By Adolf Kaure. The Mayor of Swakopmund H.W. Dina Namubes said that eradicating poverty in the town will be her office’s main goal for 2024. She made these remarks during the January ordinary council meeting which took place at the Council Chambers on Thursday. “Poverty in our town is worrisome and we need to take...
December 14, 2024
Tag: Poverty
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Lack of active leadership- reason for poverty in Zambezi
The leader of the official opposition, McHenry Venaani, says a lack of active leadership is partly the reason why Zambezi Region continues to be one of the poorest regions. The president of the Popular Democratic Party (PDM) was speaking at a media briefing in Katima Mulilo on Thursday. Venaani questioned why strides have not been...
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Betta Edu: Nigerian poverty minister suspended over money in personal bank account
Nigeria’s president has suspended a minister over the alleged diversion of more than 585 million naira ($640,000; £500,000) of public money into a personal bank account. Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Betta Edu was suspended on Monday following public outrage over the scandal. A statement from President Bola Tinubu’s office said he had ordered...
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Blush Foundation’s fight against period poverty
A team of determined individuals are gearing up for a challenge that stretches well beyond the typical test of endurance – the annual Nedbank Desert Dash. The Blush Foundation team is a group of social cyclists united by their zeal for cycling and a passion to eradicate period poverty in Namibia. Across Namibia, countless young...
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Female-headed households in Namibia struggle with poverty – Windhoek Observer
Hertta-Maria Amutenja Auditor General Junias Kandjeke has revealed that 44 percent of female-headed households in Namibia are living in poverty. In a recent Performance Audit Report on Gender Equality in Governance, Decision-Making and Economic Empowerment within the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW), covering the financial years of 2017/18 to 2021/22....
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Botswana Minister Urges Regional Innovation to Tackle Poverty and Inequality Through AfCFTA – Namibia Daily News
Staff Reporter Gaborone, Botswana, November 10 – Southern African nations must join forces to expedite the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, a crucial step toward alleviating poverty and inequality in a region currently ranked among the most disparate in the world. Addressing the 29th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of...
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Poverty, unemployment leads to parents ‘selling children’
Namibia Police inspector general Joseph Shikongo said among the factors contributing to human trafficking in Namibia is the country’s high rate of poverty and unemployment, which causes families to sell their children to traffickers to generate income. Consequently, these children end up being sexually exploited and execute forced labour, Shikongo said. He was speaking at...
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Eradicating Energy Poverty in Namibia – Namibia Daily News
By Benjamin Wickham CAPE TOWN, October 19 — Namibian national oil company Namcor is advancing its plans to further develop the country’s oil and gas sector to meet ongoing energy demands and eradicate energy poverty. The company is now setting its sights on drilling two gas and oil wells in collaboration with international oil companies...
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United Nations: Poverty driving child soldiers and early marriages
Virginia Gamba, the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict warns that poverty and lack of education are pushing boys into joining armed groups and forcing girls to marry way before they should. The post United Nations: Poverty driving child soldiers and early marriages first appeared on Future Media. Source link