The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) has announced that April is testicular awareness month and said even though it accounts for only 1.2% of all cancers in males, it accounts for about 11% to 13% of all cancer deaths of men between the ages of 15 to 35. Chief Executive Officer at CAN, Rolf Hansen […]
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There is a likelihood of interest rates continuing to rise as the Bank of Namibia changes its accommodative stance in order to curtail inflation. Conversely, the price of building materials like cement may increase as oil prices go up. The unfolding conflict in the Ukraine could spell a potential crisis for the Namibian property market. […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have a significant effect on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Nigeria’s, a Fitch Solutions report has stated. However, the report stated that the downward growth revisions will be partly offset by economies of some Sub-Saharan African countries on expectations of stronger growth […]
By poverty eradication, I mean real poverty eradication targeted at the real poor, not the cosmetics that has been put up as poverty eradication since 1999. Both Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and APC have been guilty of channeling money to men and women in power without ever reaching the vulnerable poor. The mounting and galloping […]
Cape Town — The Bolloré Africa Logistics group has confirmed the sale of its activities in Africa to Franco-Swiss shipowner MSC for a record amount of € 5.7 billion. In addition to its port activities, the group operates three railway lines on the continent. Africa has been at the base of the logistics firm’s business. […]
Nyeri — Five women and two men facing charges of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) will be detained at the Mukurwe ini police station for two days pending a court ruling on their bail application. The seven suspects who appeared before resident Magistrate Damacline Bosibori Nyakundi were arrested on Monday over suspected FGM practice. Police had […]
The first Sudanese trial at the International Criminal Court opens on Tuesday April 5, with victims and other suspects held in Khartoum watching. This is one of the ICC’s first historic investigations, launched in June 2005. Former Janjaweed militia leader Ali Abd al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, will have to answer for war crimes […]
Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi now says the attack on Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Leader Raila Odinga in Kabenes, Uasin Gishu was planned. Appearing before the Sanete Committee on National Security, Matiangi indicated that evidence before them shows that the incident was choreographed. “What happened to Raila was organized. The police are continuing […]
Rwanda Environment Management Agency (REMA) has called on motor vehicle owners to regularly service their cars to reduce emissions and improve air quality. This, officials from the environmental watchdog say, would contribute toward efforts to fight climate change. “We urge everyone who owns a car to regularly service it to help address the issue of […]
Machakos — Fuel prices at Tala and Kangundo towns in Machakos County have shot up as the crisis continues to affect Kenyans. In the few petrol stations where this scarce commodity is being sold, Super Petrol is retailing at Sh149. 9 per litre up from Sh134.6. The petrol stations removed the displays that showed the […]
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Nigeria: Managing Autism
Recently, precisely on April 2, as it happens every year, the international community marked the World Autism awareness day. On this date, Autism awareness influencers and organisations use the opportunity of the event to create awareness about the health condition as well as the need for the public to accept individuals with Autism and treat […]
Nairobi — Regional low-cost airline Jambojet has launched a loyalty program that will enable customers to accrue points and be able to accrue them as air tickets, and discount vouchers among other rewards. The program which was launched as the airline marked eight years since the start of its operations is a three-tier level and […]
Following the successful graduation ceremony of hundreds of EdoBEST Induction trainees (teachers, headteachers and principals), the Executive Chairman of Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (Edo SUBEB), Mrs. Ozavize Salami, visited 16 schools to assess the implementation of new school management techniques and adherence with the EdoBEST pedagogy. The visits which covered selected schools in […]
Cubana Chief Priest hinted at his release in an Instagram post with a picture of him donning an academic gown Monday evening. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released popular Instagram celebrity, Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, after four nights in custody. He hinted at his release in an Instagram […]
Some Igbo leaders before now claimed that IPOB had declared an end to the sit-at-home order. Residents in the South-east, as usual, shut their businesses and stayed indoors throughout Monday, in compliance with the IPOB’s sit-at-home order. The closed shops and the deserted roads showed that the efforts by some Igbo leaders to bring an […]
The Senate race provides an opportunity for Mr Oshiomhole to redeem his political image after he was unceremoniously removed as the APC national chairman and his candidate in the Edo 2020 governorship election defeated by Governor Godwin Obaseki. The former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has declared his intention to contest for the Senate […]
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) recorded a bullish performance, gaining ZW$284,7 billion worth of capitalisation inside four months, a latest report on the local bourse shows. The report says that in the fourth quarter of 2021, all the major indices, including all share top 10, medium cap and mining recorded increases. “During the quarter under […]
The corps member said that while she was on duty, the manager ordered her to bring a bottle of beer to his hotel room. A hotel manager, who allegedly raped a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Osogbo, will appear in court on Tuesday. The Police Spokesperson, Osun Command, Yemisi Opalola, made this known […]