Day: November 17, 2022

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State Grid Green and Low-carbon Development Report was released at UNFCCC COP 27 China Pavilion

BEIJING, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On November 9, 2022, the side event “Reduce Pollution& Carbon Emissions with Coordinated Promotion of Green Power Development, Cooperation in Addressing Global Climate Change” co-hosted by the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences and China Federation of Industrial Economics and organized by Carbon Will (Beijing) Consulting Co., Ltd. was […]

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“Wonderful Jinhua, Fascinating Africa” Cloud Exhibition of China-Africa Cultural Cooperation and Exchange Week Is Opened (Overseas – Africa Edition)

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On November 16, 2022, “Wonderful Jinhua, Fascinating Africa” Cloud Exhibition of China-Africa Cultural Cooperation and Exchange Week, which is hosted by Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and Jinhua Municipal People’s Government, and which is organized by Jinhua Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and […]

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Commonwealth team concludes Zimbabwe assessment visit

Civilian casualties in South Sudan’s Equatoria region dipped 23 per cent in this year’s third quarter from the same period in 2021, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the UN mission generally attributed the decrease to a 60 per cent drop in violence targeting civilians in the Greater Equatoria

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NTB and Gondwana collaborate to promote Namibian tourism destinations

The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) in partnership with Gondwana Collection Namibia is hosting an educational tour to promote Namibia as a preferred vacation destination. The eight-day tour started on Tuesday, with journalists and social media influencers from Ghana, Dubai and Botswana, amongst others, visiting tourism establishments at Sesriem, Sossusvlei, Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. Gondwana founder Manni Goldbeck told Nampa on

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Principal accused of assaulting learner at Grootfontein to return to court

The principal of Wilhelm Nortier Primary School, who was arrested in September this year at Grootfontein for allegedly assaulting a Grade 7 learner, is expected to return to court on 30 November. Pandera Tjituka was arrested on 30 September 2022 after she allegedly assaulted the 13-year-old girl on 22 August 2022. The learner’s mother laid an assault charge against the

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Outjo Municipality staff demonstrate for better pay

Nearly 90 employees of the Outjo Municipality in the Kunene Region on Wednesday staged a peaceful demonstration calling for improved working conditions. During their street march which started at the Etoshapoort township, the employees chanted slogans saying they have been working for the municipality for 20 years and yet they earn less than N.dollars 5 000 per month. “We therefore

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||Kharas to host aviation centre

Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa has confirmed that the ||Kharas Region has been selected to host the Centre of Excellence in Aviation in the future. He was speaking during the official opening of the Namibia Aviation and Connectivity Forum 2022 in Windhoek on Thursday, where he said the Centre of Excellence in Aviation will be a joint project

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UPSHIFT launched to elevate youth skills in Kavango East

The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service on Thursday launched the UPSHIFT programme in the Kavango East Region aimed at empowering close to 60 adolescent girls, young women and men who are marginalised as a result of contemporary social issues. “The programme which is a youth social innovation and social entrepreneurship programme combines social innovation workshops, mentorship, incubation and

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No more excuses from home affairs officials: Geingob

President Hage Geingob has said there should be no more excuses for lack of service delivery by Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration and Safety officials, following the inauguration of the ministry’s new N.dollars 813 million headquarters in the capital. Inaugurating the building named after former President Hifikepunye Pohamba under the theme “Serving with Excellence” here on Thursday, Geingob said the

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Man dies after being struck by vehicle at Rundu

A 47-year-old man died on Wednesday after he was allegedly hit by a motor vehicle at Rundu. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) crime investigations coordinator in the Kavango East Region, Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu told Nampa on Thursday that the incident happened at around 19h50 on the Trans-Zambezi Highway. It is alleged that the incident happened at Shankara village in the

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Refugees in Namibia face double threat of funding cuts and climate change

As inflation continues to push up the cost of basic necessities such as food and fuel, refugees in Namibia’s remote Osire settlement are facing stark choices. By Laura Padoan in Windhoek, Namibia | 17 November 2022 Mbuyi Kayembe is one of over 7,000 residents in the Osire settlement, located in arid scrubland over 200 kilometres from Namibia’s capital, Windhoek. He

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Namibia moves to trade white rhinos for conservation purposes, trophy hunting only

Namibia, joined by Botswana, has submitted a proposal to transfer the population of southern white rhinoceros of Namibia from Appendix I to Appendix II specifically to allow for trade in live animals for conservation purposes and trophy hunting only. This was revealed by Romeo Muyunda, the spokesperson for Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Wednesday in a statement

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Global Methane Pledge: From Moment to Momentum

Unprecedented Momentum for Keeping 1.5°C Within Reach while Advancing Energy Security, Food Security, and Sustainable Development Achieving the Global Methane Pledge (GMP) goal of cutting anthropogenic methane emissions at least 30 percent by 2030 from 2020 levels is the fastest way to reduce near-term warming and is necessary to keep a 1.5°C temperature limit within reach. Achieving this goal will

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