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2023 Southern Africa Economic Outlook
The Southern Africa region has seen a slowdown in economic growth over the past year as its largest economy, South Africa, confronts multiple challenges. Civil unrest, electricity crisis and natural disasters have contributed to dampen prospects for the region, which is lagging behind the others in Africa, according to the African Development Bank's (www.AfDB.org) new economic report.
The 2023 Southern Africa Economic Outlook, launched on Monday 24 July, analyses the recent economic trends and developments in Southern Africa. In line with this year's theme for the annual outlook: mobilizing private sector financing for climate and green growth in Africa, the report also explores the potential role of the private sector in financing the region's climate action and green growth ambitions.
In 2022, the Southern Africa region's GDP growth barely reached 2.7 percent, a level much lower than global and African averages of 3.4% and 3.8 %.
The slowdown in South Africa has been mirrored in other countries within the region such as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Madagascar, and São Tomé and Príncipe, which have also experienced intense adverse weather events, the report said.
Growth in the region is expected to slow down further in 2023 to 1.6%, followed by a slight improvement - 2.7% - in 2024. Weighing down the environment further is the external debt burden which is forecast to remain high across the Southern Africa region. In 2022 it stood at 48%.
“Per capita income growth for most countries in the Southern Africa region is short of the growth rate needed to reverse the increase in poverty induced by the (Covid-19) pandemic and to put the region on track to meet the SDG1. High poverty and inequality rates remain endemic across the Southern Africa region,” the report noted.
External debt which stood at 48% in 2022, is forecast to remain high across the Southern Africa region. Overall, debt exposure is mixed within southern African countries. However, the fiscal deficit improved slightly in 2022 at 3.5% of GDP in 2022, compared to 3.7% of GDP in 2021.
The report links the slow regional performance to “lingering political and structural issues in South Africa, which drags down regional growth, and Russia' invasion of Ukraine, which continues to put pressure on energy and food prices. “
The report also notes that falling per capita income growth for most countries in the Southern Africa region threatens the growth rate needed to reduce poverty, while sluggish growth is weighing on youth employment. Unemployment is described as “one of the region's biggest challenges.”
Southern Africa's $90 billion annual climate action requirements offer investment potential
Speaking during the launch, Kevin Urama, African Development Bank vice president and chief economist commended African governments for their “remarkable resilience,” in the face of recent challenges.
Quoting from the report he said financial needs for climate action in southern Africa stood at $1 trillion, with an annual requirement of $90.3 billion for 2020-2030. Average annual climate finance flows to Southern Africa stand at $6.2 billion, a mere 6.9% of what is required. Southern Africa, in addition, received the least financial flows relative to its financial needs, compared to other African regions.
Most southern African countries receive financing for mitigation projects rather than investment in adaptation, the main need. This underlines the urgency of finding new ways to mobilize financing to address Africa's development challenges, Urama said.
“We estimate that the continent will need about $235-$250 billion annually between now and 2030 to meet investments needed under the Nationally Determined Contributions. So this leaves Africa, the African private sector and the global private sector with an investment opportunity of up to $213.4 billion annually to address climate change alone,” he said.
The African Development Bank is spearheading regional initiatives that intersect with climate adaptation, energy transition and sustainability across the entire continent, African Development Bank Director General for the southern Africa region Leila Mokaddem said. These include financial instruments, green bonds, technical expertise, climate insurance schemes, policy interventions and much more.
“The urgency of regional climate adaptation and climate mediation action is critical for our future. The continent's needs make it imperative for Africa to focus on identifying and assessing disaster, risk, and strengthening collaboration and coordinating appropriate responses,” she said.
In a presentation of the key findings of the report, lead economist for the region Auma George Kararach, noted that limited annual financing for climate change and adaptation, meant that several southern African countries risked failing to meet their Nationally Determined Contributions. Prioritizing development with climate portfolios, using private sector climate finance, still relatively undeveloped in the region, would be essential, he said.
