The International Energy Agency (IEA) has launched its ‘Renewable Energy Opportunities Report for Namibia’ on Tuesday at Africa Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2024 conference. The report explores Namibia’s opportunities for renewable energy and how it can support the country’s development vision. The continued roll-out of solar, wind and green hydrogen energy initiatives would not only lower energy costs in the country – which are currently the highest electricity costs in Southern Africa – but it would also reduce its import dependency while increasing energy security. Namibia currently imports around 60% to 70% of its total baseload. Meanwhile, nearly…
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided an update on German star Kai Havertz following a serious head injury.Following a gut-wrenching head Collison in the UCL fixture against Inter Milan, Arsenal’s Arteta has given the latest update on Kai Havertz.Arteta addressed Havertz’s condition after the player suffered a severe head injury during Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Inter. Late in the match, which saw Arsenal narrowly lose 1-0 at San Siro, Havertz collided with fellow German Yann Bisseck in an aerial challenge. Both players were fully focused on the ball, leading to a tangled fall to the ground. Havertz, bleeding from…
This year’s Equal Pay Day is set to fall two days earlier than it did in 2023, as the gender pay gap has widened for the first time since 2013. The (slightly depressing) annual event marks the day when, based on the gender pay gap, women in the UK stop being paid compared to their male counterparts. Addressing the date change, the Fawcett’s Society’s chief executive Jemima Olchawski said: “It’s incredibly alarming to see the mean gender pay gap widen in 2024 and shows that, without concerted effort, most women won’t see equal pay in our working lifetime.“Our government must commit to…
When MLS announced its 2024 playoff format — a best-of-three Round 1 series with no aggregate score tracking followed by single-game knockouts to the Cup — many fans cried foul. The point of the playoffs has always been that anything can happen during a one-game knockout; by pushing the first round to three games, MLS handed a meaningful advantage to the league’s deepest squads. The new playoff structure felt like a clear ploy to ensure marketable headliner teams stayed in the tournament for as long as possible. Flash forward to now, however, and that ploy appears to have backfired. The Columbus…
The Fed will have to navigate a changing economic landscape with the election of Donald Trump as the next US president.The United States Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point as policymakers took note of a job market that has “generally eased” while inflation continues to move towards the central bank’s 2 percent target. “Economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace,” the central bank’s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee said on Thursday. The statement followed a two-day policy meeting in which officials lowered the benchmark overnight interest rate to the 4.5…
Originally appeared on E! Online The search for answers to Liam Payne’s death continues. Nearly one month after the One Direction alum died after falling from the third floor balcony of his Buenos Aires hotel room, authorities have detained three people of interest. “Police detained two hotel workers accused of supplying the drugs,” David Muir confirmed on ABC World News Tonight, citing authorities, Nov. 6, “and raided the home of a friend, also detained.” E! News has reached out to Buenos Aires City Police for comment and has not yet heard back. The latest update on the 31-year-old’s unexpected death…
The African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2024 Awards Ceremony honored 12 outstanding individuals and companies across 10 categories during the Gala Dinner on Tuesday evening. These prestigious annual awards celebrate individuals and organizations making a lasting impact on Africa’s oil, gas and energy sectors, driving progress toward continent-wide energy security. Notably, the evening’s highest honor – the Mohammed S. Barkindo Lifetime Achievement Award – was awarded to three recipients. This prestigious award recognizes a sustained, decades-long career marked by visionary leadership, groundbreaking innovation and lifelong dedication to Africa’s energy future. Below is the full list of winners…
The rumoured first player target for Manchester United’s January 2025 transfer window under Ruben Amorim’s new leadership has been revealed.As Manchester United football fans await a new era under Ruben Amorim, reports have indicated that the Portuguese international is already making possible player transfer moves ahead of the January 2025 transfer window.Manchester United have reportedly made inquiries about Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sané, with the German winger potentially nearing an exit from the Allianz Arena.Following a difficult start to the season, Manchester United parted ways with Erik ten Hag and appointed Sporting CP’s Ruben Amorim as their new head coach. In…
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Yannick Ngakoue returned to the Ravens in late September, and shortly after that, he found himself on the team’s active roster. However, the veteran edge rusher’s time in the organization may end.Ngakoue is being waived, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. All players let go after the trade deadline are subject to waivers, putting them at risk of being claimed by an interested team. Should Ngakoue clear, though, Schefter notes the Ravens plan to retain him via a practice squad deal. The 29-year-old had a quiet free-agent market before electing to return to Baltimore early in the regular season. Between gameday elevations and…