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KING MSWATI:Scarcity of financial resources hindering efforts to achieve global development goals.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:King Mswati has urged developed countries to consider increasing financial support for developing countries including eSwatini to enhance and implement the global development agenda. Addressing the the United Nations(UN)...
Kenya’s PS Imbunya joins ESAMI Governing Board
TV47
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July 3, 2025
Principal Secretary State Department for Public Service and Human Capital Development Dr. Jane Kere Imbunya today officially joined the Governing Board of the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI). The induction session, held...
Ruth First and activist research: the legacy of a South African freedom fighter
The Conversation
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July 3, 2025
Ruth First, born 100 years ago, was a South African freedom fighter, journalist and scholar who worked against the racist system of apartheid during white minority rule. She was assassinated by apartheid forces in her office at the Eduardo...
How South Africa's One Stop Border Post initiative will revolutionise land ports
IOL
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July 2, 2025
The One Stop Border Post (OSBP) concept is expected to streamline and improve border operations at six land ports in South Africa. The OSBP will not only deal with two critical issues in South Africa, i.e., security and economic growth, but will...
GPL building is not user-friendly for people with disabilities
IOL
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At the end of February, I had the privilege of attending the 3rd Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. This conference was attended by delegates from the following countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia,...
Asantehene calls on African leaders to foster self-reliance through cooperation and intra-trade
Joy FM
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June 29, 2025
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged African leaders to intensify intracontinental trade and cooperation as a means of achieving greater self-reliance and sustainable development. Addressing the 58th Special Congregation of the Kwame Nkrumah...
SA’s national bird threatened as numbers crash
South Africa Today
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July 1, 2025
The Blue Crane’s population has been declining since 2010, prompting its official status change from “near threatened” to “vulnerable” in the Regional Red Data Book of Birds 2025. Research shows breeding success in the Western Cape’s Overberg...
Prostate cancer in men of African heritage: understanding the risk and prognostic factors
Urology News
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Prostate cancer (PCa) represents a major public health concern and is recognised as one of the most common cancers worldwide, accounting for a significant proportion of cancer-related deaths. It is the second most common malignancy among men...
Coding Is No Longer Enough: Why Africa Needs AI Literacy In Every School (3)
Daily Guide
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July 2, 2025
But it’s not just about employment. AI literacy is also about citizenship in a digital age. Algorithms now determine access to credit, social services, public safety alerts, and even political messaging. Understanding how these systems work — and...
Lesotho’s removal from hunger hotspots is a milestone – But not the finish line
Public Eye
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July 1, 2025
PATRICE TALLA TAKOUKAM This month brought a rare but welcome headline in global food security: Lesotho is no longer on the list of global hunger hotspots. According to the latest Hunger Hotspots 2025 report by the Food and Agriculture Organization...
‘It’s back to drug rationing’: The end of HIV was in sight, then came the cuts
Daily News Tanzania
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July 2, 2025
THIS year the world should have been “talking about the virtual elimination of HIV” in the near future. “Within five years,” says Prof Sharon Lewin, a leading researcher in the field. “Now that’s all very uncertain.” Scientific advances had...
30 Unhappiest Countries In The World in 2025
Insider Monkey
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This article looks at the 30 unhappiest countries in the world in 2025. The Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford recently published the World Happiness Report 2025. Finland took the number one spot yet again, marking eight years...
Blue Crane threatened as numbers crash
BusinessLIVE
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SA’s national bird, the Blue Crane, is in trouble. Until just 15 years ago, numbers of this stately bird — a firm favourite of nature lovers — were increasing well. But research has now shown that the species’ overall population trajectory changed...
Let’s make Ashanti Region clean and welcoming – Amoakohene
Joy FM
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June 24, 2025
Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has called for collective commitment and action to promote environmental cleanliness in the region, making it more attractive and welcoming to both visitors and investors. He emphasised that...
Let’s make Ashanti clean and welcoming – Dr. Amoakohene
Ghana News Agency
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June 23, 2025
By Charles Tawiah Asuofua-Asamang (Ash), June 23, GNA – Dr. Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has called for collective commitment and action to promote environmental cleanliness in the region, making it more attractive and...
NICHOLAS SHUBITZ: US travel bans gift Africa to China
BusinessLIVE
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Having failed to cut government spending, reindustrialise the US with tariffs or deliver on much-touted peace proposals, the Trump administration appears to be using mass deportations and travel bans as a means of proving that it is making...
HENNI BRITZ: Time to review Sacu’s revenue-sharing formula
BusinessLIVE
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When finance minister Enoch Godongwana eventually delivered his budget this year, much was made of the careful balancing act within the government of national unity (GNU) — a fiscal road map that tiptoes between competing ideological camps while...
Groundbreaking M585m EU-Africa cultural partnership
Public Eye
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July 1, 2025
New programme flips traditional dynamics, putting African voices at the forefront of cultural exchange with Europe MOSA MAOENG MASERU – Lesotho’s rich cultural heritage is set to gain significant international visibility and support through a...
Benjamin Okezie Kalu: A Different Breed
This Day
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June 30, 2025
By Sam Hart There is a man left scratching his head in quiet disbelief in Brussels, Belgium. For over several years, he has served as the official driver for the Nigerian Mission, assigned to visiting Nigerian dignitaries. Let’s call him John. He...
Unpacking AI-enabled business transformation and the organisation’s journey to the cloud at SAPHILA 2025
Engineering News
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We are living in times of continuous disruption, including issues such as economic instability, supply chain and shipping disruptions, and the after-effects of extreme weather events caused by climate change. These ongoing disruptions are all...