ANC cancels Jacob Zuma’s disciplinary hearing over security concerns

ANC cancels Jacob Zuma’s disciplinary hearing over security concerns

Former South African President Jacob Zuma will still attend a disciplinary hearing with the African National Congress on Tuesday despite the ruling party saying it has been cancelled. The BBC reports that Zuma was summoned by the ANC’s National Disciplinary Committee over his decision to join the newly-formed uMkhonto weSizwe party last December, of which he is now the leader, despite still being an ANC member. The ANC on Sunday […]

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Namibia

Investigation launched into fatal Windhoek plane crash

Three people were killed in a light aircraft crash in Windhoek's Pionierspark residential area on Friday, 3 May 2024. The accident occurred on Rieckmann Street shortly after the aircraft took off from Eros Airport. The victims were two pilots and an aircraft mechanic who were on a maintenance test flight. Here is Magnus Abraham, the Head of the Directorate of Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation in the Ministry of Works […]

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Business / Economics

March 2024 export earnings up by 36.5%

The Namibia Statistics Agency has announced that during March 2024, Namibia’s export earnings recorded an increase of 36.5 percent from N$6.1 billion recorded in February 2024 to N$8.3 billion. Moreover, the import bill for the month under review increased by 27.9 percent from N$10.0 billion recorded during the preceding month, resulting in a worsened trade deficit of N$4.5 billion when compared to a trade deficit of N$3.9 billion recorded in […]

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Business / Economics

New salmon farm at Lüderitz to create 600 fobs

Namibia has broken ground on the largest salmon farm at Lüderitz today. Facilitated by the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board, Benguela Blue Aqua Farming is set to pioneer salmon farming in Namibia and become one of the largest salmon farming projects in Africa. The project is expected to create 600 direct and about 1500 indirect jobs. Here’s Johannes Aldrian, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Benguela Blue Aqua Farming, […]

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Environment

7 Billion tonnes of plastic waste threaten environment

Since the 1950s, 9.2 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced, seven billion tonnes of which have become potentially toxic waste. Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, Executive Secretary of the international negotiating committee secretariat that is focused on curbing the scourge told UN News that if no action is taken, plastic pollution could triple by 2060.

May 2, 2024 86

World

Alleged Indian spy activity raises concerns

Days after a Washington Post report purportedly named an Indian spy involved in an assassination plot in the US, now a report by an Australian network claims that two Indian spies were asked to leave after being caught trying to steal sensitive information in 2020.

May 2, 2024 38

Africa

M23 seizes key mining town in the DRC

A town at the heart of mining coltan, a key ingredient in making mobile phones, has been seized in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by rebel forces, their spokesperson Willy Ngoma has said. The BBC reports that Rubaya fell into the hands of M23 fighters on Tuesday following heavy clashes with government troops. The DRC’s government has not yet commented, but a civil society activist confirmed that M23 had captured […]

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Entertainment

Harvey Weinstein to be retried in New York

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be retried in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in court on Wednesday, a week after the state's highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction. This report produced by Freddie Joyner for Reuters. Weinstein appeared in court before Judge Curtis Farber in a wheelchair and a black suit, more than four years after his conviction was hailed as a milestone for […]

May 2, 2024 38

Africa

Climate change could cost Africa billions by 2030

Africa currently loses between $7 billion and $15 billion a year because of climate change. If that trend continues, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina tells the Zero podcast, that number could reach $50 billion by 2030. That’s why Adesina is focusing the bank’s efforts on financing climate adaptation, which he describes as the “forgotten cousin” of climate mitigation.

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