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Day: July 15, 2023

General

Over 1000 fishermen to be re-employed through GERP

Seven fishing companies in Walvis Bay are currently in the process of obtaining lists of fishermen to be re-employed through the Government Employment Redress Programme (GERP).This was announced by Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Derek Klaz…

General

ETAKA DAM TURNED INTO A PLACE OF LEISURE

The Etaka Dam in the Omusati Region has become a place of leisure for the local people.During noon and afternoon hours, people are found either bathing, fishing or simply walking near the NamWater dam that stretches 14 kilometres from north to south.Ev…

General

Conservation of natural resources continues to benefit region’s inhabitants: Wakudumo

Governor of the Kavango East Region, Bonny Wakudumo, said the management and conservation of natural resources and wildlife continues to provide economic benefits to people of the region.Wakudumo said this during his State of the Region Address held at…

General

Nature Seychelles: Success in boutique restoration method of corals for hotels

In a move to improve the outcome of coral restoration undertaken by hotels in Seychelles, Nature Seychelles, a non-profit environmental organisation, has developed a new low-tech method to monitor the survival and growth of coral transplants.Nature Sey…

General

Jamaican-American centenarian attends renewal of vows of relatives in Seychelles

A Jamaican-American centenarian, Irwin Alexander Kiffin, is currently in Seychelles and attended the renewal of the wedding vows of one of his family members in the island nation on Tuesday.Kiffin, aged 101, left the United States on July 4, travelled …

General

Nation’s Forest Coverage Sees Big Leap Due to Massive Tree Seedlings Planting: EPA

Ethiopia’s forest coverage has jumped over 17 percent due to massive tree seedlings planting carried out over the past four years through the Green Legacy Initiative, according to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Director-General.In an exclus…

General

Ethiopian Group Plants Tree Seedlings, Working to Meet ICAO Net-Zero Carbon Emission Target

Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Executive Officer Mesfin Tasew told ENA that the group has been working to achieve the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050.The Ethiopian Airlines Group leadership and …

Technology

Book on Africa-China Relations Launched

A book, which dwells on Africa-China relations and takes Ethiopia as a case study, was launched in Addis Ababa today.The book titled “Africa-China Relations” is written by Melaku Mulualem, an Ethiopian who works at the Institute of Foreign Affairs.His …

Sports

Nambala and Shikongo in the final at World Champs

T11 paralympic sprinters Ananias Shikongo (guided by Even Tjiuiju) and T13 athlete Johannes Nambala progressed to the final of the men’s 100 metres (m) and 400m respectively, after finishing second in their respective semi-finals at the International P…

Sports

Ishitile through to 200m semi-finals in Paris

Namibia’s T11 sprinter, Lahja Ishitile (guide by Sem Shimanda) reached the semi-finals of the women’s T11 200 metres (m) after finishing second in her 200m heat on Saturday morning at the 2023 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Para Athleti…