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Construction of Nkurenkuru Hospital halted for a decade
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March 29, 2024March 29, 2024Uncategorized

Construction of Nkurenkuru Hospital halted for a decade

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Residents of Kavango West Region say they waited for far too long for the completion of the Nkurenkuru Intermediate Hospital, whose construction has been on hold for almost 10 years now.  Since its groundbreaking ceremony in November 2014, no construction has been done, apart from a fence that was erected. It is a project that...

Judge says trial delays, decade in custody not PG’s fault
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February 8, 2024February 8, 2024Uncategorized

Judge says trial delays, decade in custody not PG’s fault

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A Windhoek resident who spent more than 10 years in jail before being found not guilty in a repeatedly delayed robbery trial has suffered a defeat in a lawsuit in which he sued the prosecutor general for more than N$11 million. Petrus Shoovaleka’s prolonged detention was not arbitrary, but was in accordance with competent court...

Africa Can’t Afford Another Lost Decade – What Has Gone Wrong?
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February 3, 2024February 3, 2024Uncategorized

Africa Can’t Afford Another Lost Decade – What Has Gone Wrong?

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The opulent Palazzo Madama in Rome has been playing host this week to more than 70 African heads of state, senior government officials and representatives of the African Union and European Union to discuss something of shared importance: The future of Africa. While easily derided as yet another talk shop in a European capital cut...

Women’s financial inclusion is our fight of the decade if we are to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and our own High 5s by 2030
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October 16, 2023October 16, 2023Uncategorized

Women’s financial inclusion is our fight of the decade if we are to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and our own High 5s by 2030

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By Malado Kaba, Director of the Gender, Women and Civil Society Department at the African Development Bank Last month, I represented the African Development Bank’s Gender, Women and Civil Society Department at the Alliance for Financial Inclusion’s (AFI) 2023 Global Policy Forum in Manila. Before travelling to the Forum, I had an iconic moment in...

To Avert a “Lost Decade,” Africa Must Urgently Achieve Stability, Increase Growth, and Create Jobs
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October 4, 2023October 4, 2023Uncategorized

To Avert a “Lost Decade,” Africa Must Urgently Achieve Stability, Increase Growth, and Create Jobs

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Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic outlook remains bleak amid an elusive growth recovery. According to the latest World Bank Africa’s Pulse report, rising instability, weak growth in the region’s largest economies, and lingering uncertainty in the global economy are dragging down growth prospects in the region. Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to decelerate to 2.5%...

International Day for People of African Descent – United Nations experts urge General Assembly to proclaim second International Decade for People of African Descent
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August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Uncategorized

International Day for People of African Descent – United Nations experts urge General Assembly to proclaim second International Decade for People of African Descent

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On the occasion of the International Day for People of African Descent, a group of UN experts issue the following Joint Statement: “The International Day for People of African Descent is a day to acknowledge and remember the historic and ongoing triumphs as well as struggles of people of African descent to realise their human...

In just over a decade, African states have turned around a 72% illiteracy rate to achieve a 70% literacy record, with 66% of the young people now receiving secondary education – and way more than that can read and write.
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August 18, 2023August 18, 2023Uncategorized

In just over a decade, African states have turned around a 72% illiteracy rate to achieve a 70% literacy record, with 66% of the young people now receiving secondary education – and way more than that can read and write.

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By Seth Onyango, bird story agency Young Africans are setting new educational benchmarks, outshining previous generations with a remarkable 66% attaining secondary school education. Yet, despite this achievement, many youths are finishing school only to grapple with high unemployment rates according to new Afrobarometer figures. The Mastercard Foundation-backed report reveals steady growth with literacy levels going up...

Erongo Desalination Plant celebrates decade of production – Windhoek Observer
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August 14, 2023August 14, 2023Uncategorized

Erongo Desalination Plant celebrates decade of production – Windhoek Observer

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Niël Terblanché THE Erongo Desalination Plant (EDP) celebrated a new milestone after it reached a decade of supplying NamWater Swakopmund. According to Christine De KlerkOrano Mining’s Communication and Communities Consultant, the company signed an agreement with the Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) to supply water from the Erongo Desalination Plant to NamWater and its customers in...