There Was No Assault, Presidential Protection Officer Testifies Shadrack Molekatlane Kojoana, one of the eight Presidential Protection Services (PPS) officers accused of assaulting people on the N1 highway in Gauteng, has testified in court, reports News24. He said that he was the one who pulled a motorist out of a blue Volkswagen Polo after […]
Harare — Russia will replace exports of Ukrainian grain to Africa and keep supplying the continent with food and fertiliser, despite sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Up until a pact mediated by the UN and Turkey in July 2022 allowed for the passage of crucial grain supplies, Moscow’s military action barred Ukraine’s Black […]
Naivasha — The livestock crisis in Kenya and the Greater Horn of Africa region has reached alarming proportions, with more than 8 million animals lost due to feed and fodder shortages, as reported by the African Union InterAfrican Bureau (AU-IBAR) for Animal Resources. This devastating situation has not only resulted in significant economic losses for […]
THE demand for avocados from Burundi is on the rise despite their high prices as consumers prefer them to local-produced ones due to their size, taste and softness. ‘Daily News’ spot survey at Buguruni and Mabibo, the largest avocados wholesale and retail selling points, showed that the price for imported avocados from Burundi is three […]
TANZANIA is getting closer to have a national strategy and action plan for the implementation of the Great Green Wall initiative aimed at combating climate change, halt desertification and transforming lives of the people. Government technocrats dealing with environment issues from the Vice-President’s Office and the First Vice-President’s Office in Zanzibar met with development partners, […]
Cape Town — Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Refurbishment Delayed The Koeberg nuclear power station, where work is under way to extend the plant’s operational life by 20 years, will not be returning to full strength any time soon, News24 reports. Departing Eskom executive Jan Oberholzer is believed to have delivered the bad news […]
AGRICULTURE Minister, Mr Hussein Bashe has been moved by the youths under the government’s Building a Better Tomorrow: Youth Initiative for Agribusiness (BBT-YIA) programme who have started harvesting and selling their produce from the farms. The youths have been selling their produce at the Bihawana Youth Training Centre in Dodoma. Speaking to some of the […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday that he deeply regrets Russia’s decision to terminate the Black Sea Initiative, in effect ending a “lifeline” for hundreds of millions worldwide facing hunger and spiralling food costs. Following weeks of negotiations, the UN-brokered accord that facilitated the export of more than 30 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain […]
Aus — Following extreme cold weather conditions, farmers in the vicinity of Aus settlement in the //Kharas region lost up to 150 sheep and goats. The cold front was accompanied by strong winds and rains. New Era interviewed one of them, probing into what financial implications this dilemma could have on him. John Boois derives […]
MAIZE farmers are laughing all the way to bank as prices are rising despite increased supply from the onset of harvest season this year thanks to government initiatives to buy the crop at competitive prices. ‘Daily News’ survey in Morogoro, Mara and Dar es Salaam shows that maize prices have soared to between 800/- and […]
As farmers begin cropping activities, Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa State governments have approved 50 per cent subsidy on fertiliser prices to ease access to the commodity. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa showed that the sale of the commodity at the subsidised rate to the farmers had begun. […]
The Sorghum Farmers Association of Nigeria (SOFAN), has commended President Bola Tinubu for declaring state of emergency on food security. The President of the association, Alhaji Lawal Gada, made the commendation when he addressed newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. According to Gada, the action of the president could not have come at a better time […]
Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafza, has expressed satisfaction with the Nigerian foods and culture, describing the country’s puff puff as amazing and the best she has ever eaten. Malala stated this while speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Friday. The nobel laureate said she ate Nigerian puff puff just before her speech at the […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) with funding from USAID and the government of Germany has distributed severe acute malnutrition kits to over eight non- governmental organisations (NGOs) for tackling malnutrition amongst 6000 children in three Northeast states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. The WHO emergency manager for humanitarian response in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, Dr […]
Several farmers in Bomi County, especially those with farms near the operation areas of Western Cluster have appreciated the company for providing crops compensation to them. The distribution was done last week by the country manager, Mr. Chetan Savant. The company made over US$15,000(Fifteen thousand United States do over fifteen farmers. Informing journalists on Tuesday […]
Third Suspect Arrested in Truck Attacks A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the recent attacks on freight trucks in Emalahleni, reports TimesLive. The arrests come after at least 21 trucks were torched in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga since last weekend. Police minister Bheki Cele said that 12 people had been identified […]
Around 250 artisanal fishermen, fishmongers and women processors from Joal, Mbour, Ngaparou, Saly, Guéréo, Popenguine and Cayar have joined forces to safeguard their livelihoods. Working together with the Association for the Integrated Management of Natural Resources and the Environment (AGIRE) and the Senegalese Artisanal Fishing Stakeholders’ Platform (PAPAS), they spent four hours reforesting three hectares […]
Between January to May this year, 10,200 malnourished children were treated in Nigeria’s North-western region. The Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it provided inpatient treatment to 10,200 severely malnourished children with medical complications in the country’s North-west region in four months. The organisation also said it admitted 51,000 children to its outpatient feeding […]