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Jeffrey Epstein tried to buy a multimillion-dollar palace in Morocco the day before his arrest in 2019, according to documents released by the US Department of Justice last month. Epstein had pursued acquiring Bin Ennakhil since 2011, but disputes with the seller over the price and purchase arrangement dragged on for years. The grand palace […]
The Trump administration is placing an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing from 75 countries, further restricting the legal routes for entering the US. The State Department on Wednesday said the administration wants to bring “an end to the abuse” of the system “by those who would extract wealth from the American people” by using […]
As Namibia prepares for the new school year, parents, teachers and communities are gearing up to support learners returning to class. From uniforms and textbooks to transport and safety, we take a closer look at how ready the nation is for the year ahead. To take us through the preparations in the Omaheke region, we […]
We turn our attention to a national debate gaining momentum the question of presidential accountability under Article 31 of the Namibian Constitution. Article 31 outlines immunity provisions that shield a sitting President from both civil and criminal proceedings, and even after leaving office, limits prosecution unless Parliament passes a specific resolution. Critics argue that this […]
Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said the US revoked his visa and banned him from the country. The 91-year-old author, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986, said the US consulate asked him to bring in his passport so his visa could be cancelled in person as new unspecified information had come […]
Former Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) member of parliament Charmaine Tjirare announced her resignation from the party after a number of recent resignations. She is the fifth PDM member to resign from the party after Vakamuina Kamutuezu, Yvette Araes, Esmeralda !Asbes and Shonena Nathanael resigned last week. She gives Desert FM more insight into this move […]
A court in Zambia has sentenced two men to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema. Zambian Leonard Phiri and Mozambican Jasten Mabulesse Candunde were convicted under the Witchcraft Act after being arrested in December with charms in their possession, including a live chameleon. “It is my considered […]
Coming up this hour, we turn our attention to an exciting and ambitious Pan-African initiative. As Africa looks to unlock the promise of the $3.3 trillion African Continental Free Trade Area, a bold campaign is pushing for something many believe is long overdue visa-free travel across the continent. Leading this movement is Ras Mubarak, a […]
Recruitment agents who scam foreign nationals applying to work in the UK care sector have been exposed by BBC secret filming. One of the rogue agents is a Nigerian doctor who has worked for the NHS in the field of psychiatry. The Home Office has acknowledged the system is open to abuse, but the BBC […]
A state of emergency has been declared in parts of Florida as a hurricane barrels towards the already-ravaged Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Centre confirmed that Milton – currently off the coast of Mexico – had intensified into a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday and could pose “life-threatening hazards” for parts of Florida’s west coast. […]