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“It’s not at all how I imagined winning would be,” a minister reflects as the government hits its 100 days in office. There have been slips and accusations of sleaze. Scores of announcements. Enormous international events. The PM himself admits it’s been “choppy”. Even in the last 24 hours the government has blundered into a […]
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says he regrets bowing to what he calls pressure from the Biden administration to “censor” content on Facebook and Instagram during the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter sent to a US House committee chair, he said some material – including humour and satire – was taken down in 2021 under pressure […]
The Office of the Ombudsman was inundated with complaints about various governmental institutions in 2022. The office reports receiving 1 523 complaints of maladministration from seven government institutions, representing 51,5% of total complaints. This is according to a 2022 report from the Office of the Ombudsman. “In addition, 337 cases of human rights violations were […]
The health ministry says the procurement process is leading to the country’s massive lack of dentures. Executive director of health and social services Ben Nangombe on Thursday told The Namibian: “We have a N$10-million budget. It is not a matter of resources. If there is any shortage of any items at all, it could either […]
Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party will use social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Twitter (X) and YouTube, as part of its campaign to reach voters and move with the times. The party will also use its website, radio programmes on Radio Energy and Namibia Today. Nandi-Ndaitwah said this when she launched […]
The case against the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) by Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party is big on theatrics, claiming that more than 9 million votes are unaccounted for in the election. It’s a claim that election and legal analysts say will be difficult to substantiate, particularly if the party has not fully revealed […]
Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been slammed for pulling at Namibians’ heartstrings with the promise of increasing the country’s monthly old-age grant from N$1 600 to N$3 000. Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani says she is playing with the emotions of struggling pensioners. Nandi-Ndaitwah made this promise at a public lecture in […]
A British bank that escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, US court papers allege. Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the US Department of Justice after Lord Cameron’s government intervened on its behalf in 2012. New documents filed to […]
US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda A long-standing US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda, including a governing party member who endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ laws by saying gays “should be castrated”, and a virulently homophobic founder of a “militaristic” […]
Africa is uninvestable There are a lot of stereotypes about Africa. Most people assume that every country in Africa is poor, dangerous, and with a terrible economy. Most investors – typically those who have never been to African countries nor met with African companies – would say that Africa is uninvestable, is in constant political […]