Category: Africa

UN, WORLD WEATHER GROUPS ISSUE STARVATION ALERT IN EAST AFRICA

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Wed 01 June 2022: Meteorological agencies, including the world weather group and its humanitarian partners, issued a joint alert on Tuesday that starvation looms in northeastern Africa after four failed rainy seasons. “We are particularly concerned that the situation will worsen,” World Meteorological Organization spokesperson Clare Nullis said at a UN press conference. She said that the Food and Agriculture Organization led a […]

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NEARLY 1,400 MONKEYPOX CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN AFRICA: WHO

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Wed 01 June 2022: Seven African countries have cumulatively reported nearly 1,400 monkeypox cases so far this year, with 1,392 suspected and 44 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday as the number of infections worldwide continues to climb following the latest outbreak. The cases have been reported in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Nigeria, […]

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SOUTH AFRICA: GENERAL FUEL LEVY TEMPORARY SUSPENSION EXTENDED TO AUGUST

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Wed 01 June 2022: Government has offered much-needed short-term reprieve to motorists by extending the temporary reduction in the general fuel levy of R1.50 per litre. Initially, the Ministers of Finance and Mineral Resources and Energy had on 31 March 2022 jointly announced a temporary reduction in the general fuel levy of R1.50 per litre […]

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SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES CONCERN AT INCIDENCES OF CHILD ABUSE

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Tue 31 May 2022: Government says it has noted with concern various incidences of child abuse which have been reported in the media. These include kidnapping, bullying of children at schools and on the internet, as well as food poisoning of children, among others. Government said in a statement on Tuesday these acts against children […]

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NAMIBIA RECEIVES LOOTED ARTEFACTS FROM GERMANY, BUT ON LOAN

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Tue 31 May 2022: On Monday, Namibia received 23 historic items of jewelry, tools, and other objects looted under colonial rule and returned to Germany on an indefinite loan. The relics’ repatriation is part of a mission to promote rapprochement between the two countries. “All the artefacts were collected during the Germany colonial era from […]

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HIGHER EDUCATION TO HOST WORLDSKILLS NATIONAL COMPETITION

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Tue 31 May 2022: The Department of Higher Education and Training will host the fourth WorldSkills South Africa (WSZA) Biennial National Competition at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in KwaZulu-Natal. The WSZA National Competition, which kicks off on 7 – 10 June 2022, takes place three years after the 45th WorldSkills International Competition […]

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