South Africa Security Operations Launched for South Africa’s Elections The S.A National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure Coordination Centre will commence operations from 22 May to 9 June, ensuring safety for the elections. Natjoints co-chairperson, Tebello Mosikili, emphasises the centre is equipped with modern technology and serves as a central point for monitoring and coordinating responses to threats. She says their five-pillar approach includes intelligence gathering, law enforcement, detection, and information sharing to enhance security.
World U.S National Security Adviser Sullivan pushes Gaza peace plan in Israel visit U.S National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is in Israel to discuss ceasefire talks and dissuade the Israeli military from launching a full scale assault on Rafah. It comes as Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz threatens to resign if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not set out a post-war plan. Sarah Coates reports from Tel Aviv.
World BREAKING: Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash in northern Iran Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash in northern Iran, the Government has confirmed. All those he was travelling with, including the country's foreign minister, regional officials, and the crew were killed. Stuart Smith has more, from neighbouring Iraq.
Namibia BRICS + Youth Summit in Pretoria Showcases Innovation and Collaboration for Sustainable Development The BRICS + Youth Summit held in Pretoria, South Africa, recently provided a dynamic platform for young visionaries across the Global South to converge, share innovative projects, and forge connections for sustainable development. Among the exceptional attendees was Sarah Tsei-Tseimou, an innovator from Namibia, whose pioneering work in health tech and biotechnology earned her a spot at this prestigious event. ENG SARAH TSEI-TSEIMOU ON BRICS youth youth summit in Pretoria
Namibia Electoral Commission Denies Chief Officer’s Involvement in Alleged China Trip for Ballot Preparation The Electoral Commission of Namibia has vehemently refuted recent allegations circulating on social media, denying claims that Mr. Petrus Shaama, the Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer, was part of a Swapo Party delegation that visited China to prepare ballot papers for the upcoming November 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections. De Wet Siluka, PRO of the Commission.
World Iran’s president missing after helicopter crash Search and rescue operations are underway in Iran after a helicopter carrying the country's President crashed. Ebrahim Raisi was traveling with Iran's Foreign Minister when the helicopter was involved in a "hard landing", according to Iranian state media. Stuart Smith reports from neighboring Iraq.
Oshiwambo Jacob Zuma audaneka ta ka eta elunduluko ko va South Africa ngee okwa hoololwa Oo ali nale omupresident wa South African Jacob Zuma mo lomakaya okwa tula moilonga o manifesto yongudu yaye, nokwa ulika taka tala ko shikumungu sho ku ka ndulapo oluhepo no ku hena oilonga mokati ko valaule voshilongo. Zuma pefimbo lo shongalele shongudu osho sha li sha ka lwa kova ya mbididi vaye omayovi no mafele, sha ni ngilwa po kapale ka Orlando taka hangwa mo Johannesburg okwati, ongudu yaye ngeenge […]
Oshiwambo Omupresidet wa Iran axulifila mo shiponga she dakadaka. Omupresident wa Iran opamwe no minister yaye yo ikwapondje okwa vaxulifila moshiponga she dakadaka. Oshikundaneki sho BBC news osha lopota kutya omu President Ebrahim Raisi ,okwa xulifila moshipanga opa mwe no minister yaye yo ikwapondje Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Oshikundaneki sho pa pangalo mo shilongo IRNA, oshati mo shiponga omwa li yoo omuwiliki we itavelo lopamepo loshi Moslim Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem, oshoyo General Malek Rahmati, eli ngoloneya wo shitopolwa shoushilo […]
Oshiwambo Omapandaanda 17 mo Windhoek ga lukululwa noku lukilwa omapendafule Omapaandanda 17 mo Windheok otaga lukwa nenge taga lukilwa omapendafule ngoka ga kutha mekondjelomanguluko lyoshilongo. Aapambele yaamboka taya lukilwa omapandaanda oya ngundumana ohela koombonge dha Muni koshituthi shoku luka noku lukilwa omapandaanda. Mayor gwa Windhoek Queen Kamati,ngoloneya gwa Khomas Laura McLeod Katjirua nominista yeyambulepo lyokomikunda noondolopa Erastus Utoni,na kamusela gwa Muni gwa Windhoek Job Amupanda oyeli mokati kaamboka yali poshituthi. O the Namibian oya lopota kutya omapaandanda gamwe mo Olympia,Windheok […]
Oshiwambo Iigwana ya hangana oya kondema omamangepo gongaashingeyi gaatamaneki naatoolinkundana mo Tunisia,tayiti otashi dhini oveta. Iigwana ya hangana oyati oolopota dhoku odheka ehangano lyo Bar Association otashi pogola emanguluko lyaatamaneki nolya kalelapo embandameko. Shiikwatelela ko BBC,omupresitend gwa Tunisia Kais Saied ota pewa ombedhi oku kuthako oonkondo dhoku lela pathiminiko mo 2021. Kohi yoveta a pititha oomvula 2 dha piti,aatamaneki ,aatoolinkundana naaleli yoompilameno ya konda 60 okwa lopotwa ya mangwapo sho ya taandeleke shoka tashi hokololwa kutya oonkundana dhiifundja. Mboka yeli ompinge naye otaati oveta otayi […]
