insert_link Business / Economics NamPost Probes Social Media Claims The postal service says it has noted serious allegations circulating online involving pensioner Petrina Sikela. According to Marketing and Communications Practitioner Gladwin Groenwaldt, the company immediately launched an investigation upon learning of the issue and reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining the integrity of its services. today29 July, 2025
insert_link Namibia Outjo Symposium Targets Learning Poverty in Africa The Education Ministry, in collaboration with the African Union, European Union, and UNICEF, is hosting a two-day symposium in Outjo focused on addressing learning poverty. According to minister Sanet Steenkamp, the event launches the “End of Learning Poverty for All in Africa” campaign under the theme “Eradicating Learning Poverty, a National Priority,”. today29 July, 2025
insert_link APO International Liberia: “Hepatitis Can’t Wait” as Ministry of Health (MOH) Rallies Public for Testing, Awareness During World Hepatitis Day The Ministry of Health, through the National AIDS Control Program (NACP), on Monday, July 28, 2025, kicked off a nationwide hepatitis-B awareness and testing campaign in observance of World Hepatitis Day. This year’s event is celebrated under the global theme “Hepatitis: Let’s Break It Down,” with a slogan “Hepatitis Can’t Wait.” The campaign began today with simultaneous and massive free testing at the Ministry of Health in Congo Town, the Ministerial Complex, and the NACP office at […] today28 July, 2025
insert_link APO International Zimbabwe: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launches two new projects on sustainable soil management and water governance in the Global South Two transformative initiatives were officially launched in Zimbabwe, aimed at empowering the country to sustainably manage its soil and water resources. The two projects are entitled: “Capacity Development on Sustainable Soil Management in the Global South” and “National Water Roadmap towards 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.” These two projects focusing on sustainable soil management and water governance are designed to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through enhanced technical […] today28 July, 2025
insert_link APO International Tunisia: Mass convictions in ‘Conspiracy Case 2’ deepen rule of law crisis The mass conviction of opposition figures in Tunisia’s “Conspiracy Case 2” is a new example of the Tunisian authorities’ ongoing restrictions on civic space and erosion of judicial independence and fair trial guarantees, Amnesty International said today. The case, based on vague terrorism and state security charges, is the latest in a series of politically motivated prosecutions that appear designed to silence peaceful dissent and intimidate and crackdown on critics of President […] today28 July, 2025
insert_link APO International The European Union (EU) has not cut down on its humanitarian assistance to address food insecurity in Nigeria Following a press release published on 25 July by the non-governmental organisation MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), mentioning alleged “massive cuts” by the European Union (EU), among other international donors, in the response to the nutrition insecurity in Nigeria, the EU Delegation in Nigeria would like to communicate that this information is unsubstantiated and inaccurate, as the level of EU humanitarian support granted by the EU Civil Protection […] today28 July, 2025
insert_link APO International Nigeria: Amb Mignot addresses Faculty, Alumni and Students at Lagos Business School The EU-Nigeria partnership was again in focus on July 24 2025, as Amb. Gautier Mignot addressed the faculty, alumni and students of the Lagos Business School (LBS), Nigeria’s premier incubating ground for policy and business leaders, nested inside the elite Pan Atlantic University, Lagos. The fireside chat themed “The EU as a Trusted Partner for Nigeria and the World” was part of a lecture series that had previously taken the […] today28 July, 2025
insert_link APO International South Africa: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Committee Welcomes Investigation into Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Abuse in Matjhabeng Municipality The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Zweli Mkhize, has welcomed an investigation into allegations that councillors and other politically connected individuals have been receiving inflated stipends under the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free State. This follows the committee’s joint oversight visit to the Free State last week, where 23 municipalities appeared before the joint oversight […] today28 July, 2025
insert_link APO International Ghana: Finance Minister Chairs New 13-Member Public-Private Partnership Working Committee The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has been inaugurated as Chair of a newly constituted 13-member Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Working Committee aimed at deepening collaboration between the government and the private sector to fund critical infrastructure and development projects. The inauguration was conducted by Deputy Finance Minister, Hon. Thomas Ampem Nyarko, who underscored the importance of the committee’s work in the context of limited fiscal space. He stressed […] today28 July, 2025
