Wreck of missing Malawi VP’s plane found: military source

Wreck of missing Malawi VP’s plane found: military source

Malawian searchers have found the wreckage of a plane that was carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima, a military source said Tuesday, a day after the aircraft went missing in bad weather. The military plane carrying Chilima, 51, and nine others disappeared on Monday after it failed to land in the northern city of Mzuzu due to poor visibility and was told to return to the capital, Lilongwe. […]

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World

French bosses fear far right’s vague economic plans

By Katia Dolmadjian French business leaders have been pitched into fresh uncertainty by snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron that risk strengthening the far right. Federations are treading lightly with their public comments, aware that they could be sitting across the table from National Rally (RN) ministers if the party scores a major breakthrough in the June 30 and July 7 ballots. […]

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Namibia

The annual Standard Bank Winter Xtrail Series kicks off with the K-H Xtrail

The Standard Bank Winter Xtrail Series kicked off this Sunday, 9 June, in the stunning mountains of the Khomas Hochland, at Farm Godeis. This is the 9th year that Standard Bank has been sponsoring the event and OTB SPort have hosted the event. More than 380 people entered to test their mettle on the rough and tough trails of the Khomas Hochland. #1 in the Standard Bank Series, the K-H Xtrail, consists of single track, steep climbs and […]

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Sport

Ireland’s Harrington among World Golf Hall of Fame inductees

Irish golfer Padraig Harrington, a three-time major champion, was among the inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday. Also entering the new Hall, which opens this week at Pinehurst after a move from Florida, were Sandra Palmer, the late Tom Weiskopf, Johnny Farrell and Beverly Hanson plus the 13 LPGA Founders. Harrington, a 52-year-old from Dublin, won the 2007 and 2008 British Opens and the […]

June 11, 2024 8

World

Blinken says Netanyahu ‘reaffirmed commitment’ to Gaza ceasefire plan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "reaffirmed his commitment" to a Gaza ceasefire proposal during their meeting in Jerusalem. "I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu last night and he reaffirmed his commitment to the proposal," Blinken said, adding that Hamas's welcoming of a UN vote on the US-drafted ceasefire resolution was a "hopeful" sign. "It is hopeful […]

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Namibia

Meyer happy with team’s performance against Samoa

Senior national women’s netball team head coach, Julene Meyer, says that participating in the Pacific Netball Series in Brisbane, Australia will aid in the team's development. The Pacific Netball Series, hosted by Netball Australia, is an international tournament that offers teams from Australia, the Pacific, and other regions the chance to compete for world-ranking points. The senior national netball team, known as the Debmarine Desert Jewels, lost their […]

June 11, 2024 22

Namibia

Arysteq/Simonis Storm Singles series marked by upsets and classy table tennis

The fourth instalment in the Arysteq Asset Management and Simonis Storm Schools Tournament Series took place on 8 June 2024 at Wanderers, Pioneers Park in Windhoek. The players contested in under 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 age groups with no restrictions in terms of participation in the number of qualifying age groups. The number of overall participants were less than expected due to the school holidays. […]

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World

UK’s Sunak to unveil tax-cutting manifesto

By James PHEBY British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will promise voters "financial security" and tax cuts when he unveils his Conservative party manifesto on Tuesday, following a disastrous week that even led to rumours he might quit. "We Conservatives have a plan to give you financial security," he will say, according to extracts of his speech released in advance. "We will enable working people […]

June 11, 2024 6

World

Snap elections in France: a political scientist lays out what’s at stake

By Julien Robin, Université de Montréal Speaking at a surprise address to the nation on Sunday evening, French president Emmanuel Macron told French citizens he had “decided to give [them] back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote”. These words, pronounced in reaction to the historic surge of the far-right National Rally at the European elections, triggered the dissolution of France’s […]

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