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Namibia enters the 2nd day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. In 2008, the United Nations Secretary-General launched the campaign UNITE by 2030 to End Violence against Women, which runs parallel to the 16 Days of Activism. The goal is to create a global platform that highlights the need for gender equality […]
Affirmative Repositioning (AR) co-founder Dimbulukeni Nauyoma has rejoined the Swapo Party. Nauyoma appeared at a Swapo rally over the weekend, where he stated that Swapo has provided jobs for unemployed graduates, including those who protested alongside him, Michael Amushelelo, and Inna Hengari. He joins other prominent politicians, such as PDM’s Vipua Muharukua and LPM co-founder […]
Political parties held their final star rallies over the weekend in a last effort to win votes before Wednesday’s election. With only two days left until Namibia decides who will take the reins of power for the next five years, we were joined by political commentator Ndumba Kamwanyah to discuss the weekend events and the […]
In the afterglow of lifting her first Wimbledon trophy, wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso Montjane has revealed she was suddenly left with an “immense void” in her life. The 38-year-old says the death of her mother Margaret, from kidney complications at the end of July, had a profound impact on her mental health. “To lose a […]
This year’s winner of France’s biggest book prize is being sued in Algeria over claims he stole the story from a patient of his psychiatrist wife. Kamel Daoud was awarded the Goncourt prize earlier this month for his novel Houris, a searing account of Algeria’s 1990s civil war in which up to 200,000 people were […]
Out of all of Donald Trump’s supporters, Derrick Evans has a particular reason to be happy with November’s election results – he hopes the president-elect will give him a pardon for participating in the 6 January riot at the US Capitol. “A pardon will be life changing,” said Evans, who was a member of the […]
India has said it is not nervous about working with Donald Trump, as the former US president is set to return to office for a second term after his win in the recently held election. Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday that many countries were nervous about a [Trump-led] US, but added that […]
A series of parcel fires targeting courier companies in Poland, Germany and the UK were dry runs aimed at sabotaging flights to the US and Canada, Polish prosecutors say. Katarzyna Calow-Jaszewska revealed late last month that four people had been arrested and authorities across Europe were investigating the incidents. Western security officials have now told […]
Activist Leo Igwe is at the forefront of efforts to help people accused of witchcraft in Nigeria, as it can destroy their lives – and even lead to them being lynched. “I could no longer take it. You know, just staying around and seeing people being killed randomly,” Dr Igwe tells the BBC. After completing […]
Imagine you’re Vladimir Putin. The West has dubbed you a pariah for invading Ukraine. Sanctions are aiming to cut off your country’s economy from global markets. And there’s an arrest warrant out for you from the International Criminal Court. How can you show the pressure is not working? Try hosting a summit. This week in […]