“We need to think of a wide range of financing channels and instruments to do that,” Kararach said.
Acting Director of the Country Economics Department, Ferdinand Bakoup said South Africa's 20% share of Africa's estimated more than $6 trillion natural capital reserves, offered tremendous potential for investors.
“This region can benefit from better management of its natural capital,” Bakoup said.
The African Development Bank's Southern Africa regional office covers 13 countries, diverse in size, income, and natural resources. The region includes two of Africa ten largest economies - South Africa and Angola.
To read the entire report click here (https://apo-opa.info/46X3Ctg).
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Development Bank Group (AfDB).
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The African Development Bank Group is Africa's premier development finance institution. It comprises three distinct entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). On the ground in 41 African countries with an external office in Japan, the Bank contributes to the economic development and the social progress of its 54 regional member states. For more information: www.AfDB.org
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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has launched a probe into a document circulating on social media purporting to be from its Eastern Cape office instructing prosecutors not to enrol drug related matters due to what the letter calls “high volume of the matter” on court rolls.
“The DPP [Director of Public Prosecutions] Barry Madolo has never issued such an instruction. The Chief Prosecutor (CP) for the Mthatha Cluster, under whose letterhead the letter is written is also not aware of it as he is not the author,” NPA Regional Spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said.
Tyali assured members of the public that the NPA will continue to prosecute such matters.
“The NPA wishes to allay the fears of the public, justifiably raised by the letter, and make a commitment that there will be consequences should anyone be found to have improperly and mischievously caused the panic.
“The NPA works closely with SAPS [South African Police Service] and if such shocking 'guidance' had been brought to its management, they would have raised it with the DPP, and such has not happened,” he added. – SAnews.gov.za
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SA views BRICS as a key strategic partner – Minister Ntshavheni
SA views BRICS as a key strategic partner – Minister Ntshavheni
South Africa has assured its BRICS partners that it continues to view the bloc as a crucial strategic partnership through which a just, peaceful and more equitable world order can be pursued and realised.
South Africa, led by Minister in the Presidency responsible for State Security Agency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, today hosted a BRICS National Security Advisors meeting in Sandton, Johannesburg.
Delivering the opening remarks, Minister Ntshavheni told her BRICS counterparts that state and non-state actors are hard at work in certain parts of the globe using various role players to promote their agenda whilst undermining countries’ national security.
The Minister said the actors who are often prominent and influential are running covert intelligence networks to destabilise countries that do not share their world view.
“I want to assure our BRICS partners that South Africa continues to view BRICS as a key strategic partnership through which we can continue to pursue and realise a just, safer, peaceful and more equitable world order.
“As an African country, we firmly believe in the need to promote peace and sustainable development as well as deepened political, economic and social relations. South Africa remains deeply committed to multilateral diplomacy, in principle and in our demonstrable actions - particularly through our close collaboration in the bloc,” the Minister said.
Minister Ntshavheni urged the BRICS National Security Advisors to reassert its collective responsibility of providing new perspectives and solutions to the current international security order.
The Minister further highlighted that the meeting is taking place amidst the changing global geopolitical realities where multilateralism is increasingly coming under threat.
“We meet amidst changing global geopolitical realities, a period where multilateralism is increasingly under siege, when the integrity of international agreements can be hastily and expediently compromised, when more countries are succumbing to the temptation to adopt inward-looking positions at the expense of the global common good.
“The world has moved into a new and unsettling geopolitical phase where doubts and questions about the global order are rife,” she said.
Security issues
Minister Ntshavheni highlighted that countries continue to face a range of security issues that challenge the national security and state sovereignty.
Touching on the challenges, she said these include new cyber sources of hard and soft power, reconfigured trade and investment links, proxy conflicts, changing alliance dynamics, and potential flashpoints related to the global environment.
“The evolving world in which we live requires us to keep track of its multifaceted and dynamic changes, especially as it relates to security issues. BRICS is the platform that gives us the opportunity to address some of these questions and concerns referred to above,” she said.
