President John Magufuli of Tanzania and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa have jointly agreed to increase cooperation in trade and investments among the two countries.
Addressing the nation at the Dar es Salaam State House during Mr. Ramaphosa’s 3 days State Visit ahead of the SADC meetings, President Magufuli also called on President Ramaphosa to collaborate with Tanzania in boosting the East African country’s tourism sector.
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) a regional bloc of 16 countries has formally endorsed the hydro power dam in Tanzania that seeks to develop 2,115 megawatts of electricity.
The dam that has been criticised by some Western countries will be Africa’s fourth largest in terms of power outputs and will be completed in three years through Tanzania’s own taxpayer’s money.
The use of Methyl Bromide as a fumigant for agricultural produce in Nigeria has continued to generate concerns among various agencies in Nigeria.
This is coming as the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control NAFDAC reaffirms its ban of Methyl Bromide. NAFDAC had previously banned the use of Methyl Bromide in Nigeria but was subsequently countered by the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service ( NAQS ). This is contained in statement from the office of the Director General, Mrs. Mojisola Adeyeye, and made available to newsman.
It appears that the prolong stay of garbage in Paynesville is brewing serious tension between the Paynville City Corporation and the Liberia Marketing Association, Red Light Branch.
The PCC is pointing accusing fingers at LMA for not taking responsibility to ensure the huge stock of the garbage in the commercial district of Red Light is removed on time, despite funding provided by marketers.
The PCC alleged that the LMA has neglected its responsibility to clean and manage waste from marketplaces under its jurisdiction.
In a meeting with marketers, Paynesville City Mayor, E. Pam Belcher-Taylor blamed the LMA for the perpetual filth of the major markets in the city.
The Duala Market in Monrovia is faced with a garbage crisis as the result of stoke piles of dirt. Marketers are selling in filth, a situation considered so embarrassing.
The marketers are appealing for urgent assistance to resolve the garbage crisis and to enable them get sigh of relief and transact in a healthy environment.
Issues surrounding poor sanitation and solid waste remain a herculean challenge for the government of Liberia and the citizenry.
