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DUBAI (December 2, 2023) — Today at COP28, an Expert Group convened by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (WRI) launched the Integrity Matters for Cities, States, and Regions report outlining fit-for-purpose recommendations for local, state and regional governments to ensure the credibility, accountability and transparency of their climate and sustainability commitments. 

The North West Provincial Government has disclosed they have made progress with housing for flood victims. The North West MEC for Finance, Motlalepula Rosh, disclosed that 103 new house...

THE news that we will have a population of 150 million by year-end was the trigger that raised all those Malthusian fears and led to serious questions. What multiple strains would a population that big deliver to a land-short country the size of New Mexico but lacks the coping mechanisms and adequate resources to deal with them? And with problems as big, intractable and deeply rooted as the abject woes of impoverished Third World countries we are so familiar with? The reason I used New Mexico, a...

(UPDATE) THE Department of Education (DepEd) is the most trusted and top-performing government agency, based on the survey conducted by independent pollster OCTA Research.

■ Rimaliza A. Opiña The Securities and Exchange Commission has made permanent the cease and desist order it has issued in June against Baguio-based realty company Casa Infini Builders and Realty Company Ltd., Casa Infini Realty Management Co. Ltd., and its affiliated entities following the Commission en banc’s affirmation of the issuance of the order

The Limpopo Provincial Government dropped a whopping R55 million on 102 bakkies to gift to "deserving traditional leaders" in the province.

A. Issues in the Environment 1. Economy  1.1. Logistics 1.1.1. Cabinet welcomed measures and plans

First Home Finance offers subsidies to people with a household income of R3 501 to R22 000.

Public Warned Against Buying Raw Lots: Davao City Officials Issue Stern Warning on Financial Loss and Urban Development Issues. Check Policies and Regulations to Protect Buyers. DHSUD and CPDO Provide Guidance on Land Purchase. Avoid Illegal Transactions and Scams.

The Tamil Nadu State government has set an ambitious target of achieving 100% sanitation coverage by establishing fecal sludge treatment plants (FSTPs) and sewage treatment plants