Nouakchott – Mauritania has witnessed a significant decline in leprosy cases since thanks to sustained efforts that have led to improvements in prevention, detection and treatment. Only 17 new cases were recorded in 2023 compared with 42 reported in 2010. Among the key aspects in the country’s fight against leprosy – an infectious bacterial disease […]
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The deadline for South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) beneficiaries to swop their Sassa Gold Card for the Postbank Black Card has been extended from 28 February to 20 March 2025. This was announced on Friday by the Ministers of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, and Social Development, Nokuzola Tolashe, in a joint press
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The South African government has congratulated Lerato Mataboge on her historic election as Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union (AU). Mataboge, who is currently the Deputy Director-General at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), has an impressive track record. She is the founder and former leader of Trade Invest
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WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will come bearing gifts when he meets Donald Trump on Thursday, hoping concessions on tariffs, fresh business deals and the prospect of cooperation on China will win the U.S. president’s favor. Trump, not yet one month into his presidency, has wielded the threat of tariffs
The plan was already discussed during the negotiations of the AI Act. ADVERTISEMENT The European Parliament will begin negotiations on an own-initiative legislative proposal to tackle issues around artificial intelligence and the workplace in the first quarter of this year, with the aim to adopt a report in early 2026, sources from within the institution
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To watch Bridget Jones’s Diary today is to climb into a time machine whisking us back to more treacherous times, circa 2001. Bridget’s boss actively flirts with her via office Email, commenting on how tiny her skirt is, and she responds by launching into a torrid affair with him. Bridget feels terrible about her body
In celebration of their 20th anniversary as a band, Jonas Brothers have announced “Jonascon,” a special one-day event taking place in their home state of New Jersey on March 23 at the American Dream shopping mall. Attendees can expect live performances, DJ sets, Q&A panels, fan activations, special guest appearances and other surprises. On Feb.
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It is the classic convention of marital comedies that couples’ attempts to spice things up with extra partners invariably end up sending them back, chastened, to each other. That’s not exactly how things work out in “You, Me & Her,” which doesn’t wag a moralizing finger at its protagonists’ flirtation with throupledom. But this pleasing collaboration
There’s a patient, plainspoken poetry, neither overly earthy nor flowery, to “Living the Land,” a rolling rural drama that may be a work of pure fiction — but often feels wholly, organically observed, as if its storytelling were dictated by the rigors and challenges of seasons and soil. An unassuming but impressive second feature from
John Glacier is releasing her debut album, Like a Ribbon, after years of underground hype. The London-based rapper, producer, and poet dips her toes into post-punk and electronica, maintaining her trademark flow through contrasting verses with guests like Sampha (“Ocean Steppin’”) and Eartheater (“Money Shows”). Like a Ribbon also includes the singles “Steady as I
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