THE death toll arising from the Severe Tropical Storm Freddy in Madagascar and Mozambique has risen to 21.This follows latest rains in Madagascar leaving four people dead.The deaths bring Freddy’s toll to 11 deaths in Mozambique and 10 in Madagascar. United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that Freddy’s first landfall […]
Continue ReadingMILLIONS of rural people continue to face unprecedented challenges to their food security despite humanitarian assistance preventing worse outcomes and staving off famine in parts of Somalia.The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) thus is calling for transformative actions to sustainably improve food and water security, reduce people’s vulnerability to shocks and stresses while improving their […]
Continue ReadingTHE deadly attacks in northern Nigeria are a gruesome indicator of the arduous task awaiting the incoming Nigeria government in dealing with banditry in the West African country.Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, will have his work cut out in stemming insecurity in Africa’s biggest nation, by population (219 million people), largest economy and at times the […]
Continue ReadingTHE Chinese embassy in Angola has reminded enterprises and citizens in the Southern African country to increase their awareness of safety precautions.The warning follows the robbery and murder of a Chinese citizen in the capital, Luanda, last Friday. While an appeal has been made to police to arrest the perpetrator/s, the embassy urged Chinese in […]
Continue ReadingWITH some analysts predicting that Stage 7 loadshedding will be the norm by July this year, and Eskom itself having said that rolling blackouts are likely to continue until at least 2027, South African businesses that don’t have IT system disaster recovery plans are vulnerable to business interruption, data loss, reputational damage, and loss of […]
Continue ReadingThe following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General welcomes recent engagement by the President of Angola and African Union Champion for Peace and Reconciliation, João Lourenço, with the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23), which resulted in the announcement of a ceasefire beginning on 7 March, in […]
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