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President Nangolo Mbumba has congratulated South African president Cyril Ramaphosa on his re-election as his country’s head of state. Ramaphosa on Friday secured his second term as president after the African National Congress (ANC) struck a coalition government deal with political rivals before the first sitting of the country’s parliament following recent elections. “I am […]

A Kenyan magistrate who was shot by a senior police officer earlier this week has died, according to the country’s chief justice. Justice Martha K Koome wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Makadara Principal Magistrate Monica Kivuti had “lost the fight” against her “extensive injuries”. Ms Kivuti was shot by a policeman at a court […]

The Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition of Namibia marched to the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare on Saturday morning to demand a universal and unconditional BIG of N$500 per person, per month. According to coordinator of the BIG campaign Rinaani Musutua, the march aims to address generational poverty. “We are holding […]

South Africa’s parliament re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president late on Friday, following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties. The new government of national unity combines Ramaphosa’s ANC, the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) and smaller parties. In his victory speech, Ramaphosa hailed the new coalition, and […]

A girl (3) died in the Kavango East region on Tuesday, while the rest of her family has been hospitalised with suspected food poisoning. Kavango East regional crime investigations coordinator deputy commissioner Bonifasius Kanyetu has confirmed the incident, saying investigations are underway. Ndonga Linena constituency councillor Michael Kampota says the incident happened at Modern village, […]

Founding president Sam Nujoma’s sister Frieda Daniel has died aged 91, family spokesperson Justina Shingenge confirmed. Daniel, who was the second oldest sibling in her family, after former president Nujoma (95), died this week. Shingenge said Daniel grew up taking care of her younger siblings and doing normal daily chores like a typical girl child […]

The Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS) hosted the Windhoek Recognition Awards ceremony on Thursday. The awards commemorated the contributions of blood donors, volunteers and stakeholders for the 20th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day. NamBTS regional director Christa Gouws said the ceremony’s primary aim was to acknowledge and honour the selfless acts of those […]

The State of Qatar handed over drought relief donations to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) at Hosea Kutako International Airport on Friday. The donation worth N$1,3 billion comes as a state of emergency due to the drought has been declared by president Nangolo Mbumba. Cabinet secretary George Simataa thanked the State of Qatar […]

Russian owned company Headsprings Investments, a subsidiary of Uranium One, has called on the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform to include In-Situ Recovery (ISR) mining experts at a consultation meeting on uranium mining in the Stampriet Artesian Basin. The meeting is scheduled for next week at Mariental. The company made this call on […]

Nampower, through its foundation, has invested over N$1,2 million in improving the learning environment for pupils in the Omaheke region. According to a recent statement issued by the company, the funds were used to renovate facilities and provide new equipment at Motsomi Primary School and C Heuva Secondary School. Motsomi Primary School, which has 392 […]