Globally, the Minister said countries continue to face a number of emerging threats that include international terrorism, radicalisation and violent extremism as well as drug trafficking, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, conventional arms, money laundering, food security as well as the illicit economy.
“The global nature of these security issues has no respect for borders, which implies that they can be easily imported and negatively impact our countries’ stability and security. Nations cannot secure their national sovereignty unless they work together, when we are united, nothing is impossible,” she said.
Minister Ntshavheni concluded that the presence of each BRICS country is indicative of their collective commitment to cooperate in preventing, mitigating and combating the security threats they face.
“I am confident that our joint efforts can help alleviate these and should, therefore, be the basis for reforming the current global governance architecture which will ensure that our efforts are actionable and sustained,” she said. – SAnews.gov.za
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The State of African Energy Q2 2023 Outlook to be Launched Soon!
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) is proud to announce that it will soon be releasing its highly anticipated Q2 2023 Outlook, ‘The State of African Energy.' This comprehensive report offers a detailed analysis of key trends in the global and African oil and gas industry, with a focus on Africa's upstream outlook, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cuts and compliance, current merger and acquisition (M&A) activities, and the state of play of African renewable energy.
The outlook provides stakeholders with the information they need to make informed decisions about investing in the African energy sector, and represents a must-see for energy stakeholders worldwide.
The Q2 Outlook details global and African 2023 liquids supply, forecasting that the global oil and condensate supply for 2023 will measure around 82.7 million barrels per day (bpd), 700,000 bpd lower compared to Q1 2023 estimates but showing a significant 2% year-on-year increase compared to 2022 levels. In Africa, the 2023 supply is expected to be 6.66 million bpd, marginally higher than 2022 levels. OPEC member nations, especially Nigeria, faced production outages, impacting overall African supply levels. However, the report foresees full compliance with OPEC's 2024 production targets, with Nigeria, Angola, Congo and Gabon actually producing 370,000 bpd less than OPEC targeted production, with only Equatorial Guinea exceeding targets marginally.
As the global oil market reacts to OPEC+ cuts, the Q2 report shows that Brent crude prices are influenced by the recent announcement of additional voluntary cuts by Saudi Arabia. This has led to temporary boosts in prices. However, Brent is expected to remain largely uninspired in the long run, given the persistence of a weak market. The ongoing influx of discounted Russian barrels continues to flood Asian crude and product inventories, further impacting price dynamics.
On the natural gas front, the report highlights the gradual increase in global natural gas supply potential, estimated to rise from just under 400 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in 2023 to over 520 bcf/d by 2035. This growth is driven by expanding potential in the United States, the Middle East, and marginally Africa. However, the ‘commercial' potential is expected to witness slower growth, reaching approximately 440 bcf/d by the early 2030s before eventually declining. In Africa, in the near term, from 2023 through 2027 natural gas supplies are anticipated to be dominated by Algeria, Nigeria, Libya and Egypt, as well as liquefied natural gas supplies from Nigeria and Algeria. These countries are projected to contribute 80% of the African gas output during this period. Additionally, the report notes that the majority of long-term future supplies will be derived from currently undeveloped potential as legacy-producing fields approach a terminal decline without intervention expenditure.
Meanwhile, the Q2 report indicates an increase in Africa's upstream CAPEX spending ‘requirement' from the Q1 2023 forecast of about US$442 billion over the period 2023–2030 to a higher figure of US$457 billion. This rise is attributed to higher brownfield spending and a marginal increase in spending on approved projects, while current pre-FEED discoveries witness a decrease in spending. Most of the greenfield spending in the coming decade is expected to be driven by projects in sub-Saharan Africa, as most resource volumes that are expected to see a Final Investment Decision before 2030 are located in this region.
