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South African media company Media24 is set to shut down four of its print publications, including titles such as City Press, Rapport, Beeld and the Daily Sun. This is according to a report by Moneyweb. It is understood that the newspapers could be expected to close in October. Moneyweb said that four sources at the […]
Northern businessman Ben Hauwanga of BH Properties has denied allegations that he failed to deliver a housing project expected to construct 506 houses at Ompumpu, Oshakati. Hauwanga recently told The Namibian the Oshakati Town Council failed to construct a sewage pump that was part of the agreement.“You can not construct houses without sewage systems. We […]
The Khomas Regional Council wants the Samora Machel constituency to be divided into two. The constituency has the largest population, at over 92 000 residents. Khomas governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua on Thursday argued that the large population has made it difficult to provide adequate services in the area. The proposed new constituency should be named Otto […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has started plans to urgently drill more boreholes to pump water for 135 hippos stranded in a thick mud pool in the Zambezi region. In efforts to provide water for the hippos usually found in the Rungara stream of the Mutikitila area, Salambala conservancy game rangers have been […]
At least 80 people have died after a boat sank in the Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo, the country’s president has said. The disaster happened on Wednesday on the Kwa River, 70 kilometres from the town of Mushie in the province of Maï-Ndombe, near the border with neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville. In a statement on social media, […]
The Constitutional Court has dealt former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party a blow after dismissing its urgent application to interdict Friday’s sitting of the National Assembly to elect a new president. In a judgment delivered late on Wednesday night, South Africa’s apex court ruled that it was neither within its jurisdiction to hear the case […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told Hamas that it is “time for the haggling to stop”, after its leaders proposed “numerous changes” to a plan for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. He told reporters in Doha that some of the changes were “workable” and others were not, but that the US […]
A record-breaking 120 million people have been forced to flee their homes by war, violence and persecution – the 12th year in a row the number has increased, the UN refugee agency said. The global displaced population is now equivalent to that of Japan, the agency said. New conflicts in Sudan and Gaza contributed to […]
With a centre of consensus that is broadly social democratic, if conservative-populist on some of their respective policy planks, South Africa can fashion a craft to set sail into what is often called its uncharted new territory. The IFP’s formal announcement that it will enter the government of national unity (GNU) brings the number of […]
Business Summit Namibia will host its fourth summit in Windhoek on 6 July this year, featuring South African entrepreneur and founder of Bathu Shoes Theo Baloyi. According to Business Summit founder Martin Nankela, the summit will be held in partnership with the ride-hailing app Yango and will bring together business leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers and stakeholders. […]