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Education, arts and culture minister Esther Nghipondoka has flown to France for a summit on accelerating progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 as well as taking stock of transformative actions in education. SDG 4 focuses on quality education and forms part of the 17 SDGs established by the United Nations in September 2015. The […]
Malawi’s former vice president Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash last week, was laid to rest this Monday in his hometown of Ntcheu, 180km south of the capital city, Lilongwe. Chilima’s remains were discovered along with those of the country’s former first lady after a search and rescue operation was launched following the […]
SADC parliamentary forum secretary general Boemo Sekgoma emphasised the critical need for unified efforts in tackling land degradation across the region. Sekgoma said this on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on Monday morning. The day is celebrated annually on 17 June, with this year’s theme being ‘United for Land: Our Legacy’. “Our region […]
Namibia and Germany have been appointed co-facilitators for the upcoming Summit of the Future (SOTF) at the United Nations. The high-level event, scheduled for 22 and 23 September, will coincide with the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Underscoring the summit’s importance, president of the 78th session of the UN General […]
A 29-year-old man was killed at Swakopmund on his way home from escorting his girlfriend to the DRC informal settlement on Sunday. Erongo police spokesperson chief inspector Ileni Shapumba says the deceased, identified as Fimaneka Katjatako, was walking back home with a friend when he was confronted by two men that demanded to speak to […]
A father was arrested last week, after he allegedly raped his biological son from 2018 to February 2024 at a residence at Klein Windhoek. According to the weekend crime report, the man was arrested together with his mother. The two have appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. They are remanded in custody, pending a bail […]
The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who were deliberately thrown into the water. The nine are among more than 40 people alleged to have died as a result of being forced out of Greek territorial waters, or taken back […]
South Africa attended Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s global peace summit in Switzerland but condemned it, partly because of the presence of Israel. South Africa’s representative Sydney Mufamadi, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national security adviser, who attended the meeting in Burgenstock, rejected the summit communiqué that was adopted by most of the 101 nations and international organisations […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, re-elected for a second term after his weakened ANC lost its outright majority, will announce an “inclusive” cabinet, the party said Saturday. This comes on the back of the Democratic Alliance confirming the formation of a Government of National Unity (GNU). The African National Congress (ANC)’s Ramaphosa will lead what […]
South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, has said his political party – uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) – will join the opposition alliance in parliament. He said it would co-ordinate resistance to the governing coalition led by the African National Congress (ANC). Despite this, MK said it maintained that last month’s elections were rigged and wanted the […]