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A wide street view of a town in northern Namibia, showing low-rise buildings, dusty roads, and tropical trees under a bright sky, with a few

Rundu Mayor’s Planned Barcelona Trip Stirs Local Controversy

The proposed overseas trip of Rundu’s mayor to attend a smart city conference in Barcelona has drawn sharp criticism from residents and local leaders in the northern Namibian town, who argue the funds could be better spent addressing pressing local challenges. According to AllAfrica, citing The Namibian newspaper, Mayor Andreas Jikerwa was set to attend […]

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Uganda: Chaos Erupts At Kabale Council Over Mining Company Allowances

An extraordinary session of the Kabale District Council in southwestern Uganda descended into chaos on Monday after councillors demanded explanations over allowances allegedly contributed by mining companies whose Memoranda of Understanding were being considered, according to AllAfrica, which cited reporting by Nile Post. The meeting, convened to review MOUs between the district and mining firms

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Asokore Mampong Assembly Tightens Monitoring of Disability Support Items

Asokore Mampong Assembly Tightens Monitoring of Disability Support Items

The Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly has intensified its monitoring of disability support items to ensure that assistance reaches the intended beneficiaries, according to Modern Ghana. The move is part of efforts by the assembly, one of the sub-metropolitan bodies within the Kumasi Metropolitan Area in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, to strengthen accountability in the distribution of

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Ghana: Yendi MCE Urges Youth to Seize Job Opportunities

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Yendi in Ghana’s Northern Region, Mr Muniru Sugri, has urged young people in the municipality to take advantage of government employment initiatives to improve their livelihoods and realise their aspirations, according to the Ghanaian Times as reported by AllAfrica. Speaking in his capacity as head of the Yendi Municipal

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Matabeleland South Targets 74% Water Supply Coverage by Year-End

The Herald reports that local authorities in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland South province have set a target of reaching 74 percent water supply coverage across communities by the end of this year, according to AllAfrica. The initiative is part of an ongoing effort to improve access to clean, reliable water in one of the country’s most water-stressed

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Sewerage Upgrades Fail to Stop Cradle of Humankind Pollution

Mogale City’s ongoing sewerage upgrades have failed to stop polluted water from reaching streams that drain into South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind, according to testing reported by GroundUp and carried by AllAfrica. Water samples taken from the Blougat Spruit downstream of the Percy Stewart treatment plant were found to contain high levels of E. coli.

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