Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB) Ghana and the Ghana Air Force (GAF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure the conduct of an efficient, effective and well-coordinated investigation of aircraft accidents and incidents in compliance with the Standard and Recommended Practices (SARPs) in the Annexes to the Chicago Convention, […]
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Ghana has received 12 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines and antivirals from the US Government for the treatment of COVID-19 disease. The Acting Director, Technical Coordination Directorate, Ministry of Health, Dr Baffour Awuah, who received the donation applauded the US Government and the USAID for their unwavering support to Ghana in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
-Commences duplications and adjustment of voters’ information The National Elections Commission (NEC) says several duplicates and underage registrations are being detected and that the information of those involved are being deactivated pending further investigations. The move comes as the electoral body commenced the final process of deduplication and adjudication of voters’ information collected from the […]
Cities worldwide are emerging as influential actors on the global stage, prompting local governments to enhance global competitiveness and responsiveness through sister-city cooperation. These partnerships facilitate the exchange of technology, resources, and knowledge, fostering long-term relationships between multiple communities in at least two countries. Such collaborations are crucial in addressing the interconnected challenges faced by […]
Government says it has launched an investigation into the fire that gutted Tikwere House in Lilongwe completely destroying some government offices. The fire, which started at 9pm on Saturday, destroyed the 6th and 7th floors of Tikwere House in Lilongwe, raising questions as to why the Lilongwe city council fire brigade, located just a few […]
Officials from Ministry of Health are upbeat they will surpass the nine million children target for the integrated mass immunisation campaign against typhoid, Polio, measles and rubella. The Campaign which started on Monday is targeting children of various ages from day old to 14 years. Malawi in collaboration with other partners such as the World […]
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Liberia: PYJ Warns of Brutal Revenge
-Following invasion at his church by NPP and CDC youths Normal worship service at the Christ Chapel of Faith Church of Senator Prince Y. Johnson was disrupted on Sunday when men believed to be partisans of the National Patriotic Party (NPP) and Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) youth wing stormed the premises of the church […]
Khartoum / Omdurman / Bahri — Large parts of the Sudan capital Khartoum, and neighbouring Omdurman and Bahri witnessed heavy bombardment this morning, just hours before a short-term seven-day truce, designed to facilitate humanitarian response to the current conflict, is due to come into force. Representatives of the warring Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the […]
Lasanod — The leadership of SSC-Khatumo has strongly denied claims that they belong to two shipments with explosives and military materials intercepted in Mogadishu. Abdi Madobe, who is among the top military commanders of the SSC-Khatumo told Radio Shabelle based in Mogadishu during an interview that they did not belong to the weapons. He added […]
Two judges of the High Court reduced the 30-year sentence a man received in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court for rapes. Windhoek High Court Judges Christi Liebenberg and Herman January found that the sentence of 30 years is disproportionate to the moral blameworthiness of the accused. They set aside the sentence, and replaced it with […]
President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Saturday met the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission which is in the country as government officials are upbeat of clinching the extended credit facility (ECF) this year. IMF officials say the team is in the country to conduct the first review of Malawi’s candidacy for the ECF. Presidential press secretary […]
The High Court last week set aside a wholly suspended sentence of 10 years imposed on a Windhoek resident, who killed a fellow security guard on 13 August 2015 and replaced it with a sentence of 18 years. Regional Court Magistrate Leopold Hangalo convicted Walter Haoseb (25) of murder with direct intent for the stabbing […]
Government’s relaunched scheme is starting to play a more meaningful role in supporting the growth and sustainability of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with over N$85.9 million or 17.18% disbursed to 80 SMEs across the country. This figure was released on Friday by central bank spokesperson Kazembire Zemburuka. In November 2020, the Bank of Namibia […]
A group of Special Forces attached to the Somali National Army (SNA) has completed special training at Uganda’s 206 Commando Brigade Training Centre. This is the second pass out of Somali forces from Ugandan military training camps, following the previous one, in which President Museveni and his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud passed out 2,900 […]
Residents of Mbare’s New Lines and Annex Flats have resorted to using buckets and shovels to get rid of human waste from their blocked toilets as living conditions continue to deteriorate in most Harare suburbs. Women, who brunt most of the burden of cleaning the non-flushing toilets without protective clothing such as gloves and detergents […]
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Namibia: Covid-19 Upsurge Worries Geingob
President Hage Geingob has expressed concern over the recent increase in the number of Covid-19 cases. Geingob said it is worrisome, especially when the country’s economy is still recovering from Covid’s devastation. He made the comments last week at Statehouse when the head of mission from Switzerland, Nicholas Bruhl, bid farewell, following the end of […]
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Namibia: Matyayi Studies City’s Offer
The long wait for a substantive CEO at the country’s biggest municipality, the City of Windhoek, could be over, as Moses Matyayi, the runner-up in the protracted recruitment process for the position, finally received the offer from the council last Monday. Matyayi, who confirmed being contacted for the offer, said it is under consideration and […]
The Hildes Women and Youth Empowerment Organisation, in collaboration with Unesco, earlier this month hosted a one-day workshop themed ‘Say No to Teenage Pregnancy’ #Academic First, to consider the causes of teenage pregnancy and prevention measures. The workshop was held at Okahandja Secondary School and was attended by more than 600 pupils. The annual workshop, […]