Tonata Kadhila

Trump leads New Hampshire primary on eve of key Republican decision

Former US President Donald Trump remains the clear frontrunner on the final day of campaigning ahead of Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. The northeastern state is the second to vote on which Republican should lead the party to challenge Joe Biden in November's election. Voters in New Hampshire are choosing whether to give Trump a smooth glide to the Republican presidential nomination or bolster rival Nikki Haley's longshot bid to topple […]

23 January, 2024

Health / Medical

WHO concerned that countries will miss deadline for pandemic treaty

The World Health Organization Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says countries risk missing a May deadline for agreeing on a legally binding treaty on fighting pandemics to shore up the world's defences against new pathogens after the COVID-19 pandemic killed more than 7 million people.

23 January, 2024

Africa

U.S. remains committed to Africa

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has begun a four-nation tour of the continent in Cape Verde. Blinken will also be going to Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Angola. The AFP news agency reports that he told his audience in Cape Verde that “we are all in when it comes to Africa". The US has contributed around $150 million to Cape Verde through various programs, including expanding the capital's port, road […]

23 January, 2024

Namibia

Deputy Prime Minister warns of collective failure on SDGs

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, and Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the collective failure to invest in the Sustainable Development Goals, is having a negative impact on developing nations' economic growth. Nampa reports that while speaking at the Group of 77 plus China's third South Summit in Kampala, she referenced the UN SDG Report 2023, which reveals very little progress on over half of the SDG targets and […]

23 January, 2024

Namibia

Africa Region budget committee meets at Parliament

The Parliament is hosting a four-day meeting of the budget committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Africa Region. The committee, responsible for managing financial investments, convenes delegates from five member states, including speakers from South Africa's Gauteng Provincial Legislature and KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. National Assembly spokesperson, Rafael Hangula.

23 January, 2024

World

EU Foreign ministers meet to discuss middle east crisis

Foreign Ministers from European Union member states are pushing for a peace plan between Israel and Palestinians at a meeting on Monday. Along with the foreign chiefs of the 27 nation bloc - representatives from Israel and the Palestinian territories are also attending. Ishan Garg reports from Brussels where the meeting is taking place.

22 January, 2024

Namibia

Vehicle sales increase by 17% in 2023

New data shows that vehicle sales increased by 17% in 2023 to 12,775 units compared to 10,919 units sold in 2022. This marks the highest total of new vehicles sold in the country since 2017. December 2023 witnessed a downturn, with a year-on-year decline of 11.7% and a month-on-month drop of 28.2%, totaling 841 units. Halleluya Ndimulunde from Simonis and Storm has more.

22 January, 2024

Business / Economics

German train drivers union declares snap strike

Commuters in Germany are being warned to expect major disruption after the country's train drivers union announced a snap strike. It comes as part of a long-running pay dispute between workers and the country's national rail firm Deutsche Bahn. Trent Murray reports from Berlin.

22 January, 2024

Africa

Cameroon rolls out world’s first Malaria vaccine

Cameroon is rolling out the world's first routine vaccine programme against malaria, in a global fight projected to save thousands of children's lives across Africa. Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.

22 January, 2024