The outlook additionally provides insight into Africa's upstream sector, stating that exploration activities have seen fruitful results with the discovery of half a billion barrels of oil equivalent (bboe) of recoverable reserves in 2023 so far. Noteworthy discoveries include Namibia's Jonker-1X well operated by Shell Plc and Zimbabwe's Mukuyu-1 well. The Q2 report further outlines high-impact wells to be drilled across Africa in 2023–2024, operated by both international oil majors and E&Ps alike.
Africa's upstream sector has witnessed significant M&A activity this year, with announced and completed transactions totalling over US$1.85 billion. Some notable transactions include the sale of Angolan assets by Galp to Somoil in February and the ongoing Africa Finance Corporation's takeover of Aker Energy in Ghana, set to contribute to the total transaction value with individual values of US$655 million and US$605 million, respectively.
However, the outlook goes one step further to detail Africa's renewable energy capacity forecast. While relatively small compared to other regions, the forecast shows promising growth in the hydrogen space. Several high-activity and capacity announcements have been made in countries such as Mauritania, Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, Namibia and Djibouti. In Q2 2023, the overall announced hydrogen capacity overtook the announced solar capacity in Africa, indicating the potential for further renewable energy growth.
“Amidst the evolving dynamics of the global energy market, the AEC's Q2 2023 Outlook serves as a crucial guide for industry stakeholders. The report's revised projections and in-depth analysis shed light on the impact of production outages, OPEC cuts, and the future of Africa's energy landscape. As Africa continues to play a pivotal role in the global energy sector, this report underscores the need for informed decision-making to drive sustainable growth and development across the continent,” states NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the AEC.
The AEC's Q2, 2023 Outlook, ‘The State of African Energy,' will be available soon. For more information or to register to download your copy of the outlook, visit https://apo-opa.info/46YmrfT
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber.
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Men challenged to work on developing novel forms of masculinity
Men challenged to work on developing new forms of masculinity
For gender equality to be achieved, it is important that men work on developing new forms of masculinity.
Professor Malehoko Tshoaedi made the remarks during a webinar on the role of young people in preventing gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), in partnership with Agape Youth Movement, joined by the conveners of the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (NSP on GBVF), hosted the webinar on Tuesday, which aims to educate youth about the role they can play as future leaders of communities, in preventing GBVF.
This is in response to NSP Pillar 2, which aims to turn the tide of GBVF by focusing on prevention and rebuilding social cohesion.
In her presentation, Tshoaedi, who is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, said some of the biggest issues that need to be addressed include violence and aggression directed towards women, wage disparities, unequal opportunities, harmful stereotypes and responsibility for the main burden of care work.
“Dominating, aggressive forms of hegemonic masculinity are not meeting the needs of men or women to live nurtured, emotive and interconnected lives. Because both women and men suffer under hegemonic masculinities, it is pivotal that men work toward gender equality and developing new forms of masculinities,” Tshoaedi said.
Hegemonic masculinity is defined as a practice that legitimises men's dominant position in society, while justifying the subordination of marginalised groups and women.
Tshoaedi argued that men’s involvement in gender equality will have a “humanising effect”.
“The concept of 'caring masculinities' encourages men to participate in projects on gender equality. It calls for the adoption of values and characteristics of care, which negate hegemonic masculinities.
“Caring masculinities requires men to rethink ideas of power and how we use that power. It calls for using one’s power to engage in resistance against patriarchal domination and control that is harmful,” Tshoaedi said.
Chairperson of Youth Crime Prevention Committee, Sipho Rataza, said when it comes to crime prevention, society must accept that crime comes across all sectors.
He said during the State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out that prisons are full of young men.
Rataza said the Integrated Youth Crime Prevention Strategy focuses on five pillars, including community policing; moral fibre investment; youth empowerment and development; disabled and vulnerable youth empowerment, and international relations.
Rataza said Pillar 2 of the strategy focuses more on what needs to be done to combat GBVF.
He said during the Youth Crime Prevention Indaba hosted last year, young people voiced the need to come up with programmes that focus on men and boys for change.
