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16th February 2021 A statement by United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore has implored schools to consider closure as a last resort. Yet Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) together with Botswana Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU) have called for an urgent closure of all educational institutions in the country. In the statement dated 12 th of January, Fore said: “As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as cases co...

Yacht-building and ship repair has been declared a key priority work theme for a newly formed Port of Cape Town government Task Team.

Government extends its North West intervention by another three months 15 February 2021 - 19:35 The inter-ministerial task team led by co-operative governance & traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Monday that it would review progress registered in the intervention only in June. Image: GCIS The national government has decided to extend its control of the North West province by another three months. President Cyril Ramaphosas cabinet was scheduled...

Contracts awarded for early replacement of Guddu, Sukkur barrages gates National February 12, 2021 SUKKUR: A high - virtual mission of the World Bank under the leadership of Task Team leader François Onimus discussed the rehabilitation of Guddu and Sukkur barrages. The meeting was informed that contract for replacement of certain gates of Guddu and Sukkur Barrages has been given on an urgent basis. The rehabilitation of Guddu and Sukkur Barrages is being implemented under the Sindh Barrages ...

Gruesome Matola raid remembered, perpetrators still walking free Share Durban - Four decades after commandos from the then SA Defence Force illegally entered Mozambique and killed 15 members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the raid that shocked the southern Africa region was commemorated over the weekend. So far no one has been held accountable for the brutal raid. The raid happened on January 30, 1981 and the apartheid army had falsely believed that among those killed on that day was Joe Slovo, the...

By SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South Africas President, Opening remarks at the African Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine Financing and Deployment Strategy Webinar (27/01/2021) Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Afric...

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 25, 2021-The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved additional financing of $21.6 million to further help...

Cyril Ramaphosa condemns wealthy vaccine hoarding nations South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa gave a short address at the virtual World Economic Forum which opened on the 25th and will end on the 29th of January. The theme for this year’s forum is ‘The Great Reset‘. Leaders will spend the week affirming their commitment to rebuilding the world’s economic and social systems to ensure a more fair, sustainable and resilient future. When Ramaphosa spoke about Africa’s urgent task i...

31 000 vaccinations a day: SA’s ambitious Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan By Kelly-Jane Turner, Rudolph Nkgadima Jan 24, 2021 Share Cape Town - South Africa will embark on an ambitious Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan that will cost in excess of R20 billion with up to 31 000 vaccinations taking place each day. With just over a week to go until the end of January, and the awaited arrival of the first batch of one million Covid-19 vaccines, South Africans are anticipating a more detailed vaccin...

The new year often brings with it resolutions for reform, sobriety, or any number of other improvements. But Inman News Founder Brad Inman recently took to the community’s Inman Coast to Coast Facebook page to seek out advice for how to navigate 2021. Credit: Inman Coast to Coast on Facebook The friendly community of real estate professionals was dependable as ever in its response, offering Brad tips ranging from playful to earnest in nature — but all were taken to heart. Although there wer...