Oshiwambo Omupresitend gwa South Africa Cyril Ramaposa okwiindiile aa South Africa yaka hogolole momahogololo gopashigwana mo 29 May. Ramaposa,shiikwatelela ko SABC okwa popitha oshigwana netumwalaka lyopa video ongula yohela. Ta dhimbulukitha aantu ya konda poomilion 27 esimaneo lyoku hogolola,tati aantu oyendji oya kala noku kondjela uuthemba woku hogolola,noyendji oya kannitha oomwenyo thimbo taya kondjele emanguluko. Aa South Africa ya konda 76 000 mboka yeli pondje yoshilongo oya tameke oku hogolola ohela. Omahogololo gowina otaga ningwa mo 27th no 28th May. Naantu ya konda pomilion 1.6 oya ziminwa […]
Oshiwambo Iilonga yehupitho sha landula etungo ndyoka lya mbonyoka moshilando George mo South Africa oyeya pehulilo nena South Africa nena okwa hulithapo oonkambadhala dhehupitho ketungo ndyoka lya mbyonyoka moshilando George. Aantu 33 oya hulitha sho etungo lili metifa lyoku tungwa lyomala gatano ga londathana lya mbyonyoka moshilando George mu 06 May. Aantu yalwe 29 oya nanwamo nomwenyo pethimbo lyiilonga yolukongo nehupitho ,mbyoka ya kwata oowili 260. Alane Winde,Mayor gwa Western Cape okwati ndika olyali ethimmbo edhigu kuyo,nongaashingeyi otaa tala komakonakono. Omalelo,shiikwatelela ko AFP ogati shiikwatelela kuuyelele wazi […]
Africa TikTok in Kenya: the government wants to restrict it, but my study shows it can be useful and empowering By Stephen Mutie, Kenyatta University Every day, 750 million people around the world engage with Tiktok – the short-video sharing app. Kenyans are among its top users. According to a Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2023, 54% of Kenyans sampled used TikTok for general purposes, the highest proportion among the countries in the survey. They also use TikTok to express themselves and connect with others. The app, […]
Science & Technology Is AI a Blessing or a Curse? Ronald Sangunji Weighs In By Dilia Mazula As the tech industry progresses, it triggers questions and debates regarding the potential risks, particularly concerning AI. Fears mount over the potential harm that could arise if AI falls into the wrong hands and is wielded for malicious purposes. Numerous online reports have investigated AI's capacity to manipulate and potentially deceive humans, with Deepfakes emerging as a concerning trend. Governments are increasingly apprehensive about […]
Opinion Pieces Artificial Intelligence powered attacks By Ms. Cornelia Shipindo, Manager: Cyber Security, Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology advances, Namibia stands at the threshold of unprecedented opportunities to reshape industries and elevate the quality of life for its citizens. From expanding productivity in agriculture and manufacturing to revolutionising healthcare delivery and transportation systems, the potential applications of AI appear boundless. However, amidst this wave of excitement […]
Science & Technology Science journalism in South Africa: social media is helping connect with new readers Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images, CC BY By Sisanda Nkoala, University of the Western Cape Science journalism is about taking complex academic research and turning it into easy-to-read content that is still accurate. Aside from informing readers through evidence-based journalism, it aims to make the wider public curious about scientific research. This article is an example of science journalism. As a media professor I conducted a study on […]
Africa African sci-fi: body hopping, artificial wombs and angry ghosts in a future Botswana By Nedine Moonsamy, University of Johannesburg Tlotlo Tsamaase has already proved her talent for African science fiction. Her masterly short stories, one previously shortlisted for the Caine Prize, are helping put Botswana on the literary map. Her debut novel, Womb City, interweaves the mythological and digital expanses of Batswana culture in dystopian fashion. We encounter a distant future world in which women remain charged with ensuring their own […]
Entertainment Universal’s music is returning to TikTok, ending a spat that hurt fans more than anyone By James Hall, Edith Cowan University A longstanding feud between TikTok and Universal Music Group seems to have finally reached an end, with both parties signing a deal that will see Universal-backed music returned to the social media platform. Universal first removed its artists’ work from TikTok about three months ago, restricting access to tunes from household names such as Billie Eilish, Adele, Harry Styles, Drake, Kendrick […]
Entertainment Taylor Swift has got the 1830s all wrong By Emily Ireland, University of Liverpool Taylor Swift has become incredibly popular as a documenter of her dating history. But in her new album, The Tortured Poet’s Department, she tries her hand at writing about actual history. In the second verse of “I Hate it Here” (track 23 on the mammoth 31-track anthology version of the album), Swift sings about playing a game that involves […]
