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  Vaal River system update: 6 valves opened at Vaal Dam to increase outflows and manage levels, Bloemhof releases at 400 mᵌ/s The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened 6 valves at the Vaal Dam at 12pm today, to gradually increase water outflows by another 200 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s) as water levels rise at the dam. This is over and above the single sluice gate opened […]

  Today, the Inter African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) begins a three-day pivotal workshop in Mombasa, Kenya. This event is organized in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and supported by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program through the COMBAT project. The workshop focuses on integrating the Progressive Control Pathway (PCP) into regional and national strategies to combat Animal Trypanosomiasis […]

  The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent will conduct a country visit to Suriname from 24 March to 2 April 2025. The experts will gather information on any forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance, to assess the overall human rights situation of Africans and people of African descent in Suriname. The Working Group delegation, which is visiting the country at the invitation […]

  Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is chair of the newly appointed Armed Forces Council. Established under Article 211 of the 1992 Constitution, the Council is tasked with providing strategic leadership and oversight to ensure the Ghana Armed Forces remain effective, modern, and disciplined. In his address to the Council members, President Mahama emphasised their critical role in the military’s governance and administration. He underscored the government’s unwavering commitment to […]

  The sun has set in Johannesburg, South Africa and Nntuthuzelo Ndwandwa, 39, is returning home from her job as a customer care consultant. When once she would have glanced nervously into the shadows, now she walks through a complex illuminated by solar-powered lights and enters her home, where a solar-powered heater doles out warm water for washing up.  “We are safe during load shedding because the external lights are […]

  UN experts* today called for the immediate and unconditional release of political activists Moulaye Baba Haïdara, Mahamoud Mohamed Mangane and Amadou Togola to enable them to receive medical treatment following torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment sustained during their detention by the Malian Security Services. “We are alarmed by medical and other reports suggesting that Haïdara, Mangane and Togola were subjected to torture and cruel treatment during their […]

  Every planting season, women in our villages wake up before dawn, their hands rough from years of tilling the land. They labour tirelessly under the scorching sun, sowing maize, cassava, pearl millet, sorghum, cowpeas, or peanuts. For decades, they have followed the same routine, hoping that this time, the harvest will be different—that they will finally make enough to send their children to college, repair leaking roofs, or at […]

  Members of Parliament on the Parliamentary Forum on Antimicrobial Resistance have called on the Government to double their efforts in enforcing policies and laws that tackle drug dispensation to patients. MPs who were attending a workshop on antimicrobial resistance held at Parliament on Friday, 21 March 2025, called for new efforts that ensure proper drug prescription, accurate interpretation, preparation, and labelling. Hon. Dr. Nicholas Thadeus Kamara (FDC, Kabale Municipality) […]

  The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$ 2 million from the Government of Japan to support over 27,000 people affected by drought in southern Angola. This funding will enhance the food and water security while strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers through Japanese agricultural technology innovations. In collaboration with the Government of Angola, WFP will scale up efforts to promote sustainable access to water, […]