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

Transparency

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City of Windhoek provides clarity and context in response to the New Era Newspaper Article titled “City is broke: Kandjeke”.

    The City of Windhoek (City) has noted with concern the article published in the New Era newspaper on 19th February 2024. While appreciating the media's role in keeping the public informed, we find the headline and context provided sensational and unfortunate since such selective journalistic exploits have the potential to cause unprovoked panic among the entire chain of our stakeholders and residents alike. It is crucial for journalists […]

todayFebruary 21, 2024 16

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Africa

Bridging the Data Trust Gap: 2024 RegTech Confab Set to Unlock Africa’s Economic Potential

  Data-Driven Transparency and Compliance in the Digital Financial Ecosystem in Africa.     In an era defined by digital transformation, data has become the cornerstone of innovation and progress, particularly within Africa's burgeoning financial landscape. With Sub-Saharan Africa spearheading the global adoption of Mobile Money, boasting over 218 million active accounts according to GSMA's State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2023, the region stands poised to leverage […]

todayFebruary 20, 2024 9

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South Africa

RISE Mzansi Reveals Major Donor and Funding Approach

South Africa's RISE Mzansi has transparently disclosed its contributors whose donations meet the submission and declaration criteria set by the Electoral Commission. The largest contributor, Rebecca Oppenheimer, donated 15 million rand. Makashule Gana of RISE Mzansi underscored that, unlike established political parties, they do not receive taxpayer funding, highlighting their distinct financial model. This disclosure aligns with the party's commitment to transparency and accountability in the electoral process.  

todayFebruary 19, 2024 9

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Namibia

President Geingob supported freedom of speech and journalist safety: Aochamub

    By Andreas Thomas   Former President Hage Geingob was a staunch believer in the rule of law, particularly in freedom of speech, media freedom, and the safety of journalists. This is how the late president’s former press secretary, Albertus Aochamub, who is currently the Namibian Ambassador to France, remembered his former principal. “What was important was his belief in the rule of law. And press freedom for him […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 8

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Africa

bird TenX: 10 African projects that show the power and versatility of blockchain technology

    By Okwi Okoh, bird story agency   1. Catch of the Day (Senegal) The Bleu comme la mer platform connects fishermen and customers directly, eliminating brokers and financial gatekeepers. Payments for seafood can be made in Bitcoin, Ether and Tezos. Details like species, location, and dates are recorded by fishermen and shared with buyers on the blockchain as an attempt to reduce overfishing and waste. 2. Private Property […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 8

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Lifestyle

University rankings are unscientific and bad for education: experts point out the flaws

  By  Sharon Fonn, University of the Witwatersrand   We rank almost everything. The top 10 restaurants in our vicinity, the best cities to visit, the best movies to watch. To understand whether the rankings were any good you’d want know who was doing the ranking. And what it was they were looking for. These are exactly the same questions that are worth asking when looking at the international ranking […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024 14

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Namibia

PDM’s Dienda visits Anti-Corruption Commission

Member of Parliament and Chief Whip of the Popular Democratic Movement, Elma Dienda, has paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Paulus Noa. Dienda says the purpose of the visit was to gain a thorough understanding of the Commission's mandate as well as to gain a better understanding of various cases handled by the Commission, including the case of Minister of Higher Education, Itah Kandji Murangi.

todayFebruary 7, 2024 33

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Africa

‘We miners die a lot.’ Appalling conditions and poverty wages: the lives of cobalt miners in the DRC

Labourers load sacks of cobalt onto bicycles at Mutoshi mine in July 2021. Roy Maconachie Roy Maconachie, University of Bath It was a cool, dusty morning in July 2021, when I first visited the Kamilombe cobalt mine in Lualaba Province in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Situated just outside Kapata on the south-west outskirts of Kolwezi, a mining town that has historically served as an important centre for copper and […]

todayJanuary 31, 2024 8

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Namibia

Iceland records its worst-ever score in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index

Iceland drops two points in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2023 from the previous year. Iceland scores 72 out of 100 possible points. This is in line with Iceland's long-term trend in the index. Iceland has lost six points in the last five years and ten points in the past decade. Iceland stands significantly apart from other Nordic countries in the index. Denmark scored the highest 90 points, […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024 49

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