He said last month, the organisation hosted the first programme under Pillar 2, which created a safe space for young men to speak freely about issues regarding GBVF.
“We’ve realised that young men have been boxed in a corner for the longest time and we're happy to make a space for them to speak freely. The most challenging thing is that we speak about all these good concepts but don’t have sufficient time to understand young people,” Rataza said. – SAnews.gov.za
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Dtic hosts AfCFTA masterclass
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Trade, Industry and Competition Acting Director-General, Malebo Thompson, says the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to accelerate growth and increase investment in Africa.
“AfCFTA brings us a step closer to realising the historic vision of an integrated market in Africa.
“The coordination of efforts, and inclusion of AfCFTA across all of government and relevant stakeholders will ensure that AfCFTA opportunities benefit the South African private sector,” Thompson said.
Taking part in a masterclass organised by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) and the National School of Government on Tuesday on the implementation of the AfCFTA, Thompson said trade integration and liberation should be accompanied by programmes to support African industrialisation and regional value chains.
Thompson said dtic has embarked on provincial outreach programmes and awareness workshops in collaboration with provincial governments.
“The dtic is also developing an AfCFTA implementation plan, including the establishment of a national implementation committee and a targeted strategy for the implementation of AfCFTA,” she said.
Prudence Sebahizi, the Director for Institutional Matters and Programmes Coordination at the AfCFTA Secretariat, said the AfCFTA create a single continental market with free movement of goods, services and investments.
“The objective of AfCFTA is to promote and attain sustainable and inclusive development, gender equality and structural transformation of [member States],” Sebahizi said.
The AfCFTA, Sebahizi said, will promote industrial development and regional value chain development, agricultural development and food security.
“The objective of the AfCFTA agreement is to create a single continental market for goods and services,” Sebahizi said.
The AfCFTA presents South Africa and Africa as a whole with unparalleled benefits and opportunities.
The AfCFTA seeks to establish a large, single continental market, encompassing a population of approximately 1.3 billion people with a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of approximately US $3.4 trillion.
According to World Bank projections, by implementing the trade agreement, Africans will have an opportunity to lift 100 million people out of poverty, 60 million Africans out of abject poverty and the rest out of moderate poverty.
The AfCFTA agreement was mediated by the African Union (AU) and signed by 44 out of 55 member States in 2018.
The agreement seeks to eliminate trade barriers and boost intra-Africa trade. In particular, it is to advance trade in value-added production across all service sectors of the African economy.
The AfCFTA will contribute to establishing regional value chains in Africa, enabling investment and job creation.
The practical implementation of the AfCFTA has the potential to foster industrialisation, job creation and investment, thus enhancing the competitiveness of Africa in the medium to long term. – SAnews.gov.za
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19th BWB Africa Camp Will Bring Together 80 of the Top High-School-Age Prospects from Across the Continent; Current and Former NBA (www.NBA.com) Head Coaches J.B. Bickerstaff, Mike Brown, Dwane Casey, Darvin Ham and Dave Joerger Will Also Serve as BWB Africa 2023 Coaches
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced 80 of the top high-school-age prospects from across Africa who will participate in the 19th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa, which will be held Friday, July 28 – Monday, July 31 at the American International School of Johannesburg (AISJ) in South Africa.
BWB Africa 2023 will bring together 80 boys and girls from more than 25 African countries – including 19 NBA Academy Africa and NBA Academy Women's Camp Africa 2022 prospects – to learn directly from current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches and compete alongside their peers from across the continent. The campers will be coached by two-time NBA All-Star Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat; U.S.; ties to Nigeria), 2022 NBA All-Star Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers; U.S.), 2022 NBA champion Jonathan Kuminga (Golden State Warriors; Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Jalen Suggs (Orlando Magic; U.S.).
