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A murder investigation has been opened into Bangladesh’s ex-premier Sheikh Hasina over the police killing of a man during civil unrest. Six other top figures in the previous government are also being investigated following weeks of deadly unrest in the capital Dhaka. Mamun Mia, a lawyer who brought the case on behalf of a private […]

Senior leaders of Tanzania’s main opposition Chadema party – including its chairman Freeman Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu – have been released on bail, after they were detained ahead of a youth rally. About 520 people were arrested in a nationwide crackdown to prevent Chadema from holding a parade through the south-western town of […]

Iran has dismissed calls from the UK and other Western countries to refrain from retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month. Amid a flurry of international diplomacy to de-escalate tensions, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to “stand down its ongoing threats of […]

James Hatuikulipi failed to make a full disclosure of his assets and liabilities when he applied to have N$5,75 million released from accounts under a property restraint order. Hatuikulipi is one of the key figures in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering case. This is one of the findings made by judge Claudia Claasen in […]

…Analysts say Swapo’s wish will not be fulfilled, predict ANC’s fate Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa says the party’s main goal in the forthcoming elections is to regain its two-thirds majority. Shaningwa, speaking at a Swapo gathering at Helao Nafidi in the Ohangwena region on Saturday, said a two-thirds majority will allow Swapo to pass […]

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, has served a total of 110 620 people through its mass registration programme, which ended on 31 July. Spokesperson Margaret Kalo says the initiative was aimed at registering births, receiving and processing identity (ID) document applications and issuing duplicate birth certificates. “The programme was a success, […]

Republican Party (RP) president Henk Mudge says despite misconceptions, the party is not only for white Namibians. He says the majority of its supporters are non-white. Speaking to Desert Radio last week, Mudge said over recent years about 90% of attendees at the party’s congresses were non-white. “You’re invited to see for yourself at our […]

The family of the late soul singer Isaac Hayes has ordered Donald Trump to stop playing the star’s song Hold On, I’m Coming at his campaign rallies. A letter sent to Trump and his team, and shared by Hayes’ son on social media, threatens to sue the former US President if he does not comply […]

Rapper Travis Scott has been released from custody in Paris without charge, French authorities have said, after fighting with his bodyguard. The 33-year-old US star was alleged to have attacked a security guard who attempted to break up the two men at the five-star George V hotel on Friday morning. Mr Scott was held in […]

Namibian podcast ‘Pride in a Pod’ just released their first episode. The nearly hour-long sitdown, hosted by media personality Rodelio Lewis’ drag persona, Miss Mavis Dash, and produced by activist collective Namibia Pride Consortium, included three in-studio guests and a robust discussion surrounding last month’s High Court ruling. Friedel Dausab, a queer rights activist, was […]