A fire that tore through a huge military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more, officials said yesterday, warning the toll could rise.
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Air pollution linked to nearly 2 000 child deaths a day
Nearly 2 000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second-biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said yesterday.
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Nigeria warns over cholera outbreak that kills 30
Nigerian health officials are issuing warnings over a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 30 people, many of them in the commercial capital Lagos, since the start of the year.
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Toyota’s Raider never shies away from a challenge
The Toyota Hilux Raider Single Cab is well-known to never shy away from a challenge. Recently, the New Era Publication Corporation added the 2.4 GD6 version to its fleet.
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Unchanged repo rate depresses property market
To preserve the one-to-one peg between the Namibia Dollar and the South African Rand and to protect the domestic economy, the Bank of Namibia’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to leave the repo rate unchanged at 7.75%.
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Genomic research, medicine boost Africa’s public health
Africa faces a heavy disease burden of both communicable and non-communicable diseases.
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Vapes, hubbly remain unregulated
While an estimated 50% of young people are exposed to second-hand smoke, the use of tobacco products such as hubbly bubbly, vapes and e-cigarettes remain unregulated and uncontrolled in Namibia.
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Nganate in desperate push for uranium …asks what dying residents have to lose
Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate has said they cannot continue swimming in a pool of poverty while there is a resource that could change their lives forever.
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Swapo pot to heat up
As the country gears up for elections, the journey to parliament is intensifying, with different parties sifting through the best brains to represent them in the legislative body next year.