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France is voting in one of its most significant elections in years, with the far right hoping for a historic victory, but with political stalemate the more likely result. This is the first time the anti-immigration National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella has had a realistic chance of running the government […]
The last time I recall a cabinet meeting on a Saturday was during the Brexit years and the time before that was due to the Falklands War. In other words, they are rare. This one was about cracking on, and being seen to crack on, with the job of government with a momentum and energy. […]
President Joe Biden’s Friday night TV interview does not seem to have quelled an uprising within his own party to end his re-election campaign after a halting debate performance against Donald Trump. A fifth House Democrat, Angie Craig of Minnesota, on Saturday joined colleagues in calling for the president to step aside, and reports suggest […]
The jury is still out on how the ministers in the Government of National Unity will perform, although some returnees can be judged on their past achievements, or lack thereof. We speak to those in the know. South Africa’s Cabinet has ballooned to 32 ministers from 30, and there are now 43 deputy ministers in […]
…Nandi-Ndaitwah slammed for using electricity to gain power Concerned citizens have written to minister of mines and energy Tom Alweendo and minister of finance Iipumbu Shiimi, accusing NamPower of paying its management and employees over N$70 million in bonuses. “NamPower has been paying bonuses to its employees each year for the past 10 years. Last […]
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) president Panduleni Itula says Namibia is governed by a Constitution that was not founded by Namibians. Itula says the Constitution was drafted by Western countries and discussed with Swapo before Namibia gained independence. Speaking to Shipi FM in a recent interview, Itula distanced the IPC from those saying the “homosexual […]
Musician Lazarus Shiimi, better known as Gazza, says he is a Swapo child and will not allow himself to be led astray by “Western” parties. Shiimi was one of two artists who received N$5 million to campaign for Swapo in 2014. Speaking at a Swapo campaign event at Okahandja last weekend, Shiimi said: “I will […]
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Paulus Noa says corruption has not increased in Namibia. He responded to an Afrobarometer survey on Namibians’ views on corruption yesterday. “I do not agree with their perception that corruption in Namibia has increased. There is more progress in the fight against corruption than what they perceive,” Noa said. The […]
Some of Namibia’s legal experts say the marriage amendment bill recently tabled by home affairs minister Albert Kawana will not stand a constitutional test. The minister of home affairs, immigration, safety and security last week tabled an amendment bill to replace the Marriage Act 25 of 1961, which is currently in force. This comes after […]
Health and social services minister Kalumbi Shangula has been elected as the vice chair of the Southern Africa Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (ReSCO). According to a statement released by the ministry on Friday, the appointment took place during the third ReSCO meeting in Zambia’s capital Lusaka. The ReSCO meeting was held under the auspices of […]