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No less than 60 women are now equipped with the skills they need to write their own future as entrepreneurs in the community, thanks to an initiative by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the Women's Vision organization. Over a three-month period, Monday to Friday, local women of Bentiu were busy learning the practical skills of tailoring, bread-making, hairdressing, and more. One of those women, Ms. Nyakuoth […]

From November 14 to 17, 2023, the National Department of Health (NDOH), the National Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), Health Systems Trust and the  World Health Organization (WHO) hosted the first-ever South African Primary Health Care (SAPHC) Conference in East London. The theme for this monumental event was, “Towards Universal Health Coverage, Strengthening Primary Health Care: A whole of Government, whole of Society Approach ” aimed to reinvigorate the nation's commitment to the Primary Health Care […]

Nearly 89,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2022 across the globe, says a new research brief, Gender-Related Killings of Women and Girls (Femicide/Feminicide), from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women.  The figure represents the highest yearly number recorded in the past two decades. Data currently available for 2022 suggests that the increase in female homicides occurred despite a drop in the overall number […]

The impact of crime on South Africa’s economic prospects is high and broad-based, according to a World Bank report released today. The report aims to contribute to a better understanding of the impact of crime on South Africa’s economic growth. The research is intended to support the government in the design and implementation of policies to combat and mitigate the costs of crime on the economy and society. This aligns […]

Technical and environmental studies for the CWP Global-led AMAN green hydrogen project in Mauritania are at advanced stages, the company shared during the Energy Capital&Power-organized MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2023 (https://EnergyCapitalPower.com) conference this week. During a panel discussion titled, Green Hydrogen: A Vector for Industrialization, Ramy Lotfy, Chief Commercial Officer at CWP Global, explained that the company is advanced in its technical assessments. “We have more than 18 months of wind […]

Whitaker Peace&Development Initiative Founder and CEO Forest Whitaker Attends Launch Event; new Court Will Host Year-Round Youth Basketball Development Programming and Serve Broader Athlone Community . NBA Africa and Whitaker Peace&Development Initiative (WPDI) Founder and CEO Forest Whitaker yesterday unveiled a newly refurbished basketball court at Cornflower Sports Grounds in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa that will host year-round youth basketball development programming and serve the broader Athlone community. The […]

The renewed collaboration will include FIFA World Cup 26™ (www.FIFA.com), FIFA Women's World Cup 2027™, FIFA World Cup 2030™, as well as youth tournaments; Qatar Airways, a top-tier FIFA Partner since 2017, named FIFA’s Global Airline Partner one year after the start of the unforgettable FIFA World Cup 2022™; FIFA President Gianni Infantino was in Qatar to announce the significant partnership. One year on from the unforgettable FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM, […]

On November 20, 2023, in Abuja, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is organizing an important workshop with the support of the SWAIMS project. The workshop is focused on the adoption and implementation of the Manual of Procedures (MoPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) for ECOWAS Maritime Centres. This significant event will be held over two days, concluding on November 21, 2023. The workshop brings together a […]

By Tshepo Ntsane, Sustainable Finance Transactor at Rand Merchant Bank (www.RMB.co.za) The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) represents an important international forum for countries to gather to discuss and address global climate change issues. However, to date these conferences have tended to be high level and process based, and COP 27 was no exception. – negotiations took place and some […]