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“Our lives came crashing around us, myself, my wife and my kids. Everything just fell apart at that stage.” Aidan McKay is a stage four melanoma patient. First diagnosed in 2019, he had successful treatment, but in 2022 he found out it had returned and was in his brain and lungs. He blames his skin […]
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Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says a desalination pipeline can be developed as a means of addressing water challenges in the Kunene region. Nandi-Ndaitwah made these remarks at the 11th edition of the Opuwo Annual Trade Fair on Friday. Her suggestion comes after Opuwo Town Council chief executive Matjandjara Tjihuura-Katurota informed her of the poor water […]
There are many stereotypes about Africa. Most people assume every country in Africa is poor, dangerous and has a terrible economy. Most investors think Africa is uninvestable. We disagree. Certainly, the 54 countries in Africa are not all the same, and while some countries have more issues than others, similar to the United States and […]
In contrast with the 7,7 million tonnes handled in the previous financial year, and a significant 4% rise, the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) reported a record-breaking 8 million tonnes of cargo handled for the fiscal year ending 31 March. Namport says its main source of income is the export of products, which includes zinc/lead concentrate, […]
Lüderitz mayor Phil Balhao has backed planned port expansion which he says will create job opportunities. This is despite traditional leaders opposing the idea to preserve unmarked graves from the 1904-1908 genocide at Shark Island, where the project is planned. “The announcement of this project has also provided investors confidence in their ambitions to invest […]
It was a brief exchange, held in the Oval Office a few weeks after Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States. But the meeting between the now ex-president and his former lawyer Michael Cohen could prove pivotal in the criminal case against Mr Trump that is currently playing out in a high-profile […]
A retired 74-year-old Ghanaian man who has lived in the UK for nearly 50 years must wait a decade before the Home Office will let him stay permanently. Nelson Shardey, from Wallasey in Wirral, had for many years assumed he was officially seen as British. He only discovered otherwise in 2019 and, despite paying taxes […]
The day after the flood waters hit, Noor Mohammed found the bodies of his family in the street and in the fields. The 75-year-old had been just 100m away from his home in northern Afghanistan when he heard the deadly roar of water approaching. Noor ran towards the house where his wife, sister, son and […]
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable but serious condition after being shot several times on Wednesday, doctors have said. Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak added that Mr Fico’s injuries were “complicated”. Earlier Mr Fico, 59, was said to have been fighting for his life after being gravely injured in the attack in […]