insert_link Business / Economics White House confirms China, Canada, Mexico tariffs The White House has confirmed fresh tariffs will come into effect this past Saturday against China, Canada and Mexico. That's despite concerns the move will push up prices for US consumers. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke about the decision to push ahead with the import duties at Friday's press briefing. In news just in...The Canadian Department of Finance has released a list of U.S. products that will be subject […] today3 February, 2025
insert_link South Africa In S.A, DA Calls for Scaling Down of Military Parade Ahead of SONA In S.A, the DA says it has written to Parliament speaker Thoko Didiza, urging the immediate scaling down of military parade arrangements for Thursday's State of the Nation Address. The DA’s Chris Hattingh says specifically, that they have called for the cancellation of the planned fly-over by the South African Air Force, given the dire situation facing the South African National Defence Force troops deployed in the Democratic Republic of […] today3 February, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics Fuel Prices Set to Rise This Month The Energy Ministry has revealed a fuel price hike for February 2025, citing under-recoveries in fuel pricing. The ministry's Anna Salkeus announced that petrol will increase by 42 cents per litre, while both 50ppm and 10ppm diesel will see a rise of 120 cents per litre. today3 February, 2025
insert_link Namibia Unemployment Rate Takes Namibia To The Top In SADC Namibia has the highest unemployment rate in southern Africa at 36.9%, affecting 320,450 citizens, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency. In an International Labor Organization report, it tops the SADC region, ahead of Eswatini (34.2%) and South Africa (32.6%), while other countries remain below 30%. Some economists argue the real rate exceeds 50% when discouraged jobseekers are included. Meanwhile, the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters in a social media post, says […] today3 February, 2025
insert_link South Africa Cosatu Urges South African Government to Clarify U.S. Executive Order on Foreign Aid Cosatu is calling on the South African government to engage its counterpart in the United State of America and clarify the status of the executive order on the Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid. Cosatu in KwaZulu-Natal provincial secretary, Edwin Mkhize says the haphazard implementation of this executive order is inflicting pain on the poor and has disregarded workers’ livelihood. He says workers have been left stranded: today3 February, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics MUN Involves Labor Ministry Over Trigon Metals Separation Packages The Mine Workers Union successfully intervened to stop an alleged illegal retrenchment at Kombat Mine, where over 500 employees were expected to sign unilateral separation packages from Trigon Metals. According to One Africa TV's NewsOneOne report by Eric Mhunduru, MUN General Secretary George Ampweya confirmed that the union has also engaged the Labour ministry for a meeting today. Watch NewsOnOne weeknight on One Africa TV on GoTv channel 84 , […] today3 February, 2025
insert_link World Trump acknowledges tariffs may bring “pain” to Americans US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to impose sweeping tariffs on the United States' top three trading partners, even as he acknowledged there may be "some pain" for Americans. Posting on his Truth Social platform he hit back at criticism arguing the action was warranted against China, Canada and Mexico. Kate Fisher reports from Washington. today3 February, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics 03 February 2025 Biz News Update 1. Dynamic Pricing and Domestic Tourism Concerns The shift in Namibia's hospitality industry from traditional fixed rates to dynamic pricing has raised concerns about the future of domestic tourism, already burdened by economic pressures. According to a recent survey by The Brief, a number of the country's major hotels have adopted fluctuating rates, driven by international trends and increasing operational costs. This new approach could impact local tourism as […] today3 February, 2025
insert_link Namibia Elderly couple in Otjiwarongo attacked and robbed According to police reports, five armed suspects broke into a couple’s home in an industrial area in Otjiwarongo, tied them up, and demanded the keys to their safe. The robbers then loaded the safe into the victims’ vehicle and used it as a getaway car. The stolen safe contained four firearms and N$10,000 in cash. The suspects also took two cellphones and two frozen sheep carcasses. The vehicle was later […] today3 February, 2025
