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

Tonata Kadhila

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Environment

Oxfam calls for EU-wide tax on carbon emissions

.A new report by one of Europe's biggest charities has revealed the continent's richest countries are emitting a disproportionate amount of carbon emissions compared to nations at the lower end of the socioeconomic scale. Launching the findings, the group has called for a new EU-wide tax to balance the scales. Trent Murray reports.

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UN warns of 3°C global heating, urges climate action

The UN Emissions Gap Report warns of a possible three-degree-Celsius global heating by the century's end, citing insufficient current carbon-cutting policies. Released ahead of Cop-28, it stresses the need for intensified climate action to avoid surpassing pre-industrial warming levels. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is hopeful for the 1.5°C limit but stresses the risk of irreversible critical points without urgent action.

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Africa

More than 600,000 displaced by floods in Somalia

The number of displaced people by the rains in Somalia has gone up by 100,000 in just one week, bringing the number to close to 650,000 people. The heavy rains that started in October have killed over 100 people in the Horn of Africa. BBC Africa reports that entire towns have also been cut off in parts of Kenya and Ethiopia. The areas affected had barely recovered from the worst […]

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SASSCAL holds talks ahead of COP28

The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management is hosting the "SASSCAL CLIMATE-CHANGE DIALOGUE," engaging countries in high-level discussions on the COP28 agenda and climate issues within SASSCAL countries. Here is the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Anna Shiweda.  

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Africa

Namibia, Botswana and South Africa sign Trans Kalahari Corridor MoU

Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the 'Development and Management of the Trans Kalahari Corridor'. The MoU aims to improve trade relations and facilitate the movement of goods and people along the corridor and the broader region. To implement this, law enforcement agents from the member states are establishing checkpoints along the Trans Kalahari Corridor for trade facilitation. The Ministry of Works and Transport’s […]

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Africa

Ugandan entrepreneur wins 2023 Leadership Impact Award for solar-recycled smart bag

A Ugandan entrepreneur has won a prestigious award for her solar-recycled smart bag. Jamilah Mayanja beat twelve other global competitors to win the 2023 Leadership Impact Award which rewards individuals who have made an impact in their communities. The Mandela Washington Fellowship describes Jamilah as a social entrepreneur and educator who empowers women and girls to transform their lives and communities.  In 2012, she founded Smart Girls Uganda, a nonprofit […]

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Namibia to send 50 person delegation to COP28

Namibia will send a 50-person delegation to this year's Conference of Parties in the United Arab Emirates.  The delegation will be led by President Hage Geingob and will comprise members from both the private and public sectors. COP28 takes place from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, and serves as an urgent call to action to the global climate crisis. Meanwhile, even in the most optimistic scenario of […]

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UN declares 2023 as International Year of Millet

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millet/Mahangu, with the aim of increasing public awareness of the health benefits of millets and their suitability for cultivation under tough conditions marked by climate change. Here is the Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Sabine Böhlke-Möller.

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