The City of Windhoek launches service app for residents

The City of Windhoek launches service app for residents

The City of Windhoek has launched a new mobile app that allows residents to manage accounts and access statements. The app can report incidents like potholes and traffic light issues, submit meter readings, and verify taxis and businesses. City spokesperson Lydia Amutenya says the app will improve service delivery for Windhoek’s 486 thousand residents.

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Namibia

IPPR calls for action on Whistleblower Protection Act

On 11 July 2024, as the world observes 'African Anti-Corruption Day' under the theme “Effective Whistleblowers Protection Mechanism: A Critical Tool in the Fight Against Corruption,” the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called on the government to urgently implement the 2017 Whistleblower Protection Act. Graham Hopwood, Executive Director of IPPR, stressed the need for establishing the Whistleblower Protection Office without delay. Hopwood highlighted recent Afrobarometer findings indicating […]

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Business / Economics

Global e-commerce skyrockets to $27 trillion

Did you know that the energy required for Bitcoin data mining reached 121 terra watts last year? That’s more than the amount consumed by most small countries. Daniel Johnson from UN news has more. Meanwhile, new data from 43 countries, representing about three-quarters of global GDP, show business e-commerce sales grew nearly 60% from 2016 to 2022, to reach $27 trillion.

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Africa

80% of Zimbabwe transactions in USD

Zimbabwe must take the necessary steps to end its reliance on the dollar and increase the use of its own currency, Information Secretary Nick Mangwana said. “The benefits of de-dollarisation far outweigh the costs, making it an urgent imperative for Zimbabwe to break free from the US dollar grip,” Mangwana said in an opinion piece published in the Herald newspaper. Bloomberg reports that more than 80% of Zimbabwe’s transactions are denominated […]

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Health / Medical

Health Ministry strengthens genomic surveillance

The Ministry of Health and Social Services, supported by the Robert Koch Institute, is hosting a two-day workshop titled 'Strengthening Integrated Genomic Surveillance through greater capacities in national public institutes. The workshop, according to the Health Ministry’s Executive Director, Ben Nangombe, will identify opportunities, needs, and challenges for the implementation of integrated genomic surveillance into the public health system in the country.

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Environment

Mercury to hit 50 in parts of Iraq

Temperatures across parts of Iraq are expected to top 50 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Iraq’s meteorology and seismology organisation announced that temperatures are set to reach 50 degrees Celsius, prompting a public holiday on Thursday in several provinces. William Denselow reports from Baghdad. Thursday is a workday in Iraq; however, public offices and most businesses are closed on Friday and Saturday. According to the organization’s forecasts, eight provinces will […]

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World

NATO addresses Ukraine membership

NATO leaders have promised an 'irreversible path' towards Ukraine's membership of the military alliance. At a leaders' summit in Washington, the US confirmed American-built F16 fighter jets are being transferred to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands. It marks Keir Starmer's first international summit as UK Prime Minister - and he also held talks at the White House with President Biden.

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Africa

Ugandan Tik Toker jailed for insulting President

A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video posted on TikTok. The BBC reports that Edward Awebwa was charged with hate speech and spreading "misleading and malicious" information against President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the head of the military.

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Africa

CRAN attends 25th Africa Telecommunications Union Administrative Council

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia represented Namibia at the 25th Session of the Africa Telecommunications Union Administrative Council in Kinshasa from 8 to 10 July 2024. CRAN spokesperson Mufaro Nesongano says that over the three-day session, the Council reviewed the financial, technical, administrative, and other activities of the Union.

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