Five current and former NBA head coaches will also serve as BWB Africa 2023 coaches: Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff; two-time NBA Coach of the Year, Nigeria Men's National Team head coach and Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown; 2018 NBA Coach of the Year Dwane Casey (most recently with the Detroit Pistons); Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham; and veteran NBA coach Dave Joerger (most recently with the Philadelphia 76ers).
Several former NBA and WNBA players will also serve as BWB Africa 2023 coaches, including 2015 FIBA AfroBasket champion Olumide Oyedeji (Nigeria), 2011 NBA champion Ian Mahinmi (France; ties Benin), former NBA player and Basketball Africa League Head of League Operations Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje (Cameroon), former NBA player Tacko Fall (Senegal), 2003 WNBA champion Astou Ndiaye (Senegal), two-time WNBA champion Taj McWilliams-Franklin, four-time WNBA champion Sheryl Swoopes and Mozambique basketball legend Clarisse Machanguana. Toronto Raptors Vice-Chairman, Team President and Alternate NBA Governor Masai Ujiri; New Orleans Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin; and Portland Trail Blazers Assistant General Manager Mike Schmitz will serve as camp directors, while David Crewe and Frank Adams (Phoenix Suns) will serve as the camp's athletic trainers.
The players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities, including movement efficiency drills, offensive and defensive skill stations, three-point contests, 5-on-5 games, and life skills and leadership development sessions. A ceremony on the final day of the camp will award the Kim Bohuny Camp MVP, the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award, the B.J. Johnson Most Improved Player Award, the Three-Point Champion and the Defensive MVP to the boys and girls who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders.
As part of the camp, NBA players and coaches will also participate in several community outreach initiatives around Johannesburg, including a hospital visit and a Her Time to Play seminar for the female campers on July 28, and a court unveiling in the Alexandra Township on Saturday, July 29. In addition, BWB Africa 2023 coaches will lead a development clinic for local coaches at AISJ on July 30.
Also on July 29, select NBA players will visit the NBA Store at Sandton City Mall in Johannesburg and engage with fans.
BWB Africa 2023 will be supported by Nike, a global partner of BWB since 2002, which will outfit participants with Nike apparel and footwear, and Gatorade, which will keep players and coaches hydrated throughout the camp.
BWB has reached more than 4,100 participants from 136 countries and territories since 2001, with 112 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA. The NBA and FIBA have staged 70 BWB camps in 47 cities across 32 countries on six continents.
The following is a complete list of players participating in the 19th BWB Africa camp (rosters subject to change):
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Ines Bellahmer |
Algeria |
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Filomena Luis |
Angola |
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Guigma Sadia |
Burkina Faso |
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Gisele Kipo* |
Cameroon |
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Hannah Dibadjou |
Cameroon |
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Salma Khedr* |
Egypt |
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Leila El Sanadily |
Egypt |
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Aisha Hassan |
Egypt |
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Lucie Mounganga |
Gabon |
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Fatoumata Sylla |
Guinea |
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Roseline Ooko |
Kenya |
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Harena Randriamasimanana |
Madagascar |
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Fitahiana Ratsimason |
Madagascar |
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Joanie Rakotonanahary |
Madagascar |
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Fatoumata Samake* |
Mali |
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Oumou Soumare |
Mali |
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Aya El Kallali* |
Morocco |
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Albertina Matsinhe* |
Mozambique |
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Bata Lurdes* |
Mozambique |
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Shanaya Matusse* |
Mozambique |
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Joy Biribebe |
Nigeria |
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Benitha Ngarambe |
Rwanda |
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Jane Dusabe |
Rwanda |
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Fatou Sima |
Senegal |
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Marie Diouf |
Senegal |
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Ndickou Matar Diop* |
Senegal |
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Tacko Sy |
Senegal |
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Sheriffa Rahman |
Sierra Leone |
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Onnetse Molokwame |
South Africa |
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Luhle Ndaba |
South Africa |
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Reneilwe Motebele |
South Africa |
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Susan Peter |
South Sudan |
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Asunta Ring |
South Sudan |
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Nawasa Lazaro |
Tanzania |
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Ibouanga Moussounda |
Togo |
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Arwa Ghorbel* |
Tunisia |
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Eya Nasri |
