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South Africa’s four major banks are projected to lose around R53 billion due to non-performing loans. This is due to the fact that their credit loss ratios are expected to rise in 2024. The four banks include Absa, FirstRand, Nedbank, and Standard Bank. According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the banks achieved an average […]

Former president Jacob Zuma’s bid to privately prosecute State advocate Billy Downer, SC, was on Wednesday struck from the court roll at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg. Zuma has gone to court to ask that Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan be privately prosecuted for leaking of his medical records. Judge Nkosinathi Chili said Zuma would […]

Bannerman Mining Resources Namibia has appointed Twapewa Kadhikwa as the chairperson of the company. Kadhikwa has 14 years experience in corporate governance and uranium mining. Speaking on her appointment, Kadhikwa says her vision for the company is to prioritise environmental sustainability and community development. The post Bannerman appoints Kadhikwa as chairperson appeared first on The […]

Child maintenance can be touchy subject. Some parents wilfully choose to stop or not support their kids. But, this man may have gone too far as he allegedly faked his death to avoid providing from his child. The US man now faces several years in prison for illegally accessing the internet death register system and […]

Minister of health and social services Kalumbi Shangula says Benylin paediatric syrup, which has been recalled by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra), is currently not registered in Namibia. This comes after Sahpra received a report from the Nigerian National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (Nafdac) regarding the detection of […]

Zambian surgeon Dr Alex Makupe completed his surgical residency at Tygerberg Hospital in South Africa’s Western Cape, because there were no teaching hospitals catering for surgeons in his home country. At the end of his residency, as he was planning to return to Zambia, one of his colleagues said to him: “You’ll be back in […]

Flooding caused by heavy rains has affected large areas of Kenya, including the capital, Nairobi. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 17 000 are displaced. The rainy season that began in mid-March has damaged homes and farmland. Those affected are appealing for urgent government assistance as hunger and the risk of […]

Swapo parliamentarian Eliphas Dingara says if he had his way Namibians would not have to work, as the country has an abundance of natural resources to cater for the daily financial needs of citizens. He says Namibia’s natural resources are not being exploited to benefit all. “We should not even be working because we have […]

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