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Environment Agency welcomes new solar farm at former landfill site
Environment Agency continues regulation of former landfill site The Environment Agency is working with site owner, City of Wolverhampton Council The Environment Agency is continuing
Seismic survey from Cape Town to Namibia halted by high court
A seismic study of the West Coast from Cape Town to Namibia has been provisionally halted by the Western Cape High Court, pending a hearing
Mauritius to undertake first scientific survey in Chagos Archipelago waters since Independence
A delegation, led by the Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations, Ambassador Jagdish Dharamchand Koonjul, and comprising legal advisers and representatives namely Professor
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Egypt: Collaboration for Improved Breast Cancer Outcomes
More than 20 years ago, Baheya Wahbi – a member of a prominent Egyptian family – was diagnosed with breast cancer. She found that she
Forestry Commission announces ground-breaking apprenticeship programme for forestry sector
A first-of-its-kind apprenticeship initiative to foster a growing, highly skilled and more diverse workforce within the forestry sector has been announced today (Monday 7 February)
Regulators finish design assessment of new UK nuclear power station – See their conclusion
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency have confirmed that the UK Hualong Pressurised Water Reactor (UK HPR1000) is suitable for construction
African Development Bank’s African Leaders for Nutrition lauded by African Union during Assembly declaration of 2022 as “African Union Year of Nutrition”
The African Union has recognized the African Leaders for Nutrition program, which is based at the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), for its progress in increasing
How To Make Homemade Chocolate Eclairs
These scrumptious snacks are particularly fantastic if you’re a creative person because you can shape and decorate them whatever you want. Everyone will be heading
Eskom SUSPENDS load shedding Sunday night
Talk about a great way to conclude the weekend: Eskom has stated that load shedding will be suspended at 21:00 on Sunday, February 6, 2022.
UK announces additional drought support to Somalia
The UK’s Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer, visited Somalia this week to call for a concerted effort to prevent millions
Ramaphosa: Africa experiencing the worst impacts of climate change
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on the fight against climate change. In the two years of living with
Online safety law to be strengthened to stamp out illegal content
List includes online drug and weapons dealing, people smuggling, revenge porn, fraud, promoting suicide and inciting or controlling prostitution for gain New criminal offences will
Kenya to benefit form life-saving nuclear medicine and radiotherapy initiative
Kenya is one of seven African countries scheduled to profit from the International Atomic Energy Agency’s initiative to provide life-saving nuclear medicine and radiation to
Government interim response to the Law Commission’s review, ‘Modernising Communications Offences’
This letter outlines the government’s interim response to the Law Commission’s report, ‘Modernising Communications Offences’. Science News