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21 November 2019
DispatchLive
SOYISO MALITI SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER soyisom@dispatch.co.za The Eastern Cape government has voted in favour of the Traditional Courts Bill despite objections from activists. The Khoi nation told the co-operative governance & traditional affairs (Cogta) committee during public participation meetings that they were in favour of the bill — but wanted their kingdom to be officially recognised.
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Climate change: Latest IPCC report highlights the critical need to transform agrifood systems https://africasciencenews.org/climate-change-latest-ipcc-report-highlights-the-critical-need-to-transform-agrifood-systems/
The Museveni regime, which has been in power for the past 36 years, is no stranger to cracking down on dissenting voices and detaining critics. Now climate change activists are targeted for critiquing the EACOP oil pipeline
https://africanarguments.org/2023/03/enemies-of-the-state-uganda-targets-activists-spearheading-fight-against-controversial-eacop-pipeline/
The first water UN Water Conference in 40 years seeks to avert a global water crisis. But for farmers in Eastern Africa facing catastrophic food insecurity or pastoralists who have lost over eleven million animals since 2020, the crisis is already here.
https://climate-diplomacy.org/magazine/environment/risk-informed-water-governance-critical-tool-avert-hunger-and-conflict
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