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Charlton De Waal

Charlton De Waal


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Bring Back Mass Housing Projects

The man credited with transforming Singapore from a slum city state into one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Lee Kuan Yew, once said the reason why African countries such as Nigeria and Congo remain poor despite their abundance…

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Hyphen boss warns against corruption in green hydrogen projects

Hyphen Hydrogen Energy’s chief executive, Marco Raffinetti, says any hint of corruption in the country’s emerging green hydrogen sector could destroy projects. Raffinetti says Hyphen’s concession agreement with the government includes explicit anti-corruption measures. “We have zero tolerance written into…

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Govt to set up situation room

The government is in the process of setting up a national situation room for multi-hazard early warnings. This was announced by deputy prime minister and minister of works and transport John Mutorwa at yesterday’s ‘Early Warning For All Multi-Stakeholder Forum’…

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‘Give thanks’

… Swapo tells poverty-stricken Tobias Hainyeko residents the party has done a lot to help Just be thankful for Swapo’s efforts in supporting your constituency. This is what Andreas Mwashekele, a member of Swapo’s Tobias Hainyeko constituency executive, has to…

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Katima blames Uutoni for delaying projets

Katima Mulilo chief executive Raphael Liswaniso says minister of urban and rural development Erastus Uutoni’s delays in project approvals are hampering the development of the town. Liswaniso shared these sentiments with a parliamentary standing committee on public accounts and economy…

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Mozambicans vote in key election for a new president

Mozambicans are voting in a general election, with the ruling Frelimo party that has been in power for half a century likely to hold on to power. President Filipe Nyusi, who is stepping down after serving the two-term limit, was…

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Diversification and Development Under AfCFTA

Capitalising on the immense potential of the AfCFTA agreement, Namibia is set to send its first consignment through the AfCFTA agreement in October. The minister of industrialisation and trade, Lucia Iipumbu, has said this follows the AfCFTA secretariat approving Namibia’s…

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Lüderitz mayor calls for special economic zone status

The mayor of Lüderitz, Phil Balhao, says the government should consider making the town a special economic zone (SEZ) to boost development. He says the current Procurement Act, however, acts as a stumbling block. “So, if there was any possibility…

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Australia to ban children from using social media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO3XbmqdkU0 The legislation will impose and enforce a minimum age to use social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram by the end of the year. Although the exact age has yet to be revealed by the government, it is likely…

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Who won the Harris-Trump presidential debate?

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris met for the first time on the presidential debate stage in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. They may have shaken hands, but they did not hit it off. In a fiery 90 minutes, Harris frequently rattled…

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Swapo’s electoral college results for female candidates:

1. Helaria Mukapuli 2. Lucia Iipumbu 3. Fenni Nanyeni 4. Emma Theofilus 5. Krohne Gaudentia 6. Nawases Taeyele 7. Akser Iitope 8. Nono Katjingisiua 9. Emma Kantema-Gaomas 10. Jennely Matundu 11. Tuuliki Abraham 12. Hilma Iita 13. Clemencia Coetzee 14.…

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