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Agriculture, water and land reform minister Calle Schlettwein says parents have a continued responsibility to maintain children until adulthood. He said this while contributing to a discussion on the divorce bill in parliament on Tuesday. While contributing to the debate, works and transport deputy minister Veikko Nekundi said he wants spousal maintenance to be scrapped […]
The United States’ envoy to Sudan has warned that El Fasher, a besieged city in western Darfur, could fall to rebel forces imminently. El Fasher is the only city still under army control in the western Darfur region. The armed forces have been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a civil war that […]
A new government has been formed in Haiti as it tries to restore order in the violence-ravaged nation. The new cabinet completely replaces all the ministers from the government of the former Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, who was forced to step down earlier this year by gangs which control large parts of Haiti. The announcement […]
Heads will roll for some of the ANC members particularly the National Executive Committee (NEC) members who disagree with the Government of National Unity (GNU) involving the Democratic Alliance (DA). Last Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa invited all political parties to form a GNU and to join the ANC to set aside political differences in a […]
Nigeria, a nation once notorious for military rule, is marking 25 years of democracy. The brass bands will play, the crowd will cheer and the president will make a speech – but outside of Wednesday’s official event many may be wondering what the celebration is really for. “You cannot eat democracy” is a phrase often […]
President Nangolo Mbumba has extended a message of condolences to his Malawian counterpart, President Lazarus Chakwera, following the death of vice president Saulos Chilima in a plane crash on Monday. Chilima’s death and that of eight others who included the country’s former first lady was announced today on Malawian television after a search and rescue […]
THE number of active blood donors in Namibia have increased to more than 30 000, which is roughly about 1,2% of the population. This was announced by Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS) spokesperson Titus Shivute in celebration of World Blood Donor Day. The day is celebrated annually on 14 June, with this year’s theme […]
Secretary to Cabinet George Simataa asserts that he never said the International University of Management (IUM) and the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) are offering “wrong courses”. He also denies saying the courses are not registered with the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). In a press statement on Monday, Simataa noted that […]
Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been slammed for pulling at Namibians’ heartstrings with the promise of increasing the country’s monthly old-age grant from N$1 600 to N$3 000. Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani says she is playing with the emotions of struggling pensioners. Nandi-Ndaitwah made this promise at a public lecture in […]
Namibian parliamentarians are pushing for a similar law as in South Africa where citizens can access their pension while working. This comes after South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, signed a law that allows citizens access to their pension savings in case of emergency. Ramaphosa last week signed into law the revenue laws amendment bill of […]