insert_link World India’s Top Court Issues Notice To Ministries Over Climate Change An eight year old's petition in India's Supreme Court could lead to a re-evaluation of the country's environment protection laws. The Apex court has sent notices to eight federal ministries accusing them of not working together to battle what it called an existential global predicament. Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi. E today5 March, 2025
insert_link Namibia Ekoka Combined School Learners Receive Essential Donations From Omulunga Radio Learners at Ekoka Combined School in the Ohangwena region are celebrating after receiving school uniforms, sports gear, and sanitary pads worth N$16,000. The donation was made by Omulunga Radio and PEP Stores. This report is compiled by One Africa TV NewsOnOne's Eric Mhunduru Last night's bulletin is now on oneafrica.tv. And weeknights at 7 you are free to watch it on GoTv 84, DSTv 284, or stream it live on […] today5 March, 2025
insert_link South Africa DA Warns of Economic Risks as S.A. GDP Growth Slows In S.A, the DA says the weak 0.6-percent gross domestic product growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2024 is a warning sign that unless urgent action is taken, the country will continue to slide deeper into economic decline. Statistics South Africa attributed the growth to, among others, an increase of 17.2-percent in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industries. The DA’s, Mark Burke, says the economy is clearly in crisis, […] today5 March, 2025
insert_link APO International New report finds sexist laws persist worldwide A new global report analyzing sex discrimination in laws reveals that while some commendable gains have been achieved in strengthening legal protections for women and girls over the past five years, progress remains slow, uneven, and increasingly under threat from a growing backlash against women’s rights. Research by Equality Now identifies how women and girls continue to experience systemic and intersecting discrimination in laws, policies, and cultural practices, exposing them […] today5 March, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics US investors to buy Panama canal ports from Hong Kong-based owner A consortium of US investors has agreed to buy majority stakes in two ports on the Panama canal from a Hong Kong-based company for nearly 20 billion dollars. The deal comes in the wake of allegations by the Trump administration that Chinese influence over the waterway poses a security risk to the US. Ira Spitzer reports. today5 March, 2025
insert_link Health / Medical UN Launches $11.2M Appeal for Uganda’s Ebola Response The United Nations has issued an emergency appeal to raise $11.2 million to support Uganda’s efforts in combating an Ebola outbreak that has claimed two lives says Reuters. Uganda declared the outbreak in January after a male nurse died at the country’s only national referral hospital in Kampala. The response has been further strained by U.S. foreign aid cuts, impacting the country’s health budget. today5 March, 2025
insert_link South Africa 69-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for Perjury, Fraud, and Theft in S.A The Pretoria North Regional Court has sentenced a 69-year-old woman to ten years in prison for perjury, fraud, and theft. Sarathamoney Devi Sigamoney defrauded SASSA while leading a company that won SAPS tenders worth 88-million-rand. The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption's Henry Mamothame says the court ordered Sigamoney to repay 138-thousand-593 with interest. today5 March, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics Trump trade war intensifies with new and retaliatory tariffs Mexico, Canada and China are quickly retaliating after President Donald Trump slapped them with fresh tariffs overnight. Goods coming from the US's northern and southern neighbors are now subject to a 25% duty, while the tariff on Chinese goods doubled to 20%. The action threatens to intensify a painful and costly trade war. Toni Waterman has more: today5 March, 2025
insert_link Africa Somalia Faces Rising Hunger Crisis Amid Forecasted Drought The World Food Programme warns that an additional one million people in Somalia could experience crisis-level hunger in the coming months due to an expected drought during the next crop cycle. And according to Reuters, Jean-Martin Bauer, director of WFP's Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Service, cautioned that the situation could worsen due to funding cuts. In 2022, the Horn of Africa endured its worst drought in over 40 years […] today5 March, 2025
