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The first flights deporting asylum seekers from the United Kingdom (UK) to Rwanda will take off in 10 to 12 weeks. UK prime minister Rishi Sunak says the UK government has already prepared an airfield and secured charter plane slots to ensure flights take off. “Of course that is later than we wanted but we […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Services says it plans to eliminate malaria by 2027, but will need N$1,8 billion to drive the National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan for 2023 to 2027. On average, this will cost the government N$450 million annually. This is while 10 of the country’s regions are currently battling malaria outbreaks […]
The United Democratic Front (UDF) is set to release its first election manifesto after 10 years of falling back on its 2014 document. The party failed to have a congress in 2019, and has told voters to judge it on its 2014 manifesto, which resulted in the party receiving 1,79% of parliamentary votes in the […]
President Nangolo Mbumba’s recent meetings with traditional leaders have been described as a move by the Swapo government to reinforce its political tentacles in rural communities. Mbumba has been travelling throughout the country to acquaint himself with traditional authorities, starting with a gathering of eight northern traditional authorities at Oshakati, followed by meetings with southern […]
A ram was shot dead after it killed an elderly couple in Waitākere, West Auckland. The couple, both in their 80s, were found dead by their son, who went to look for them after not hearing from them for a few days. A family spokesperson told the media that the couple lived on the property […]
African National Congress (ANC) Secretary Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that the party will appeal the judgment of the High Court in Durban regarding the use of the name and logo of uMkhonto weSizwe. This comes after the high court ruled in favour of former president Jacob Zuma’s party. Mbalula said they had sound grounds to […]
Johannesburg, the financial capital of South Africa, has emerged as the wealthiest city on the African continent with the most HNWI (high-net-worth individuals). This is according to the 2024 Africa Wealth Report, a publication by Henley & Partners, an international wealth advisory firm, produced in collaboration with New World Wealth, a global wealth intelligence partner. […]
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture received a donation of 1 000 books from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) on Monday. Executive director of IPPR Graham Hopwood handed over copies of the book titled ‘A Guide to the Namibian Economy’. The 700-page book will be made available in schools and public libraries […]
South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) has lost a legal bid to stop a new party from using the name and logo of its former armed wing. The governing ANC had argued that uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), headed by ex-President Jacob Zuma, had breached trademark law. But the Durban High Court disagreed, allowing the use […]
The Israeli military’s intelligence chief has resigned, saying he took responsibility for the failures before Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Major General Aharon Haliva would retire once his successor was selected. He acknowledged in a letter that his intelligence directorate “did not live up to the task […]