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In the SADC region, the state of groundwater pollution is a growing concern. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS Opinion by Thokozani Dlamini (pretoria, south africa) Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Inter Press Service PRETORIA, South Africa, Mar 12 (IPS) – Groundwater pollution significantly affects the prevalence of waterborne diseases. This form of pollution occurs …

Luz Adriana Camargo Garzon will lead probes into President Petro and his son after weeks of delay in the appointment process. Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice has chosen Luz Adriana Camargo Garzon as the country’s new attorney general, amid ongoing turmoil for the government of President Gustavo Petro. Camargo was …

Shaba said this at the NASRDA Day presentation at the ongoing 8th Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Expo, with theme STI: Solutions to National Economic Challenges in Abuja. The director-general focused his presentation on New Space: Aligning with the Renewed Hope Agenda. According to him, while launching of satellite is …

The first sea shipment of food for Gaza left the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Tuesday morning, officials said, the start of an untested maritime corridor to bring aid to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians whom the United Nations says are on the brink of starvation. The ship was pulling …

President Tinubu says he is committed to re-engineering the finances of Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu says the idea of blaming past administrations for the challenges facing the country is not in his character.

Ariel Henry to step down after emergency regional summit as armed gangs sought to topple his government. Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation, appealing for calm in the country amidst spiralling violence. The 74-year-old, who led the country since the 2021 assassination of its last president, spoke …

A day after President Biden asserted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was “hurting Israel more than helping Israel,” Mr. Netanyahu dismissed that contention as “wrong,” escalating the leaders’ increasingly public dispute. Mr. Netanyahu, in an interview with Politico, challenged Mr. Biden’s assessment of Israel’s military strategy in the …

Mohammed Ibrahim, the National President of SSANU, said this in a communique issued at the end of the union’s 47th Regular National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Monday in Abuja. Ibrahim said the four months withheld salaries arose from the nationwide strike action embarked upon by all unions in the …

Economic Commission for Africa’s Executive Secretary, Claver Gatete. Credit: ECA by Busani Bafana (victoria falls, zimbabwe) Monday, March 11, 2024 Inter Press Service VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe, Mar 11 (IPS) – With 20 percent of the global population and vast untapped natural resources, not forgetting its human capital, it is time Africa …

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson preside over flag-raising ceremony in Brussels. Sweden’s flag has been raised at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, marking the country’s entry into the military alliance two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary-General …