Africa From eco-friendly roofing and waste collection to AI-powered healthcare and farming, 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists revealed Four innovators from Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire and Uganda have been selected from a shortlist of 16 to compete for the £50,000 Africa Prize in its tenth anniversary year · Their innovations address recycling in construction, AI tools for healthcare and farming, and reengineered waste collection · The three runners up will each receive £15,000, and a £5,000 prize – titled ‘One to Watch’ – will be awarded to […]
Entertainment Universal’s music is returning to TikTok, ending a spat that hurt fans more than anyone By James Hall, Edith Cowan University A longstanding feud between TikTok and Universal Music Group seems to have finally reached an end, with both parties signing a deal that will see Universal-backed music returned to the social media platform. Universal first removed its artists’ work from TikTok about three months ago, restricting access to tunes from household names such as Billie Eilish, Adele, Harry Styles, Drake, Kendrick […]
Entertainment AI can now generate entire songs on demand. What does this mean for music as we know it? PeamDesign / Shutterstock Oliver Bown, UNSW Sydney In March, we saw the launch of a “ChatGPT for music” called Suno, which uses generative AI to produce realistic songs on demand from short text prompts. A few weeks later, a similar competitor – Udio – arrived on the scene. I’ve been working with various creative computational tools for the past 15 years, both as a researcher and a producer, and the […]
Entertainment Harvey Weinstein to be retried in New York Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in court on Wednesday, a week after the state's highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction. This report produced by Freddie Joyner for Reuters. Weinstein appeared in court before Judge Curtis Farber in a wheelchair and a black suit, more than four years after his conviction was hailed as a milestone for […]
Entertainment Baby Reindeer: how the Netflix TV show brings a fresh perspective to male sexual victimisation By Dimitris Akrivos, University of Surrey This article discusses sexual assault and contains spoilers for Baby Reindeer. Baby Reindeer is a gripping new Netflix show based on a true story and adapted from an acclaimed play by Scottish actor Richard Gadd. The show delves into the harrowing experiences of its main character, Donny (a fictionalised version of Gadd), whose life unravels after he becomes the target of […]
Africa Chad hepatitis E outbreak: how the dangerous liver disease spreads and how it can be treated By Kolawole Oluseyi Akande, University of Ibadan The World Health Organization recently announced an outbreak of hepatitis E in the eastern Ouaddai province of Chad. Between January and April 2024, 2,093 suspected hepatitis E cases were reported from two health districts. The Conversation Africa asked Kolawole Oluseyi Akande, a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist, to explain the causes, symptoms, spread and treatment of hepatitis E. What is […]
Health / Medical Patients to benefit from cataract surgical campaign The Otjozondjupa Health Directorate and the National Blindness Prevention Programme are conducting a cataract surgical campaign with support from teams at the Windhoek Central Hospital and international volunteers from Germany and the US. The campaign starts in Rundu next month, where over 700 patients will be treated. The team will then move to Engela in July to help more than 600 patients before continuing to Oshana and concluding the campaign […]
Health / Medical Navel gazing: checking your belly button can tell you a lot about your health By Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol Navels, belly buttons, innies or outies … whatever term you use, your umbilicus may have plenty to tell you about the state of your health. For some, they are the thing of nightmares – omphalophobia (the fear of belly buttons) is a real condition. For others, they are a fashion accessory to be shown off in a crop top, or decorated […]
Africa BGI Genomics launches first African public health initiative to screen cervical cancer. BGI Genomics have recently launched their first cervical cancer screening program in Africa with Rwanda being being the first beneficiary. The program that was initiated in Ngoma District in the Eastern Province of Rwanda will provide 20,000 Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA tests for local women, aiming to enhance cervical cancer screening and prevention efforts and improve local precision medical testing capabilities. The launching event was attended by Wang Xuekun, Chinese […]
Africa African health experts warn of climate change & rising vector-borne diseases Climate change has become a pressing public health crisis around the world, as disease patterns worsen and emerge in regions where they did not exist before. Health experts are particularly concerned about the role of climate change in the rise of vector-borne diseases in Africa’s low- and middle-income countries. Rising temperatures can expand and extend the life cycle of disease-carrying vectors such as mosquitoes, ticks and parasites. Health experts discussed […]
