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Study reveals water hazard in S-African schools
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) A South African environmental group has discovered that 43% of schools involved in a recent water testing project found their water samples contaminated with harmful bacteria, according to findings released on Wednesday. Statistics South...
Study unveils water danger in S-African schools
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) A recent investigation by a South African environmental group has revealed that 43% of schools participating in a national water testing project found dangerous bacteria in their water samples. The results were published on Wednesday. The...
Study reveals schools in S. Africa have harmful bacteria
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) A recent investigation by a South African environmental group revealed that 43% of schools involved in a water quality testing project detected harmful bacteria in their water samples. These findings were made public on Wednesday. Access...
Agriculture on launch of 2nd phase of Africa Phytosanitary Programme
South African Government
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June 24, 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), in collaboration with the Government of South Africa, represented by the Department of Agriculture, launched the second...
Agriculture on Train-the-Trainer Conference strengthening Africa’s phytosanitary systems
South African Government
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June 23, 2025
The National Plant Protection Organisation of South Africa (NPPOZA) in the Department of Agriculture (DoA) is hosting a Train-The-Trainer Conference to discuss agricultural plant disease identification and prevention. Furthermore, the conference...
WMO: Intense Sand, Dust storms Threaten Nearly Half of Humanity
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) Sand and dust storms are becoming more frequent and intense, placing the health and economic stability of hundreds of millions of people worldwide at serious risk, according to a report released Thursday by the World Meteorological...
African Health Ministers Initiate Vaccination Against Variant Poliovirus
MENAFN
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April 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Health officials from African nations within the Lake Chad Basin initiated a large-scale immunization initiative on Thursday, aiming to shield 83 million children under five from variant poliovirus type 2, as part of a renewed mission to...
Minister Patricia de Lille: Opening Ceremony of Africa’s Travel Indaba 2025
South African Government
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May 13, 2025
Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, HE Mr Paul Mashatile and Mrs Mashatile Ministers of Tourism from our fellow African countries. Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Members of the Diplomatic Corps Chairperson of the Portfolio...
US lawmakers want to block IMF assistance to Central Africa
MENAFN
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April 23, 2025
(MENAFN) US lawmakers have introduced a bill to prevent International Monetary Fund (IMF) support for certain Central African countries in response to a controversial regulation imposed by local fiscal authorities on foreign oil companies. The...
Facet Power Meets with President of Burundi to Drive Sustainable Development and Bioeconomy Innovation
EIN Presswire
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March 4, 2025
Facet Power, Goodwin Technologies, and Jeni-Eco Meet with Burundi’s President to Share Project Updates and Plan for Private Sector-Led Bioeconomy Development WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, March 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On February 7, 2025,...
Deputy Minister David Masondo: United Nations Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development
South African Government
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July 2, 2025
Good afternoon, Your Excellency, President Pedro Sánchez of Spain, Excellencies, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Guests, It is my pleasure to welcome you to today’s side event on “Forging a Common Agenda to Achieve Debt Sustainability in...
Facet Power and Oko Energy Forge Strategic Alliance to Transform Energy and Climate Solutions in Africa
EIN Presswire
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January 15, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, January 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a powerful step toward transformative climate action and a sustainable future, Facet Power, Inc., a pioneering force in comprehensive climate systems and carbon-negative...
Mapping MENA’s Renewable Energy Supply Chains: The Emergence of Green Energy Ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa
Middle East Institute
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December 18, 2024
Introduction The Middle East and North Africa has the potential to become the world’s largest renewable energy-producing region. Solar energy is MENA’s most abundant renewable energy resource. The Sahara Desert, which covers the majority of North...
Nigeria: Admissions of malnourished children rise amid four-year high in food insecurity due to conflict and climate
International Committee of the Red Cross
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October 15, 2024
This increase is part of a trend affecting the entire Lake Chad Basin region,[1] where an estimated 6.1 million[2] people will not have enough to eat in the coming months due in part to both conflict and climate, the highest figure in four years....
UN Reveals Hunger to Intensify in Thirteen Nations
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A new Hunger Hotspots report issued Monday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) reveals that food insecurity will intensify in 13 countries and territories in the coming months, with five...
Agriculture negotiations Chair reports on prospects for progress ahead of MC14
World Trade Organization
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June 25, 2025
Ambassador Hussain told members he had held consultations on market access, domestic support and export restrictions on food as well as on food procurement at administered prices for developing economies' public stockholding (PSH) programmes, and...
Minister Patricia de Lille: Opening of the 2nd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting
South African Government
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May 12, 2025
Premier of KwaZulu Natal, Mr Arthur Ntuli MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Rev. Musa Zondi Ethekwini Municipality Mayor Councillor Cyril Xaba Honourable G20 Delegates and Guest Country Delegates Tourism Director...
U.S. Travel Restriction on Sierra Leone – Separating Facts from Fictions
EIN Presswire
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June 7, 2025
Travel Restrictions on Sierra Leone: What Facts are Saying FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, June 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In keeping with his July 2024 campaign promise to restore the travel ban and refugee admission into the United States upon...
United Nations Volunteers over the years
UN Volunteers
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May 12, 2025
In 1970, the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish a new age of volunteerism The history of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) starts from 1968 with its first mention, to present day in 2025 where it deploys thousands of UN Volunteers...
Batteries hold promise of clean, reliable Texas energy, if problems can be ...
MIT Climate Portal - Massachusetts
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May 2, 2025
The fast-growing technology improves the usefulness of wind and solar power. This story by MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellow Phil Jankowski was originally published in The Dallas Morning News, where it appears with additional photos...