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Inside Africa’s first mine where all workers are women - Face2Face Africa
In mines across the world, men dominate the labor force. It is so because mining is labor-intensive and women are often thought of as not having the physical ability to mine. In mines where women are hired, more often than not, they do minor labor activities. However, a mine in Zimbabwe is
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Tanzania: Fishing Industry Base Firm
THE government has announced that stern measures to control illegal fishing and disputes between farmers and pastoralists have significantly increased the contribution of the sector to the
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Covid-19 vaccine tested in Wuhan safe: report
The findings were published on Friday, days after an American biotechnology company announced that it had also developed a vaccine that has been found to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response in the human body against the
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Africa: New Global Industry Standard On Tailings Management Aims to Improve the Safety of Tailings Facilities in the Mining Industry
[UNEP] London -- The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (the Standard) launched today, establishes the first global standard on tailings management that can be applied to existing and future tailings facilities, wherever they are and whoever operates them.
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Rescue slows a week after Zimbabwe mine collapse | Africanews
Rain and flooding have slowed down rescue efforts at a Zimbabwean mine where a shaft collapsed last week, trapping at least 10 artisanal
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Small miners would like to engage with Minister Bharrat - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to the newly appointed Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. The article Small miners would like to engage with Minister Bharrat appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Govt urged to suspend all mining activities | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Member of Parliament for Zomba Central Bester Awali has urged Government to suspend all mining activities until the Mining Regulatory Authority is established. He made the remarks in Parliament yesterday when he was responding to the State of the Nation of Address (SONA). Awali expressed concern
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Uganda: Sweden Gives Shs17b to Boost Research At Makerere
Sweden has extended more funding to Makerere University to facilitate research for two years following the
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President Chakwera has got it right on mining
On 14 July 2014 I wrote an article in The Nation newspaper under the headline ‘Do better on mining’ in which I urged government to establish a parastatal to actively participate in mining sector and not just watch foreign companies extracting minerals. Seven years down the line the government has
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Overtime cuts bleed healthcare workers
Healthcare workers at the island’s smaller, less equipped hospitals seem to be hit hardest by a reduction of ‘sessions’ and overtime due to the restructuring of patient care caused by
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Tanzania: Z'bar Relishes Boom in Investment Projects
[Daily News] ZANZIBAR has in the past nine months approved 30 investment projects, which will inject 172.13 million US dollars (over 400bn/-) in the economy and create 1,886 jobs for the islanders.
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Sri Lanka Eyes Pompeo Visit After Securing $500M Chinese Loan | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
While negotiating a $500 million loan from China for development projects and a $50 million line of credit from India for defense upgrades, Sri Lanka is now eyeing a visit from the United States' top diplomat. In the U.S. view, Sri Lanka is important due to its strategic location in the
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Women ministry seeks mining partnership
BY FIDELITY MHLANGA The Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterprises Development ministry has engaged Togabless Mining Investment for gold mining assistance, NewsDay Business has gathered. In a communiqué to the private mining entity, the ministry’s Mashonaland Central provincial
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Rick Ross And JetDoc Will Provide Free Doctor Visits To Georgia Citizens
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Rick Ross is making sure his neighbors have a fair share to healthcare. He has announced that he will giving back to the people…
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Salt Spring benefits from social intervention programmes
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Head of the constabulary's Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB) in St James, Deputy Superintendent Yvonne Whyte-Powell, says the relationship between the police and residents in sections of Salt Spring, St James, has seen a vast improvement.
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Justice Ouko wants more money channeled to the Judiciary
Of the three arms of Government – Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary – the Courts received the lowest allocation in the 21/22 budget proposal.
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Nairobi MCAs root for Sh1.5 billion ward special account
Nairobi County MCAs are pushing for a Sh1.5 billion general-purpose account to specifically manage funds allocated for ward development projects.
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Deputy AG under fire over Mines Act amendments
Deputy Attorney-General Nelson Diaz was yesterday accused of stalling proposed amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act when he appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines. BY VENERANDA LANGA Diaz appeared before the committee together with Mines permanent secretary Onesimo
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Kingho President promise to optimise Tonkolili iron ore to globally competitive grade
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 May 2021: President of Kingho Energy Group, Colin Ding has promised to optimise the Tonkolili Iron Ore grade from 52% to more than 65% so that the company’s product will be globally competitive. Mr Ding made this statement during a community engagement ceremony held in
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Debt payments forecast to cross Sh1 trillion mark
The ministry forecasts that debt payments will cross the Sh1 trillion mark in President Uhuru Kenyatta's last year in office, underlining the country’s push to restructure some of the arrears to ease pressure on thinning tax receipts amid Covid-19
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OPINION: Six urgent things to do for the new Lesotho PM
While Lesotho outgoing Prime Minister, Tom Thabane still ponders when exactly to vacate office, it will be imperative for incoming leader of the Mountain Kingdom, Prime Minister-designate Dr Moeketsi Majoro to prepare for office in
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Rwanda: Govt Lays Out Measures to Revive Mining Sector
A set of strategies unveiled on Tuesday June 9 by the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) could facilitate mineral processing and trading companies to resume full operations, allowing the sector to recover from the Covid-19
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New Aurora Gold Mine owner hires Sinohydro for ‘stripping works’ - Stabroek News
With a focus on kick-starting production, the new owner of Aurora Gold Mine Inc (AGM), Zijin Mining Group Ltd, has contracted fellow Chinese company, Sinohydro, to expedite “stripping works” (the removal of overburden to access the ore) in a bid to accelerate their work programme at the
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Zimbabwe: Mining Sector Workers Get 22 Percent Pay Hike
[New Zimbabwe] Workers in the mining sector have been awarded a 22, 22% wage and salary increase that will see the lowest paid employee earning a gross of $22 000 per month.
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Zimbabwe: Pick n Pay Clears U.S.$11 Million Legacy Debts
[New Zimbabwe] Meikles Limited subsidiary, TM Pick n Pay has cleared off legacy debts amounting to US$11.07 million from internally generated funds during the financial year ended March 2020.
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Not in my backyard," a slang expression for neighborhood resistance to development projects, hinders efforts to curb escalating housing costs, according to developers and city officials in Northwest Arkansas.
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2nd virus vaccine shows overwhelming success in U.S. tests - Black News Channel
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Moderna said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial, a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot to tame a resurgent virus that is now killing more than 8,000 people a day worldwide. The company said its vaccine
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Sudanese, Saudi officials to discuss relief, recovery project in war-affected areas - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
May 21, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Al-Hadi Idris, a member of the Transitional Sovereign Council will begin Saturday a visit to Riyadh to discuss relief (...)
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