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Authorities in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have confirmed 54 cases of the waterborne leptospirosis disease after the region experienced unprecedented floods in the months of April and May. Four others have died after contracting the illness, which is transmitted through water contaminated with infected animals’ urine, like rats. As many as […]

At least 11 people have been killed and many others wounded after Russian forces hit a supermarket in the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with two glide bombs, local officials say. A large fire could be seen raging at the Epicentr K home improvement store on the northern outskirts of the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]

The Cessna 406 aircraft, which crashed and claimed three lives in Windhoek’s Pionierspark earlier this month, seemed to have a malfunctioning left-hand side engine. The Cessna 406 aircraft before it crashed in Windhoek earlier this month. Photo: Olga Ernst & Hp.Baumeler The plane’s right-hand side engine was replaced just before the accident, which took place […]

Walvis Bay fishermen formally represented by the Namibia Fishing Industries (NFI) union say they were not informed that the union was going to be deregistered and were shocked that the president registered another union on their ticket. NFI former coordinator Sakeus Shikongo says he and the workers were shocked at a Trade Union Congress of […]

The government has produced a report which outlines a plan to create a ‘super media company’. This will be done by combining New Era Publications Corporation (NEPC) and the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) – a move that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars through highly paid executives and state officials. The decision to merge NEPC […]

Independent presidential candidate Ally Angula says she will not support same-sex marriages under her administration if voted into power in this year’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. She aired her views on the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) community on Desert Radio yesterday. “No. For me marriage should have […]

International University of Management (IUM) acting vice chancellor Charles Makanyeza encouraged students to avoid sex for funding at the GoFundMe project launch yesterday. The project aims to raise N$1 million to assist disadvantaged students with tuition fees, textbooks, accommodation fees and other expenses related to higher education. “We don’t want things like sex for funding. […]