Activist Kumi Naidoo, the former secretary-general of Amnesty International and executive director of Greenpeace, understands that climate justice and social justice are interlinked. Kumi Naidoo Kumi Naidoo has been an activist since he was 15 years old, first fighting for liberation against the apartheid state – and he has not stopped campaigning for human rights […]
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The executive manager of WaterCAN is turning the tide on water security in South Africa. In 1983 in Lenasia, Ferrial Adam was just 11 years old when she went to her first anti-apartheid meeting. Adam is the youngest of five siblings in a family that didn’t shy away from political issues, and human rights have […]
MTWARA: MTWARA Regional authorities in collaboration with development stakeholders have donated various relief items, including mattresses to the survivors of mudslides that hit Hanang District in Manyara Region. The aid worth 25m/- was presented yesterday by the Regional Commissioner, Colonel Ahmed Abbas and later transported to Manyara Region where it will today be handed over […]
Tanga — TANGA: AN ambitious two-million Euro, three-year climate change mitigation project to be executed in four Tanga Region districts by World Vision Tanzania (WVT), is set to begin in January next year. According to Dr Joseph Mayala, WVT’s Director of Communications and Government Public Engagement, this project would prioritise the active participation of young […]
Zanzibar — Zan zibar has recorded a remarkable increase in fish catch, with numbers rising from 38,107 tonnes in 2020 to 80,000 tonnes this year, according to the Minister of Blue Economy and Fisheries, Mr Suleiman Masoud Makame. Speaking about achievements made under the ministry, Minister Makame told the press conference that the revenue from […]
The Plunge Pool reshaping of Kariba Dam has been competed as rehabilitation works that will improve power generation and the bridge lifespan continue at one of the country’s main energy sources. The Plunge Pool reshaping sub-project of the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), has seen in total, about 750 000 tonnes of rock being excavated […]
Mbanza Kongo — At least 175 people have been left homeless in Noqui municipality ,Angola’s northern Zaire province, following the Zaire River flooding, the Provincial Civil Protection Commission led by local governor Adriano Mendes de Carvalho has said . The commission has assessed the damage caused by the opening of the floodgates at the Inga […]
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam reaffirmed the importance of rehabilitating and maintaining water facilities nationwide to guarantee improving the quality of the water management process. During a meeting on Wednesday 27/12/2023, the minister highlighted the importance of rehabilitation and maintenance operations to ensure efficiency of water drains and canals, make sure they […]
More than 100 households affected by the explosion on Mahe on December 7 have already received the SCR25,000 ($1,800) assistance offered by the government, said a top official on Wednesday. In an exercise conducted by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs through the Agency for Social Protection (ASP), about 400 households have submitted […]
The upcoming Camp Out Dune Fest ’23, scheduled to be held at the Amphitheatre Dune on 31 December, has sparked a wave of concern among local business owners and tour operators. Worries about the event, which is expected to attract about 2 000 people to the Dorob National Park, are due to its potential environmental […]
Amidst economic hardship and frustration by citizens, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has announced the increase in the cost of waste evacuation of refuse effective January 2024. The approved new tariff sent to customers by a LAWMA agent, Doset Will Investment Limited, reveals that residents of Lagos will now pay double the formal […]
Relentless firefighting continued for an eighth consecutive day in fierce southerly winds in hot spots around Cape Town, with hundreds of people living in informal settlements displaced after fires ripped through their home over the Christmas period. Firefighters have been stretched to the limit over the past eight days of the holiday season, with off-duty […]
Farmers in Nigeria have been charged to adopt climate resilient techniques, as a measure toward sustainable agricultural revolution, amid rising global temperature. The Director, Forestry Department, under the Federal Ministry of Environment, Hajara Umar Sani, gave the advice during the flagging off ceremony of “Food for All Nations Project” on Thursday, in Abuja. Represented by […]
Listed NBS Bank and World Food Programme (WFP) have started disbursing funds through social cash transfer to over 2000 people affected by Cyclone Freddy at Nkhulambe Centre 1 and 2 in Phalombe. The Bank’s Head of Marketing & Customer Experience Tamanda Ng’ombe said their main role is to make sure that the funds fall into […]
Climate and Environmental Advocate and Team Lead for Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), Mr Michael David, has said food waste during seasons like Christmas contributes to global warming. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday, he stated, “For the uninitiated, excess amounts of greenhouse gases […]
Mogadishu, Somalia — Britain’s maritime watchdog said another ship had been hijacked off the coast of Somalia on Friday, raising fears that Somali pirates are back again, around ten. years after they created chaos in international shipping. The small commercial ship was captured by an armed group near the Eyl district on the coast of […]
Malawi continues to sail in waters of grace as evidenced by the back-to-back grants the government is receiving from various development partners. Latest grant is the $240 million (about K408 billion), which the World Bank has provided through its development finance institution, the International Development Association (IDA). The grant follows the decision by the International […]
Media personality Toke Makinwa has revealed that she accomplished everything she set out to achieve at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Recall that there was an uproar over Toke Makinwa’s inclusion in Nigeria’s 1411-man delegation to COP-28, with many questioning her role at the summit. During the latest episode of her […]