insert_link Business / Economics 18 June 2024 Morning Biz News: Telecom Namibia Expands Network Amid Global Market Surges and Dollar Weakness Telecom Namibia Expands Network Reach with Huawei Collaboration Telecom Namibia has embarked on an ambitious five-year plan to enhance and extend its mobile network infrastructure across Namibia. This initiative comes as a result of a strategic partnership with Huawei, aiming to introduce cutting-edge mobile technologies including 4G, 4.5G, and 5G. These advancements are poised to deliver faster and more reliable mobile broadband services to TN mobile subscribers nationwide. The collaboration […] todayJune 18, 2024 25
insert_link World Stoltenberg says NATO alliance good for US security and US jobs NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is touting the security benefits of the alliance for the US on a trip to Washington DC. It is three weeks until a historic meeting of the group, with tackling Russia's conflict in Ukraine top of the agenda. Caroline Malone reports. todayJune 18, 2024 23
insert_link Sport Emotional Boult calls T20 World Cup exit his ‘last day’ for New Zealand Left-arm paceman Trent Boult said he had played his "last day" of international cricket after New Zealand's disappointing T20 World Cup campaign ended with a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Trinidad on Monday. His 13-year stint in international cricket appeared to have ended in the downbeat setting of a 'dead' T20 World Cup game. "It feels a little bit weird, a few emotions obviously the last […] todayJune 18, 2024 17
insert_link Namibia SADC PF Urges Action on Desertification and Drought SADC Parliamentary Forum Secretary General, Boemo Sekgoma has urged global and Southern African attention to the urgent issues of desertification and drought. He called on SADC PF member parliaments to observe the United Nations’ World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17. Sekgoma stressed the region's vulnerability to land degradation, which impacts food security and water availability, referencing the 2022-2032 SADC Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Strategy that […] todayJune 18, 2024 30
insert_link World Indian man extradited to US over alleged Sikh separatist assassination attempt An Indian man accused of attempting to kill a Sikh separatist on American soil has been extradited to the United States. Nikhil Gupta is scheduled to appear Monday in a New York courthouse on federal murder-for-hire charges. Prosecutors say he was behind a failed assassination attempt of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a prominent critic of the Indian government. The defendant's lawyers say he is being "unfairly prosecuted". Sally Patterson has more. […] todayJune 18, 2024 22
insert_link South Africa ActionSA Criticizes Possible Cabinet Expansion by ANC and DA ActionSA has noted reports suggesting that the ANC and DA government of national unity could be planning to expand the size of an already bloated cabinet. ActionSA’s, Samkelo Mgobozi says with 30 serving ministers and 36 deputy ministers, costing taxpayers over 146-million-rand annually in salaries alone, president Cyril Ramaphosa’s previous promise to downsize the cabinet has clearly amounted to no real intention: todayJune 18, 2024 24
insert_link Sport Germany’s golden oldies leading push for Euros glory With a combined age of 106, Germany's three remaining 2014 World Cup winners Manuel Neuer, Thomas Mueller and Toni Kroos are leading the hosts' charge for Euro 2024 glory. Friends off the pitch, Neuer, Mueller and Kroos are the only players in the 26-man squad to have each played over 100 games for Germany. But not only are they the most experienced members of the squad, they can […] todayJune 18, 2024 9
insert_link Sport King, Murphy punch tickets to Paris as Ledecky wins again Lilly King and Ryan Murphy are bound for their third straight Olympics after victories Monday at the US Olympic swimming trials, where Katie Ledecky expanded her options for her fourth consecutive Games in Paris. World record-holder King led all the way to win the 100m breaststroke in 1min 05.43sec and line up a chance to regain the Olympic title she won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. She […] todayJune 18, 2024 8
insert_link World Nuclear armed countries spend billions on warheads – report A new report has revealed a big increase in spending on nuclear weapons - with the US leading the push to boost its arsenal. Trent Murray has the details. todayJune 17, 2024 29
