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Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Swapo members and employees working at the party’s new regional headquarters at Mariental to serve people equally and not turn anyone away because of their political affiliations. Nandi-Ndaitwah said people from all tribes, creeds, language groups, colours and religions should be served when they go to Swapo offices […]
It is a well-known fact that the diminutive, soft-spoken president of Taiwan does not like doing interviews. It’s taken months of quiet negotiations to sit down at Tsai Ing-wen’s dining table in her Taipei residence, not long before she leaves office after eight years and hands over to her successor William Lai. Even so, the […]
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip. Mr Gantz set an 8 June deadline for a plan to achieve six “strategic goals”, including the end of Hamas rule in Gaza and the establishment of a multinational civilian administration […]
The Pacific territory of New Caledonia is “under siege”, the mayor of its capital has said, following days of rioting that has left six people dead. Nouméa mayor Sonia Lagarde said numerous public buildings on the archipelago had been set on fire and that, despite the arrival of hundreds of police reinforcements, the situation was […]
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says she is facing a new trial after she accused the security forces of sexually assaulting women. In a message from Evin prison where she is being held, Ms Mohammadi said the trial relates to an audio post, in which she condemned a “full-scale war against women” […]
…69 children subjected to abuse from January 2023 to March 2024 When Weckson Amunyela (8) vanished after school, his disabled father Timoteus Amunyela (44) feared the worst. As the sun went down at Okalale village in the Omusati region on Friday, 3 May and Weckson had still not returned, Amunyela worried that he had drowned […]
The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) has expressed solidarity with Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters ahead of South Africa’s national elections, taking place later this month. The NEFF claimed on Saturday that South Africa’s ruling African National Congress does not stand a chance of winning this year’s elections due to its failure to turn around […]
Minister of agriculture, water and land reform Calle Schlettwein has come under fire for saying cooking with wood or charcoal is unhealthy and contributes to global warming. He posted these remarks on X on Wednesday. This has received mixed reaction by social media users and politicians. Schlettwein said fuel emits more carbon dioxide than the […]
…N$10,4 billion paid out in refunds The Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) says it has achieved a gross revenue collection of N$86,9 billion as of March 2024. This was revealed by Namra commissioner Sam Shivute in the agency’s May newsletter released on Wednesday. Shivute said in addition to the revenue collected, refunds paid out for the […]
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, through the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia, has committed N$13 million to the deployment of 14 radio access network towers across the country. This was announced on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day by deputy information minister Modestus Amutse on Thursday. “This initiative aims to bridge the digital […]