Top ICT tenders: RTMC looks to panel for IT needs

Top ICT tenders: RTMC looks to panel for IT needs

IT hardware, software, support and maintenance services are required for the Road Traffic Management Corporation and Natis. National Treasury’s eTenders Portal delivers a particularly dry week for the ICT sector, making way for smaller municipalities to score an entry in this edition. The slower week does allow us to pay closer attention to the Road…

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Epstein’s accountant and lawyer told House panel government investigators never interviewed them

Epstein’s accountant and lawyer told House panel government investigators never interviewed them

An accountant and an attorney for Jeffrey Epstein told the House Oversight Committee that government investigators never interviewed them about the late sex offender and the work they did for him, according to videos of their depositions released Tuesday. The panel questioned Richard Kahn, Epstein’s accountant, and Darren Indyke, Epstein’s lawyer, behind closed doors this…

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Africa: AU Appoints Liberia’s Dr. Thelma Awori to APRM Panel of Eminent Persons

Africa: AU Appoints Liberia’s Dr. Thelma Awori to APRM Panel of Eminent Persons

Liberian-born development expert Dr. Thelma M. Awori has been appointed as a member of the Panel of Eminent Persons of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), one of the African Union’s most influential institutions for promoting democratic governance, accountability, and sustainable development across the continent. Her appointment was approved during the 39th Ordinary Session of…

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Federal panel behind cancer screening recommendations hasn’t met in nearly a year

Federal panel behind cancer screening recommendations hasn’t met in nearly a year

The federal task force that shapes recommendations for cancer screenings, heart disease prevention and other preventive services has not convened in almost a year — and it’s unclear whether the panel will convene again. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, created in 1984, is an independent panel of volunteer doctors, nurses and public health experts…

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Advisory panel considers impact of ‘finfluencers’, AI on consumers

Advisory panel considers impact of ‘finfluencers’, AI on consumers

The FSCA’s inaugural Consumer Advisory Panel report shows how emerging technologies are redefining consumer protection in finance.(Image created via ChatGPT) The Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s (FSCA’s) Consumer Advisory Panel has published its inaugural annual report, outlining how digital finance, data insights and consumer intelligence should be used to drive smarter regulation. The report outlines the…

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Africa: AU Appoints Liberia’s Dr. Thelma Awori to APRM Panel of Eminent Persons

Southern Africa: Museveni Hosts AU-EAC-SADC Panel On DR Congo Peace Process

President Museveni on Tuesday met leaders of the African Union-East African Community-Southern African Development Community (AU-EAC-SADC) panel of facilitators tasked with supporting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process, as regional leaders intensify efforts to resolve the long-running conflict in eastern Congo. The meeting at State House Entebbe brought together a high-level delegation chaired…

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Africa: AU Appoints Liberia’s Dr. Thelma Awori to APRM Panel of Eminent Persons

African Union Receives AU-EAC-SADC Panel of Facilitators On Eastern DRC Situation

Addis Ababa — The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, on Wednesday received the AU-EAC-SADC Panel of Facilitators on the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Panel comprises Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria; Catherine Samba-Panza, former President of the Central African Republic; Sahle-Work Zewde, former President…

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Africa: AU Appoints Liberia’s Dr. Thelma Awori to APRM Panel of Eminent Persons

Africa: AUC Chairperson Received the Members of the AU Panel of the Wise At AU Headquarters

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received the Members of the AU Panel of the Wise at AU Headquarters for an exchange on preventive diplomacy, peace and security reforms, and emerging challenges across the continent. He commended the Panel’s sustained engagements in conflict prevention and mediation, and reaffirmed the Commission’s…

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Africa: AU Appoints Liberia’s Dr. Thelma Awori to APRM Panel of Eminent Persons

High Level Independent Panel Calls for Urgent Action From G20 and Other Nations to Close the Global Pandemic Financing Gap

Four years after its landmark report A Global Deal for Our Pandemic Age, the G20 High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, recently reconvened by the South African G20 Presidency, has found that the world remains dangerously underprepared for future pandemics and must take urgent, coordinated action to…

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Africa: AU Appoints Liberia’s Dr. Thelma Awori to APRM Panel of Eminent Persons

Africa: G20 Task Force Urges Formation of Global Panel to Tackle ‘Inequality Emergency’

The establishment of such a panel ‘would be a permanent legacy’ of South Africa’s G20 presidency, says the G20 Inequality Committee. The establishment of such a panel ‘would be a permanent legacy’ of South Africa’s G20 presidency, says the G20 Inequality Committee. The G20 Inequality Committee, appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, has urged the formation…

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