Tonata Kadhila, Author at Future Media News

Best of Namibia 2025 winners to be announced Tuesday

Best of Namibia awards Photo: bestofnam.com The highly-anticipated Best of Namibia 2025 awards will reveal the country’s top businesses and services tomorrow. After a nationwide nomination and voting process, the winners will be announced during a live-streamed ceremony celebrating excellence across various sectors. The awards are proudly supported by main sponsors Fly Namibia, Venture Media, and Future Media. For a sneak peek at the finalists and more information, visit bestofnam.com.

11 August, 2025

Sport

Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Games preparations steady, say organisers

Photo contributed: Wikipedia With the 2026 Winter Olympics kicking off on 6 February and the Paralympics following on 6 March, Italy’s organising committee, led by CEO Andrea Varnier, has confirmed that preparations are unfolding “steadily and according to the timeline we have set”. The committee continues to leverage a smart cost‑conscious strategy: over 90% of venues are existing or temporary, spread across northern Italy’s Milan, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Valtellina, Val di […]

6 August, 2025

Africa

Pretoria High Court to rule on Lungu burial dispute this week

The legal showdown over where the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu should be laid to rest is intensifying. The SABC reports that at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, the family’s legal team, led by Advocate Casper Welgemoed, argued there is no proof Lungu expressly wished to be buried in Zambia, and contested the Zambian government’s push to repatriate his body. The Zambian Attorney General, Mulilo Kabesha, insists Lungu […]

6 August, 2025

Africa

Rwanda agrees to accept 250 migrants deported from the U.S.

Yolande Makolo Rwanda has agreed to receive up to 250 migrants deported from the United States, marking the third African nation to join the Trump administration’s controversial third-country deportation program. The Associated Press reports that the agreement, quietly signed in Kigali in June 2025, empowers the Rwandan government to vet and approve each incoming individual before arrival. Spokesperson Yolande Makolo explained that Rwanda accepted the arrangement in part due to […]

5 August, 2025

Health / Medical

Malaria and TB cases increase in Ohangwena region

Ohangwena Regional Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa revealed in her State of the Region Address on Monday that the region recorded a sharp rise in malaria and tuberculosis cases during the 2024/25 financial year. Authorities investigated 8,552 presumptive TB cases, confirming 742, of which 700 were new infections or relapses. According to the Namibia Press Agency, malaria also surged, with Ohangwena reporting up to 5,000 cases between late 2024 and early 2025. […]

5 August, 2025

World

UK–France treaty to counter illegal migrant crossings enters force

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer A new bilateral treaty between the United Kingdom and France aimed at curbing dangerous migrant crossings over the English Channel officially came into force on 4 August 2025. Under the agreement, individuals arriving in the UK via small boats may be swiftly detained and returned to France under a “one-in, one-out” pilot scheme, while the UK also accepts a matching […]

5 August, 2025

Business / Economics

FlySafair pilot strike ends

Photo: FlySafair aircraft and branding used in previous fleet and operations coverage. FlySafair has confirmed the end of the pilots' strike following a formal agreement with trade union Solidarity. Management and union representatives reached the deal through mediation facilitated by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). According to Engineering News, FlySafair has started restoring its full flight schedule, with all aircraft returning to operation. Kirby Gordon, the airline’s […]

5 August, 2025

Africa

UN chief alarmed by worsening conditions in Sudan

Farhan Haq, United Nations deputy spokesperson, during a press briefing United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has described the unfolding crisis in Sudan as a “catastrophe of staggering scale and brutality,” with more than 12.4 million people displaced by armed conflict between Sudan’s military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). His deputy spokesperson, Farhan Haq, relayed the comments during a UN press briefing. Haq highlighted the escalating humanitarian emergency in Darfur and […]

5 August, 2025

Business / Economics

SA’s Ramaphosa in talks with the U.S. over export exemptions

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: polity.org.co.za President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that intensive negotiations are underway with the United States, as South Africa seeks tariff exemptions on key exports such as vehicles, steel, aluminium, and citrus. Speaking at the Union Buildings, Ramaphosa said Pretoria has presented a comprehensive trade package aimed at mutual investment and economic cooperation. Reuters reports that South Africa is facing a looming 30% U.S. tariff […]

5 August, 2025