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Namibia: Policy Reforms Wanted to Crush Poverty

Namibia: Policy Reforms Wanted to Crush Poverty

To overcome rampant poverty in Namibia, the World Bank in its latest overview advised the implementation of crucial structural policy reforms that it said will be a prerequisite to raise domestic growth potential. This is…

COVID-19: Hong Kong to assassinate 2000 hamsters after animals, group test certain

COVID-19: Hong Kong to assassinate 2000 hamsters after animals, group test certain

Hong Kong is set to kill over 2,000 hamsters and ban importation of small animals after a pet shop worker, a customer and at least 11 hamsters tested positive for COVID-19. “They’re excreting the virus,…

Severe climate kills over 82 in South Africa

Severe climate kills over 82 in South Africa

Authorities on Tuesday said 82 lives were lost in a spate of severe summer weather that has seen South Africa pummeled by persistent downpours for days. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs said…

FG to inject 10 million gasoline cylinders on the market nationwide

FG to inject 10 million gasoline cylinders on the market nationwide

The federal government says it will inject 10 million gas cylinders into circulation nationwide to increase access to the commodity. Musa Ibrahim, the Managing Director of the Nigeria LPG, made this known during a two…

Lawmaker wants better protection for ‘inclined’ broken-down rulers

Lawmaker wants better protection for ‘inclined’ broken-down rulers

Senator Istifanus Gyang (PDP/Plateau North) has called for tight security around traditional rulers in Plateau, following the release of Gwom Rwey of Vwang, Da Gyang Balak by kidnappers. Mr Gyang made the appeal on Tuesday,…

Bird flu outbreak hits Kaduna

Bird flu outbreak hits Kaduna

An outbreak of bird flu has been reported with an estimated population of 107,807 birds, in farms across three local government areas in Kaduna. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ibrahim Hussaini, during a stakeholders’ meeting with…

News24.com | Lions follow early life as Sangweni starts vs Pumas

News24.com | Lions follow early life as Sangweni starts vs Pumas

Sibusiso Sangweni. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) One of the Lions’ rising backrow stars Sibusiso Sangweni will start at blindside for their second Currie Cup clash against the Pumas at Ellis Park on…

News24.com | Mali junta seeks review of defence accord with France

News24.com | Mali junta seeks review of defence accord with France

A diplomat told AFP France was examining a request from Mali to review the bilateral defence accords, without further details being disclosed.This, while tensions between Paris and the ruling junta in Bamako are growing as…

Zambia: Graft Culprits Need to no longer Cry Defective

Zambia: Graft Culprits Need to no longer Cry Defective

The fight against corruption, more often than not, starts as a lone battle and could make the initiator unpopular in some quarters. This is because the suspects usually have a lot of influence on society…

Nigeria: Nigeria to Open 2d Satellite tv for pc Into Orbit

Nigeria: Nigeria to Open 2d Satellite tv for pc Into Orbit

Nigeria has mapped out strategies to launch a second satellite (Sat 2) into the orbit to enhance the communications status of the nation. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami disclosed this…

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Records Spirited Lower in Covid-19 Cases

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Records Spirited Lower in Covid-19 Cases

Zimbabwe has seen a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases over the past week, with daily cases dropping from 709 on January 10 to 144 Sunday, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health and…

South Africa: Germany, South Africa Collaborate On Inexperienced Hydrogen

South Africa: Germany, South Africa Collaborate On Inexperienced Hydrogen

The South African government, led by The Presidency, is collaborating with the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development to promote the development of green hydrogen in the country. The German ministry has commissioned…