will continue this weekend in Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Hermanus, while one of the matches will play out at one of the country’s top stadiums, Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban, […] todayMay 4, 2024 4
insert_link APO International Kenya: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant to the Administrator Dina Esposito Attends the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi [[{"value":"Assistant to the Administrator (AtA) and Feed the Future Deputy Coordinator for Development Dina Esposito will attend the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summitin Nairobi, Kenya. While there, she will deliver remarks on U.S. efforts to strengthen food security and meet with foreign officials, other donor government leaders, and implementing partners to discuss the United States’ support in helping African countries adapt to the accelerating impacts of climate change on food […] todayMay 4, 2024 8
insert_link APO International Kenya: Government Adopts Holistic Flood Mitigation Approach [[{"value":"The government is rolling out robust measures to mitigate the effects of floods in the country, President William Ruto has said. The President said the government has adopted a “Whole of Government Approach” to ensure an effective response to the crisis following meteorological reports forecasting increased rainfall. He said Cabinet Secretaries will spearhead disaster response and mitigation efforts across the country. “Consequently, ministries, departments and agencies are directed to work […] todayMay 4, 2024 9
insert_link APO International Kenya Lionesses Squad for Rugby Africa Cup named [[{"value":"Kenya Lionesses Fifteens Coach Paul Murunga has named the 28 woman Lionesses squad to this year’s Rugby Africa Women’s Cup taking place in Antananarivo, Madagascar from May 4-12. Natasha Emali captains the side that has thirteen changes from the side that did duty at the World Rugby WXV 3 competition in Dubai, UAE last October. These are changes necessitated by the Lionesses participation at the final round of the World […] todayMay 3, 2024 5
