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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Month: January 2024

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Namibia

Tragic incident unfolded at a cuca shop in a village within the Omusati region

A tragic incident unfolded at a cuca shop in a village within the Omusati region, resulting in the death of a 31-year-old man who was stabbed with a knife on Saturday evening. The police confirmed the arrest of a 31-year-old suspect in connection with the incident at Otamanzi village in Omusati. Identified as Titus Nambala, the victim succumbed to the stab wound to his chest at the scene. The police […]

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Africa

Senegal’s small scale gold miners still use poisonous mercury: how to reduce the harm

  By Jacqueline Gerson, Michigan State University “Do not fish in these waters.” “Contains high levels of mercury.” These warnings are shown at thousands of lakes and rivers globally, as well as on numerous fish products. But eating mercury-laden fish is not the only source of mercury exposure. Even more dangerous is the inhalation of mercury vapours, which are released as mercury is used in the extraction of another trace […]

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Africa

Africans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term ‘palaeontology’ existed

  By Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand; Cameron Penn-Clarke, University of the Witwatersrand, and Charles Helm, Nelson Mandela University Credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones usually goes to British gentlemen for their finds between the 17th and 19th centuries in England. Robert Plot, an English natural history scholar, was the first of these to describe a dinosaur bone, in his 1676 book The Natural History of Oxfordshire. Over […]

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New African Magazine reveals the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023
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APO International

New African Magazine reveals the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023

New African magazine (www.NewAfricanMagazine.com) released its annual listing of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023. The list celebrates the achievements and contributions of Africans from various fields and sectors, who have made a positive impact on the continent and the world. The list features a diverse and inspiring group of men and women, who have demonstrated excellence, innovation, leadership, resilience, and vision in their respective domains. They include politicians, […]

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Namibia

Two long-distance bus drivers caught transporting illegally imported goods

In the Oshikoto Region of Namibia, the Namibian police apprehended two long-distance bus drivers who were allegedly caught transporting illegally imported goods. The arrests occurred during the early hours of Friday at Tsumeb's Fourway Roadblock, with both suspects taken into custody only minutes apart. The initial suspect, aged 52, was detained just after midnight when authorities thoroughly searched his bus, registered in Windhoek. Upon inspection, law enforcement discovered eighteen boxes […]

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World

Investigation ongoing into Alaska Airlines mid-flight blowout

An investigation is ongoing into the cause of a blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 flight from Portland Oregon to Ontario California. A panel of the plane broke open in the middle of the journey and its pilots scrambled to make an emergency landing. Our US correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.  

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South Africa

ActionSA demands the immediate resignation of minister Blade Nzimande and Ernest Khosa of NSFAS

ActionSA is demanding the immediate resignation of the minister o Higher Education, Science and Technology, Blade Nzimande, as well as the Chairperson of National Student Financial Aid Scheme board, Ernest Khosa. This follows explosive reporting by the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, revealing the pair allegedly received kickbacks related to the fraudulent Direct Payment of Allowances scheme. ActionSA’s Hluphi Gafane says Outa’s revelations exposed a web of corruption.  

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Videos

Access to Information in Namibia

Watch this video with Chairperson of the ACTION Coalition, Frederico Links to find out why Access to Information is something all Namibians should be interested in. https://youtu.be/naX8qBOD5hM  

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Opinion Pieces

After 3 months of devastation in the Israel-Hamas war, is anyone ‘winning’?

  By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University The 19th century German war strategist and field marshal Helmuth von Moltke famously coined the aphorism “No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy”. His observation might well be applied to the tragedy we are witnessing in Gaza. Three months after the current conflict began, civilians have borne the brunt of the violence on both sides, with the deaths of more than […]

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