Tunisia |
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Afef Bengoula |
Tunisia |
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Christine Namyalo |
Uganda |
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Immaculate Adongpiny |
Uganda |
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*Participated in NBA Academy Women's Camp Africa 2022
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BOYS |
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Country |
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Aginaldo Neto* |
Angola |
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Manuel Camboma* |
Angola |
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Inacio Anatoli Da Silva |
Angola |
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Claudino Capangaa |
Angola |
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Sansao Wika |
Angola |
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Philippe Ntungicimpaye |
Burundi |
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Arnold Eyadi Kenfack |
Cameroon |
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Hermann Bel Gassina |
Cameroon |
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Chris Naguidebe |
Central African Republic |
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Tahir Doungous* |
Chad |
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Zie Cheikh Conde |
Côte d'Ivoire |
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Tarek Khairy |
Egypt |
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Ahmed Nedale |
Egypt |
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Karim El Gizawi |
Egypt |
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Courage Agbekpornu |
Ghana |
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Kiggundu Austin Omondi |
Kenya |
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Chouhaybou Keita |
Mali |
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Mahamadou Konate |
Mali |
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Hamza Bechchar |
Morocco |
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Bolaji Oderinlo |
Nigeria |
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Sultan Baruwa |
Nigeria |
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Ibrahim Dan-Mutum |
Nigeria |
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Jonah Precious |
Nigeria |
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Ezekiel Obe* |
Nigeria |
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Andre Bonazebi |
Republic of Congo |
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Jude Fred Nkouka Silaho |
Republic of Congo |
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Khadim Mboup* |
Senegal |
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Assane Mandian* |
Senegal |
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Yakhya Diop* |
Senegal |
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Amar Diop* |
Senegal |
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Mouhamed Camara |
Senegal |
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Siyanda Radebe |
South Africa |
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Gilchrist Storm |
South Africa |
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Khaman Maluach* |
South Sudan |
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Moses Marial Mandiria |
South Sudan |
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Bol Wieu Mou Thet |
South Sudan |
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Lual Deng Lual Aguek |
South Sudan |
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Rayen Rouissi |
Tunisia |
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Amen Hammi |
Tunisia |
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Liberty Fusire* |
Zimbabwe |
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*NBA Academy Africa prospect
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Contact:
Pawel Weszka,
NBA Africa,
pweszka@nba.com,
+27 10 0072666
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Western Cape Government recognises World Drowning Prevention Day
Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, asks people to wear blue tomorrow as the provincial government recognise the call from the World Health Organization (WHO) to ‘Go Blue' for Drowning Prevention Day on the 25th of July. “Join me tomorrow in wearing something blue to increase our awareness of drowning risks in our communities and to ensure that these preventable deaths and injuries are avoided,” Minister Bredell said.
The WHO and the global drowning prevention community observes World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July annually. Globally, drowning has been the cause of over 2.5 million preventable deaths in the past decade, and in the Western Cape, approximately 200 people lose their lives due to drowning every year. Tragically, 40% of these deaths are children. There are also many non-fatal drowning incidents which leave families and individuals devastated by the long-term health and economic effects of drowning. Most of these deaths and injuries are preventable.
The Department of Local Government, through its Provincial Disaster Management Centre, has been financially supporting the Lifesaving Western Cape and National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) over several years with an annual grant to ensure an effective response to water emergencies. Both Lifesaving WC and the National Sea Rescue Institute are non-profit organisations dealing with water-related emergencies/disaster rescue activities. These organisations also support the recommendations of the Western Cape Drowning Prevention Strategy that was developed in 2017.
“Whenever you or your loved ones are enjoying our beaches, dams or rivers, please be viligent. Let's work together to prevent these avoidable deaths as anyone can drown, but no one should,” Minister Bredell asked.
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