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The UKβs economy grew marginally last year, sees surprise revision
The UKβs services sector boosted GDP in the final quarter, seeing a lift from human health activities and social work. The construction industry also contributed positively to GDP during the fourth quarter of 2024.
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Under-fire Zimbabwe president names new army chief
It comes ahead of planned protests by a group of war veterans who want Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong travel agencies consider cancelling Thailand tours in wake of earthquake
Hong Kong tour groups, involving fewer than 100 people, travelling in Thailand during the quake have been reported safe.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Zim Monthly Inflation Rate Tumbles to 0 Percent - Statistics Agency
[New Zimbabwe] THE monthly inflation rate tumbled to 0% in the month of March 2025 on the back of a sustained tight liquidity stance and a cocktail of measures.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: 'Cat and Mouse Game' - Zimbabwe Govt Workers Moonlight As Street Vendors
[New Zimbabwe] Every morning, Dumisani Ngara* gets up at dawn to catch a 6:30am bus to work at Zimbabwe's Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities. The government-provided bus is free for civil servants in Harare, and on his $250 monthly salary, he tries to save every cent he can.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:West Africa: Wanep Holds 18th General Meeting in Accra
[Ghanaian Times] The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) yesterday convened its 18th General Assembly, bringing together stakeholders to discuss the future of multilateralism and regionalism in West Africa.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Namibia: VAT Estimated to Increase By N$ 2.6 Billion
[Namibian] Finance minister Ericah Shafudah said Namibia anticipates an improved performance in several domestic revenue streams, highlighting that the country's value added tax (VAT) is expected to rise by N$2.6 billion.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Greenland forms new government hours before US VP Vanceβs visit
The new majority government will be headed by pro-business Democrats leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Namibia: A New Era - Namibia's First Female President Not a Magician
[New Era] Namibia has achieved historical significance. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the country's first female President and president of the Swapo Party.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Israel strikes Beirut for first time since ceasefire
The Israel Defense Forces hit an area in the Lebanese capital known to be a Hezbollah stronghold. It's the first bombing there since a truce ended more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Africa counts the cost of the Trump tariffs
Donald Trumpβs decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on all countries on 2 April will effectively sink the African Growth and Opportunity Act, a law originally passed by George W. Bushβs administration in 2000, which gives more than 30 African states tariff and quota free trade access to the US.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Nikolaβs Trevor Milton pardoned by Trump
Founder of electric-truck maker was found guilty in 2022 of lying to investors
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Don't Cross Flooded Rivers, Kunene Inhabitants Told
[New Era] Opuwo -- The Namibian Police Force's commander in the Kunene region, commissioner James Nderura, has urged motorists and pedestrians to refrain from crossing flooded rivers following heavy downpours recorded here over the past three weeks.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Namibia: IPPR - Fake News 'Burning' Namibia
[New Era] The Institute for Public Policy Research executive director Graham Hopwood said deep fakes and voice cloning generated with artificial intelligence as well as topics like immigration, race, gender and nationalism are exacerbated by disinformation.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar; tremors felt in Thailand: All we know
Myanmar's military government imposes a state of emergency after tremors cause deaths and destroy buildings.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Israel strikes Lebanon's capital for first time since ceasefire ended fighting with Hezbollah
The area targeted is largely residential and commercial, and is close to at least two schools, according to reports.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Rethinking Tertiary Education in Nigeria, By Toyin Falola
[Premium Times] The Nigerian public tertiary education system is now in crisis due to problems including overcrowding of lecture halls, insufficient financing, outdated courses, and regular strikes. The quality of education is declining as a result of this crisis; graduates are not sufficiently ready for a work market growingly competitive. This means that the academic education students acquire does not fit the...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: True Leadership Isn't About Power, It's About Transformation - Caroline Popoola
[Premium Times] The real shift happens when we stop waiting for change and start becoming the change
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:European innovation keeps pace despite economic uncertainty
The European Patent Officeβs latest report shows patent filings holding steady, with computer technology leading growth. Europe remains a key player in global innovation.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Aspirational, marginal, crucial: which side of the election line will Bennelong and Chisholm fall?