Africa A booming fitness culture in Africa is attracting global players By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency The African debut of popular global workout competition, the “World Series of Fitness Racing” in 2024 is the latest testament to an unfolding fitness culture revolution on the continent. Hyrox, through its African subsidiary, Hyrox Africa, is set to host an event at the Cape Town Convention Centre in South Africa on September 21st. The Hyrox challenge involves eight 'functional' […]
Environment Leopard DNA study in South Africa traces ancestry to ice age – and will guide conservation By Laura Tensen, University of Copenhagen An ice age almost one million years ago led to a meeting between leopards from central and southern Africa that were searching for grassland. New research into the leopards’ genetics – their mitogenome – has revealed that the descendants of these two groups are the leopards found today in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province. One of the researchers, molecular ecologist Laura […]
Environment Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands Public water shortages have left people scrambling for alternatives on many of the islands, including Cuba. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images By Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise, an exotic place to escape to. But behind the images of balmy beaches and lush hotel grounds lies a crisis, the likes of which its residents have never experienced. Caribbean […]
Environment Agriculture Minister attends Clean Cooking Summit in Paris The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Minister Calle Schlettwein attended the Clean Cooking in Africa Summit in Paris, where they held talks about "Catalysing Multi-stakeholder Partnerships" during a plenary session. The International Energy Agency, which is a co-host of the summit, said a lack of progress in clean cooking, with nearly four in five Africans still using polluting fuels and traditional stoves remains a concern. Here is Minister […]
Africa Ghana’s forests are being wiped out: what’s behind this and why attempts to stop it aren’t working By John Tennyson Afele, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Ghana has around 7.9 million hectares of forested land (35% of the total land area), according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. Around 7.6 million hectares are primary or naturally regenerated forest, and around 297,000 hectares are planted forest. In 2022, Ghana lost 18,000 hectares of primary forest, a nearly 70% increase from […]
Environment UN assessment teams deployed to flood affected areas in Afghanistan Rescue efforts continue in Afghanistan following deadly flash floods in three northeastern provinces this past weekend. The Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme, Stephen Rodriques, told UN News that 180 deaths were confirmed and nearly 9,000 homes have been damaged. The UN has deployed just over 20 teams to the region to conduct a joint assessment alongside partners and the de-facto authorities.
Africa Kenyan schools reopen after devastating floods Schools in Kenya have reopened after flooding in the country killed more than 250 people. Kenya and other parts of East Africa have been battered by torrential rains, claiming lives and destroying property. Human Rights Watch says that Kenyan authorities have not responded adequately to flash floods resulting from heavy rains. The floods have left at least over 200, 000 people displaced, destroyed infrastructure, and livelihoods across the country; and […]
Health / Medical Researchers have created hyper-realistic models of diseased hearts to help train transplant surgeons Bleeding and beating heart models have been created to help train transplant surgeons. The fake organs were created with silicone gels, fabrics and different fibres, using 3D printing technology. Researchers have created hyper-realistic models of diseased hearts and lungs – which can beat, bleed and breathe like the real organs – to help train surgeons to perform transplants.
Videos Six more years: Putin claims landslide election victory in Russia Vladimir Putin has won a fifth term as president in a landslide election victory that had an all but certain outcome. Russia's number one faced no credible opposition candidates, amid a ruthless crackdown on dissent and critical voices. Russian election officials said Putin - who will now serve another six-year term on top of his nearly quarter-century rule - won more than 87% of the vote. Putin claimed Russia's democratic […]
Lifestyle Paris 2024 Forum celebrates life−changing legacy of sport With just over 100 days to go before the first athletes take to the Olympic stage at Paris 2024, the benefits already achieved by the Games for the people of Paris, France and beyond are being celebrated. Representatives from all levels of government, the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, the IOC, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the public came together for the Paris 2024 Forum with the aim of taking stock of the […]
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
