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The Parliament of South Africa has confirmed that Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party members will indeed be sworn in to the National Assembly. This comes after the MK Party’s MPs refused to show up at the swearing-in ceremony for the first post-elections sitting of the National Assembly last Friday, June 14. In a statement released on […]

The case against the Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) by Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party is big on theatrics, claiming that more than 9 million votes are unaccounted for in the election. It’s a claim that election and legal analysts say will be difficult to substantiate, particularly if the party has not fully revealed […]

The Israeli military has said its forces violated protocol by strapping a wounded Palestinian man to the front of their vehicle during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the incident after it was captured on video and shared on social media. An IDF statement said the man […]

Erongo Marine Enterprise employees at Walvis Bay this week participated in a company-wide staff-volunteering project where they prepared meal packets. The company partnered with Rise Against Hunger Africa to provide 1 762 meal packets consisting of soya, rice, dried vegetable mix and vitamins, specifically formulated to combat malnutrition, with each packet designed to feed about […]

The Mbunza Fishing Company, led by Mbunza Traditional Authority’s Hompa Kaundu, donated school uniforms to vulnerable pupils in the Kavango West region in the jurisdiction of the Mbunza Traditional Authority on Friday. The company identified three schools, namely Ruuga Combined School, Kapako Combined School and Alfeus Mpasi Junior Primary School, with a total number of […]

Following the death of a University of Namibia (Unam) student in a suspected suicide last week, Unam spokesperson Simon Namesho says the university is sensitising students about mental health. A second-year computer science student, Kondyeni Abraham (20), was found dead in his hostel room on Unam’s Windhoek campus last week. He is suspected to have […]

President Nangolo Mbumba says Frieda Daniel, the late sister of the founding president, endured cruelty and humiliation at the hands of apartheid forces for her involvement in the liberation struggle. Mbumba said this in his speech read on his behalf by Nujoma’s son, Utoni, during Daniel’s memorial service held at Etunda village on Friday. “The […]

JOEL GUINTO Pope Francis has been told by a Filipino Catholic university student to “stop using offensive language” against LGBTQI+ people. Slurs cause “immense pain”, Jack Rivero said during an online video panel with other Catholic university students and the pope. His comments come after reports that the pope used extremely offensive language against gay […]

The Namibian police have released the names of eight of the nine victims involved in an accident that occurred along the Otjiwarongo-Otavi road on Tuesday. Police spokesperson deputy commisssioner Kauna Shikwambi on Friday said among those who lost their lives are Eduardo Tyimbsndi (63), believed to be a South African national, Sofia Likuva (83), Festus […]

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) deputy leader Jennifer van der Heever wants the information ministry to propose a bill regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Namibia. Van der Heever on Tuesday tabled questions to information and communication technology minister Emma Theofelus raising concerns about transparency in AI-generated content, fighting misinformation and maintaining journalism ethics. […]