insert_link World China Warns Taiwan off Ruling Party’s Presidential Contender China has issued a strongly-worded warning to people in Taiwan against voting for the ruling party's candidate in this island's upcoming presidential election. William Lai has a narrow lead in polls that could have a critical impact on security in the Indonesian-Pacific. Patrick Fok reports. todayJanuary 11, 2024 7
insert_link Business / Economics Galp Energia Announces Discovery of Significant Light Oil Column in Namibia Galp Energia has reported the identification of a substantial column of light oil and plans to conduct a thorough analysis of the gathered data. The company is also looking ahead to conducting a Drill Stem Test in the upcoming weeks to evaluate the commercial viability of this discovery. Paulo Coelho, NamCor's Manager of Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations, shared this information. Meanwhile, Namcor has also announced that the Bank of […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 18
insert_link Namibia South African president says social grants may be removed if the ANC loses power, what’s the Namibian perspective? ActionSA recently rejected the malicious and misleading claims by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa that social grants may be removed if the ANC loses power in the elections this year. ActionSA’s, Lerato Ngobeni, says this type of fearmongering is typical of the ruling party, who are now resorting to outright lies to prevent an electoral loss. Social Acitivist Rinaani Musutua weighs in on the Namibian side of things. todayJanuary 11, 2024 6
insert_link Uncategorized Morning Breaking Business News: Global Economic Highlights By Leonard Witbeen | January 10, 2024 Namibia Revenue Agency Launches Second Time Release Study In a strategic move to enhance trade efficiency, the Namibia Revenue Agency has revealed plans for the second Namibia Time Release Study at the Trans Kalahari Border Post. Scheduled from January 15 to January 25, the study aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the real-time duration for the release and clearance of goods. It […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 18
insert_link World Open AI launches ‘app store’ for chatbots OpenAI has launched a new marketplace where users can buy and sell custom artificial intelligence chatbots. The ChatGPT creator will make the new GPT store available to premium subscribers. Ira Spitzer has more. todayJanuary 11, 2024 30
insert_link South Africa SA Employment minister has expressed concern over the dangerous trend of holding worker’s hostage SA Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi has expressed concern over the dangerous trend of holding worker’s hostage underground through sit-ins in mines in the country, which can lead to fatalities. Nxesi called on leadership to prevail from all parties to engage workers and provide a solution, based on facts and not allow opportunism with increased misinformation, with a potential to mislead employees and cause violence. Nxesi says all […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 24
insert_link Namibia North-Central and North-Eastern Namibian Schools Lead National Rankings in 2023 NSSCO Level Examinations In the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level national examinations for 2023, both public and private schools in the north-central and north-eastern regions have asserted their dominance in the national rankings.As announced by Anna Nghipondoka, the Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, seven public schools hailing from Kavango East, Oshikoto, Omusati, and Ohangwena have secured positions within the top 10 best-performing NSSCO level schools. At the forefront is Rukonga Vision […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 35
insert_link Namibia Authorities arrested two women on allegations of stealing an iPhone 14 Pro Max Authorities arrested two women on allegations of stealing an iPhone 14 Pro Max and deceiving a 34-year-old man in Windhoek's Shandumbala last Friday. Reportedly, the suspects requested to borrow the victim's phone but declined to return it. Furthermore, they proceeded to make unauthorized withdrawals totaling N$2,000 from the victim's bank account. According to the police, the victim was defrauded of a total sum of N$32,000. Investigations by the police are […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 71
insert_link South Africa United Democratic Movement has added its voice to calls for the resignation of SA’s Higher Education minister Blade Nzimande The United Democratic Movement in South Africa has added its voice to calls for the resignation of Higher Education, Science and Innovation minister Blade Nzimande following corruption allegations. Nzimande denied accusations from the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, who released recordings suggesting he and NSFAS chairperson Ernest Khoza sought kickbacks. The non-profit alleges a one-million-rand payment to Nzimande’s South African Communist Party. UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says he is not surprised […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 23