Day: May 30, 2023

Angolan Government said it will increase television coverage, from the currently 40% to 100%, aimed to ensure the citizens access to accurate information.

The initiative is part of a preliminary strategic plan until 2050, which has been put out for public consultation.

The measure is also intended to expand the radio signal, from the current 31% to 95% by 2050, and by 2030 it plans to reach 49%.

As for the television signal, whose current coverage stands at 40%, the Government plans to have 57% coverage by 2030, and full coverage by 2050.

Still, the Government plans to improve radio and television transmission capacity by rehabilitating the infrastructure and expansion of coverage throughout the country.

The strategy also involves improving public information services, promoting content in the local language and programmes for rural and vulnerable populations.

The government is also committed until 2050 to guarantee a more modern, independent and inclusive media sector.

According to the document in consultation, the immediate priorities for 2027 are to ensure the sustainability of the State’s involvement in the media sector, clearly defining the public media service to be provided, as well as implementing a programme to restructure and modernise the different bodies.

Angola 2050 strategic plan is aimed to improve the quality of programmes, news and opinion articles, strengthening training and emphasising journalistic integrity.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

Angolan ecologist, João Serôdio, explained Monday in Luanda that Angola is geographically in an intermediate position, with little possibility of being affected by climate change, comparing to other countries.

The university professor also made this statement to the press at the seminar on Education for Climate Action, with the aim of transforming individuals and communities.

According to him, climate changes have always existed, millions of years ago, and are always conditioned by several factors, so living beings have to adapt against these changes.

To João Serôdio, the Angola’s climatic reality is different from that of Europe, where there is flooding of cities and terrible droughts, as in South Africa.

According to the ecologist, probably between 2040 and 2060 there will be a very severe drought in Southern Africa, and in Benguela in particular, which will force the populations of the south to emigrate to the north or to the Congo.

“I am very concerned about the productivity capacity of Cuando Cubango, with the large foreign investments, knowing that probably in 10 or 15 years there will be a great drought in that region”, he expressed.

João Serôdio slammed the way in which wood is exploited in the country, as it could cause a severe drought.

Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)

A young man from Okyong Mile 4 village Mamfe, South West region, whose name we got as Ndoh Divine Ekin AKA Adamawa was killed on Monday, May 29, 2023, by government forces.

Residents of Mile 2, Mamfe, had sent numerous complaints of attacks from the young man. The attacks forced them to flee from their homes.

According to some residents of the area, the man has been attacking them at night asking for support at gunpoint, while telling them he was a separatist fighter.

The Mayor of Mamfe, Robertson Tabenchong Ashu, who was at the scene early said ” We have been preaching every day for these persons to drop their arms. This is just one of them who keeps disturbing the peace of the population. Enough is enough. We will continue to bury them like this. I have already taken a decision I will not bury any of them again. The Family or village the person is coming from will be compelled to bury the corpse”.

The Mayor also stated that Ndoh Divine is an ex-convict who has served in prison for over 15 years and was the last surviving male child of his late father and mother.

He has been buried by the natives of Okyong Mile 4 who identified the corpse..

Source: Cameroon News Agency