The Sydney and Melbourne middle-ring seats have gained voters from abolished electorates and have significant numbers of Chinese Australians. Labor faces a battle to hold on to bothWho is leading in the polls?See all our 2025 Australian federal election coverageInteractive guide to electorates in the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOut the back of the Diddy sporting club in...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Fears βLucky Boxβ vending machines giving children βa taste of gamblingβ
Experts say whether or not prize-box games constitute gambling in Australia is βmurkyβ β and authorities are at an impasse over who regulates themGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe bright yellow box, covered with cute cartoon characters, sits among other vending machines and arcade games in one of Sydneyβs busiest shopping centres.Behind its glass screen, the so-called Lucky Box is packed...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Back to Back Barries: weβre off and running to a May election
This week Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry analyse budget week and what promises to be a tight election, with a campaign where every advantage is sought and every mistake regretted.Also on the table: when political husbands go rogue; and whether the second coming of Donald Trump could actually bolster the progressive voteSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:The Adolescence alarm: βIf thereβs a problem with boysβ behaviour, itβs because of usβ
Millions have been gripped by a story of toxic masculinity in children thatβs been called a βwake-up callβ. But is it a moral panic, and how should we respond?There is a scene in the Netflix super hit Adolescence, about an elfin-faced 13-year-old boy who stabs to death a female schoolmate, motivated by a fear and loathing of women apparently fuelled by his exposures online, that is not β relatively speakingβ very...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Here is what Australians across age groups and postcodes want from the next government | Celeste Liddle, Melissa Fisher, Anjali Sharma, Steven Herrick
Four voters share their No 1 issue as Australia prepares to head to the ballot boxWhen it comes to this election, I am uninspired. All around me, particularly in the aftermath of the US election, I hear panic that a Peter Dutton-led government will be our equivalent here. Continue reading...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Bayern Munich threatens Canada Soccer with legal action over Alphonso Davies' injury
Bayern Munich is considering legal action against the Canadian soccer federation following Alphonso Davies' serious knee injury in a match of little importance.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Bayern Munich threatens Canada Soccer with legal action over Alphonso Davies's injury
Bayern Munich is considering legal action against the Canadian soccer federation following Alphonso Davies's serious knee injury in a match of little importance.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Kenyan Court Orders Marketforce to Pay $16k for Wrongful Termination
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Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Lipa Later Enters Administration After Failed Funding, Mounting Debt
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Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Namibia: New Governors Told Unethical Behaviour Won't Be Accepted
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has told the seven newly appointed regional governors that unethical behavior will not be accepted and their performances will be monitored.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Record N$1.3 Billion Allocated to Sport and Youth Development
[Namibian] The directorates of sport, youth, national service within the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Sports, Youth, National Service, Arts, and Culture received a significant boost, with a N$1.3 billion budget allocation for the 2025/26 financial year.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Africa: Tens of Millions At Risk of Extreme Hunger and Starvation As Unprecedented Funding Crisis Spirals
[WFP] Rome -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that 58 million people risk losing life-saving assistance in the agency's 28 most critical crisis response operations unless new funding is received urgently. Despite the generosity of many governments and individual donors, WFP is experiencing a steep decline in funding across its major donors. The severity of these cuts, combined with record...
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Uganda: IOM, Ministry of Gender Launch One-Stop Support Centre for Migrant Workers
[Nile Post] The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development (MGLSD), in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has launched a Migrant Workers' Support Centre at the ministry's headquarters.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Whatβs at stake in the DR Congo conflict with M23 rebels and Rwanda?
Redi Tlhabi dissects the continuing conflict in the DRC and its potential impact on regional stability.
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Uganda: U.S. Aid Cuts Have Pushed Uganda Into Shs604bn Health Crisis Hole - Dr Aceng
[Nile Post] Health minister Jane Ruth Aceng told Parliament on Friday that the funding withdrawn were covering key programs such as HIV/Aids (Shs243.2 billion), malaria (Shs121 billion), tuberculosis (Shs60.2 billion), and human resource support (Shs67.8 billion).
Published on: March 28, 2025 | Source:Botswana: Forensic Audit of Govt to Cost More Than U.S.$4m
[The Patriot] Led by President Advocate Duma Boko, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government has appointed Dubai registered Alvarez & Marsal Middle East Limited to conduct a forensic audit on ministries, government departments, State Owned Enterprises, and regulatory bodies. The forensic audit is already underway. Scheduled to cover a period of 10 years dating back to 2014, the audit will last for nine...
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