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

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South Africa

ANC Treasurer General Calls for Increased Effort to Improve South Africans’ Lives

    ANC Treasurer General, Gwen Ramokgopa, says the party needs to work even harder now to improve the lives of most South Africans. ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver the January 8 Statement in Cape Town on Saturday as the party celebrates its 113th birthday. Ramokgopa says the ANC has done a great deal over the last three decades, but not everyone has benefited from the party's […]

todayJanuary 10, 2025 13

Namibia

Government Boosts Social Assistance As Activists React

In response to the growing demand for social support, the government has earmarked an additional N$139 million to broaden the reach of the monthly Conditional Basic Income Grant of N$600 for more urban beneficiaries. Moreover, N$117.8 million has been allocated to the Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare arm of government to ensure continued coverage of Old Age Social Grants for senior citizens. Activist Rinaani Musutua:  

todayOctober 31, 2024 22

Lifestyle

Does ‘whining’ really make you happier? A therapist gives his verdict

Motortion Films/Shutterstock     By Ray O'Neill, Dublin City University   A problem shared is a problem halved. Research by Age UK shows that only 29% of adults share their worries, but of these 36% feel brighter as a result; 26% feel relief having confided in someone, and 8% feel that the problem recedes once shared. Both the Sun and Daily Mail newspapers recently highlighted research by Southwest University in […]

todayMay 27, 2024 31

Africa

Nigerian bandits strategically target school children for kidnappings – here’s why

    By Oluwole Ojewale, Institute for Security Studies   It is every parent’s worst nightmare: armed criminals attacking their child’s school, kidnapping students and teachers. In some parts of Nigeria, this scenario is not just the stuff of nightmares – it has become all too common in the past 10 years. The most famous incident was the mass abduction of 276 students from a girls’ school in Chibok, a […]

todayMarch 27, 2024 12

Lifestyle

Does having children make you happier? Here’s what the research suggests

The happiness and fulfilment you feel with the decision will depend on many different factors. CeltStudio/ Shutterstock Trudy Meehan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences The prevailing belief in many parts of the world is that having children is key to happiness – and that people who don’t have children are unfulfilled in their lives. But is this really […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024 27