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

Humanitarian disaster

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South Africa

South Africa’s Stilfontein Mining Crisis Deemed Humanitarian Disaster by GOOD party

  The GOOD Party in S.A says the Stilfontein mining crisis in North West is a humanitarian disaster requiring urgent government intervention. The party accuses the government of violating constitutional rights by blocking rescue efforts and failing to address the socio-economic issues driving illegal mining. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron, warns it become one of South Africa’s worst humanitarian failures:  

todayJanuary 9, 2025 26

World

UNRWA Chief says agency facing its ‘darkest day

The UN's aid agency in Gaza is facing its '"darkest hour", according to its top official. Philippe Lazzarini says the situation in the strip has become "dystopian", and urged member states to increase spending on UNRWA. Sally Patterson reports from New York, where the United Nations is headquartered.  

todayNovember 15, 2024 50

Africa

Floods in Nigeria destroy crops for 8.5 million people

Floods in Nigeria have devastated crops that could have fed 8.5 million people for six months, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Bloomberg News reports that the floods hit just as the harvest season began, submerging farmland in Africa's most populous country. Farmers, who expected a bumper harvest this year, have seen their groundnuts, vegetables, and rice fields flooded. Moreover, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has […]

todaySeptember 26, 2024 28