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Bangladesh’s deadliest executioner, who hanged serial killers and politicians alike and even wrote a book about it, has died. Shahjahan Bhuiyan, 74, was admitted to hospital on Monday in the country’s capital, Dhaka, after complaining of chest pains. He later died while undergoing treatment, local media report. Bhuiyan is thought to have carried out at […]
For Joe Biden and Donald Trump – the two oldest candidates ever to seek the US presidency – age is an election issue neither can escape. On Thursday, the current Democratic president, 81, and his Republican predecessor, 78, will face off in Atlanta, Georgia, for the first of two debates ahead of November’s vote, offering […]
Florence has elected its first woman mayor, Sara Funaro, in a decisive defeat of her right-wing opponent. A local councillor with the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), it retained governance of the Italian city with more than 60% of the vote. Eike Schmidt, the ex-director of Florence’s famous Uffizi Gallery, backed by Italy’s far-right coalition government, […]
After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching a deal with US authorities that will see him plead guilty to criminal charges and go free. Assange, 52, was charged with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information. For years, the US has argued that the […]
Christian Democratic Voice parliamentarian Gotthard Kandume says the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s decision to deregister his party is a declaration of war on them. Kandume said this on Monday, when asked why his party has been deregistered. The ECN announced on Monday that it has deregistered CDV and the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters for not […]
The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) and Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) have been deregistered as political parties in Namibia. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) confirmed on Monday that the NEFF and CDV are no longer registered as political parties. “The commission confirms the deregistration of the NEFF and CDV. Details on the deregistration will […]
Swapo deputy secretary general Uahekua Herunga has extended an invite to former Landless People’s Movement (LPM) deputy leader Henny Seibeb to return to the ruling party. Seibeb and his former boss, Bernadus Swartbooi, left the ruling party to register the LPM as a political party in 2019 to advocate for land distribution. The two (Seibeb […]
… PG Imalwa blames SA authorities for wrong procedures Fishrot paymaster Marén de Klerk is a free man for now, after his extradition to Namibia was withdrawn in South Africa (SA) last week. Prosecutor general (PG) Martha Imalwa confirmed this to The Namibian on Friday and asserted that the withdrawal was done because the SA […]
Minister of health and social services Kalumbi Shangula says about 1 101 Namibians have died of malnutrition in the past four years. “Within the period under review, there have been 1 101 deaths due to malnutrition in all 14 regions. It is interesting to note that the number of deaths is lower in those regions […]
… Govt studying pro-gay court decision The government still has to study and make an assessment of the High Court’s landmark decision to decriminalise sexual acts between men, attorney general Festus Mbandeka says. “It’s a very important judgement for the government and the people of Namibia,” Mbandeka said yesterday. “We have to do a thorough […]