After a week long of dry taps in the Capital City, Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) says it has resumed normal supply of water to its customers following the completion of interconnection works which it conducted in the areas where roads are being upgraded in Lilongwe city. A press statement from LWB issued on Saturday indicates […]
Tag: Sustainable Development
Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said more than 2 billion coffee seedlings, half a billion fruit seedlings and 400 million tea plants are under preparation for the next planting season with improved focus. The premier said on X, former twitter, that over the past year, more than 2 billion coffee seedlings, more than […]
DAR ES SALAAM: COLLECTION of empty plastic bottles is now a lucrative business for entrepreneurs in most big cities despite being an important initiative supporting efforts to protect the environment. In Dar es Salaam City, entrepreneurs engage in the collection of empty water and juice plastic bottles and sell them to industries for recycling. Statistics […]
Maputo — Mozambique’s National Association of Teachers (ANAPRO) has threatened to boycott the ceremonies marking the start of the 2024 school year unless by then they have received the overtime payments due to them. The teachers claim that more than 13 months of overtime are in arrears, and accuse Education Minister Carmelita Namashalua of lying […]
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hany Suweilam asserted that the efforts exerted to develop the northern lakes in coordination with the different bodies of the state aim at improving the quality of water. This is reflected on developing the fish wealth and ensuring work opportunities for a big number of fishermen. This came during […]
Soyo — At least 100 permanent blood donors are needed at the Soyo Municipal Hospital, northern Zaire Province, to deal with the constant shortages of this product in the hemotherapy center of that health unit. Speaking this Thursday to ANGOP, the general director of the aforementioned hospital, Afonso Sabino, said that the institution currently has […]
A Seychelles environmental NGO is undertaking an air quality monitoring project to gain a full picture of how good the island nation’s air quality is and determine where action should be taken. Sustainability for Seychelles (S4S), started the project two months ago adding the island nation to the list of 117 countries in the world […]
LINDI: THE ruling party CCM’s Vice-Chairman (Mainland), Abdulrahman Kinana (Mainland) has stressed the need for engaging citizens when making decisions regarding their development. According to him, it is high time issues concerning people’s development must come from the citizens themselves and be given an opportunity to make decisions. Mr Kinana said although there are citizens’ […]
Yaounde, 28 December 2023- The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, approved the allocation of US$350,000 from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support people-centred accountability initiative in the humanitarian response in Cameroon. The funding will enable the United Nations and its partners to ensure that humanitarian action protects and preserves the rights […]
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 […]
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 […]
Yaounde, Cameroon — Chad’s Supreme Court will on Thursday declare definitive results of the country’s constitutional referendum that paves the way for a return to civilian rule. Chad’s military leader said he will respect the verdict, which is likely not going to be different from provisional results published on Sunday indicating the central African state’s […]
The deployment of electric taxis in Maiduguri has continued to excite commuters who commended the initiative and called for the employment of women to drive some of the vehicles. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that 50 electric cars and 57 mass transit buses were recently procured and deployed to ease transportation costs by […]
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 […]
Tunis/Tunisia — Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Abdel Monêm Belâati urged that efforts should be focused on agricultural research programmes, and that solutions should be found to mitigate the impact of climate change on the productive sector while ensuring adaptation to the situation. At the opening Wednesday of the International Conference on Food […]
Youth in agribusiness are witnessing a surge in production and the creation of decent jobs, thanks to the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the “Integrated Country Approach (ICA)” project. The primary goal of ICA is to assist countries, including Rwanda, in generating more and improved employment opportunities […]
A German-funded WFP-UNICEF project brings families and communities together to realize change In Yambio, in southwestern South Sudan – a town known for its agriculture and fertile lands -16-year-old Salwa Anthony and her mother, Grace Martin, are beginning their day. Now in her final year of primary school, Salwa has big dreams for the future, […]
Genadendal farmer Johannes Arendse sells his produce in Cape Town Genadendal farmer Johannes Arendse was one of the small farmers who lost most of their livestock and crops in the September floods. But his farm has bounced back and at the weekend he was at the Mowbray Market in Cape Town, selling produce again. The […]