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Sudan’s health system faces collapse as rainy season nears
By Staff Reporter AFTER two( 2 ) years of conflictt, Sudan’s health system is at breaking point. As the rainy season looms the country faces a perfect storm of disease outbreaks, malnutrition and collapsing services at a time when humanitarian access is dangerously restricted and funding for health is running dry. Today, more than 30…
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US home insurance premiums set to climb as Trump tariffs drive up construction material costs, reveals GlobalData
By Staff Reporter The US homeowners are grappling with soaring insurance premiums, now the highest among surveyed nations, as rising rebuild costs compound financial pressure. The recent tariffs on imported construction materials—especially from China—threaten to further inflate costs, prompting insurers to reassess pricing strategies. With affordability and coverage adequacy at risk, the industry faces a…
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ATIDI injects EUR 507.5-Million Deutsche Bank loan to Benin
By Staff Reporter THE African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) , has supported the Republic of Benin’s latest financing transaction, providing a second-loss guarantee for Deutsche Bank’s EUR 507.5 million loan to the country. The 15-year facility will support the country’s sustainable development agenda. This milestone transaction reinforces ATIDI’s commitment to unlocking access to…
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DBN donates N$100,000 to van der Walt School
By Staff Reporter THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) , has donated a tune of N$100,000 to Ben van der Walt Primary School in Gobabis on Friday. The donation is part of its Corporate Social Investment (CSI), in ploughing back to the community which is aimed at enhancing educational resources and supporting the ongoing development…
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Paratus Group strengthens communities through connectivity in Africa
By Staff Reporter PARATUS Group, a leading Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider, has a mandate to help uplift the communities it connects by investing in education and infrastructure projects across the continent. As part of its Paratus Social Investment (PSI) program, Paratus is helping to transform lives in Namibia, Mozambique and Angola by providing…
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AfDB to celebrate its 60th anniversary in Botswana
By Staff Reporter THE African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Botswana, will host an event on 15 April 2025 in Gaborone to mark the Bank’s 60th anniversary. Under the theme “60 Years of Making a Difference,” the diamond jubilee celebration will showcase the Bank’s journey since its…
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Risk of global recession growing, warns deVere CEO
By Staff Reporter The global economy faces rising threats of recession as tariffs escalate and trade tensions deepen between major economies, warns Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group. “World trade volumes are shrinking at the fastest pace since the 2008 financial crisis. Investors, businesses and policymakers should be under no illusions –…
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Commonwealth New Secretary-General pledges to advance values
By Staff Reporter Hon Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, former Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, assumed office as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth yesterday, pledging to advance the values of the Commonwealth Charter at a time of growing global tensions and shifting alliances. Botchwey succeeds Patricia Scotland, whose nine-year term ended in March. She is…
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UNAM Katima Campus donates teaching materials to Sampofu
By Staff Reporter UNIVERSITY of Namibia’s Katima Mulilo Campus has donated teaching materials and sanitary pads , to learners of Alufea Sampofu Combined School in Katima Mulilo on Friday. According to Dr. Samuel Mafwila, Campus Director revealed that the School was selected by UNAM in collaborations with other Germany partners to support the school in…
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Nissan Navara Warrior by Premcar sets out to write its own World Record in the Northern Cape desolation
(Augrabies, Northern Cape) Few days after its official introduction to the South African market, a TopGear SA team of five Nissan Navara Warriors by Premcar have embarked on a record-breaking expedition into South Africa’s most extreme hinterland. “Last year, Nissan Africa conceived Daring Africa, an eight-country, 8 000km odyssey linking our continental LCV manufacturing hub in…
