insert_link APO International Committee on Agriculture Commends Improved Performance of Agricultural Research Council (ARC), National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) and Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) in the Fourth Quarter of 2024/25 The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture welcomed the briefings it received yesterday from the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC), and the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) on their performance in the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year and commended their notable performance. In welcoming the briefings from the three entities of the Department of Agriculture, the Chairperson of the Committee, Ms Dina Pule, said the […] today25 July, 2025
insert_link APO International Mobilisation is urgently needed to avoid further deaths from northern Nigeria malnutrition crisis In northern Nigeria, our teams are seeing an ever-increasing number of children in need of treatment for malnutrition. We have begun a preventive campaign in Mashi local government area, distributing nutrition supplements for 66,000 children. Urgent mobilisation is needed to save lives from this malnutrition crisis. Northern Nigeria is currently facing an alarming malnutrition crisis. In Katsina state, for instance, where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been present since 2021, the teams are seeing […] today25 July, 2025
insert_link Namibia Ngurare takes to Facebook about past suicidal thoughts linked to financial stress By: Josia Shigwedha Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has publicly shared a deeply personal account of financial hardship on his personal Facebook that nearly led him to take his own life between 2015 to 2019. Ngurare revealed that during that period, he faced severe financial distress, with both his house and car on the brink of repossession due to prolonged non-payment. “Between 2015 and 2019, I was in serious financial stress. […] today25 July, 2025
insert_link Oshiwambo Aanona otaya thiki miipangelo mo Gaza yena omanyutu itaaya vulu noku lila nenge okwiinyenga Oshipangelo sho Patients Friends monooli ya Gaza osha taalela omwaalu guli pombanda gwaanona yena omanyutu ,noyendji taya thiki ya vulwa ,itaaya vulu noku lila nenge okwiinyenga. Onzonkundana yo Africa news oya lopota kutya aanona 5 oya hulitha ehulilo shiwike lya piti,omaso gotango mendiki, kaantu mboka kaayena uunkundi washa. Dr Rana Soboh,omunongo gwiitungilutu mo MedGlobal okwati aanona itaya nawapala,notaya kala moshipangelo uulethimbo. Tati omaso 48 giimanga komanyutu oga dhidhilikwa omwedhi nguka,mwa […] today25 July, 2025
insert_link Oshiwambo Omupresident Omukulu gwa DRC Joseph Kabila nena okwali kwa tegelelwa a holoke mohofa Kabila ngoka eli ompinge nepangelo lyongaashingeyi lya Congo,okwali kwa tegelelwa a holoke mompangu yopombanda yopakwiita omolwa iipotha yili ompinge nombili. Omupresident omukulu ota pewa wo ombedhi oku kala ta longele kumwe nongundu ya homata o M23,ndjoka ya tamekitha iiponokela yopakwiita muutokelo wa DRC petameko lyomumvo. Omalugodhi ogeya ashike pehulilo sha landula ompangela yombili pokati ka Rwanda na DRC. today25 July, 2025
insert_link APO International Development Minister sets out new United Kingdom (UK) approach to development at G20 meeting in South Africa Development Minister Baroness Chapman will reset the UK’s approach to international development at the G20 Development Meeting in South Africa today (Friday, 25 July). Economic development underpins the UK’s new approach, as the Minister visits a South African food producer supported by the FCDO’s development arm BII. The UK is supporting countries to transition from traditional aid to innovative financing for development, as the Minister visits a centre for […] today25 July, 2025
insert_link Oshiwambo Aaholathani ya hokana omanga oshilongo inaashi manguluka otaya indilwa ya shangithe oondjokana dhawo nuuministeli wiikwameni yoshilongo nomatembu ngele inayeshi ninga Uuministeli wiikwameni yoshilongo,omatembu negameno lyoshigwana otawiindiile mboka ya hokanena mo Namibia omanga oshilongo inaashi manguluka ya kwashilipaleke kutya oondjokana dhawo odha shangithwa pambelewa. Shika osha landula omaipulo kutya oondjokana dhaamboka ya hokana komeho yomumvo 1990 inadhi tulwa momulandu gopashigwana gongaashingeyi. Naanambelewa taati eshangitho lyomondjila olya simana oku talikako paveta,oku thigulula oshowo oku mona uuthemba wontumba nomayakulo. Omupopiliko guuministeli Margaret Kalo okwati aahokanathani otayeshi ningi oku fala oo copy dhoonzapo […] today25 July, 2025
insert_link Namibia Parliament probes rising contract labour in mining sector By: Hertha Ekandjo The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Reduction and Labour Relations has launched a series of oversight visits and public consultations in regions with major mining operations, in response to the mining sector’s increasing reliance on contract and temporary labour. Despite being legally constrained under the Labour Amendment Act of 2012, the growing use of fixed-term contracts in mining has raised concerns about the systematic erosion of decent […] today25 July, 2025
insert_link Namibia Mines reportedly undermine labour protection for contract employees By: Hertha Ekandjo Despite the explicit protection provided to contract workers under Section 128 of the Labour Amendment Act of 2012, which ensures equality in pay and working conditions with permanent employees, numerous reports and employment statistics suggest widespread non-compliance, particularly in the mining sector. The Act stipulates that workers must be employed on a permanent basis unless an employer can provide valid justification for fixed-term employment. However, a draft […] today25 July, 2025
