Boeing commits to tightened quality checks

Boeing commits to tightened quality checks

Boeing has pledged to ensure proper safety and quality control procedures are followed in its airplane production. The company was subject to a U.S. government audit after a panel blew off one of its planes mid-flight. William Denselow reports.

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South Africa

Prof. Ntsikelelo Breakfast assesses Jacob Zuma’s impact on SA elections

Despite being a disgraced former president who was sent to jail, Jacob Zuma is turning out to be the political wildcard in South Africa's election campaign. This follows his dramatic decision to ditch the governing African National Congress for the newly formed party uMkhonto we Sizwe. We spoke to Here’s to SA-based political analyst Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast.

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Health / Medical

Namibia faces kidney disease challenge, high dialysis costs

Today is World Kidney Day, a global initiative focused on increasing awareness of the vital role kidneys play in our health and reducing the prevalence and impact of kidney disease worldwide. We interviewed Dr. Glenda Kalunga, a local nephrologist, who has been testing for kidney disease at dialysis centers countrywide. Namibia has a total population of 3.02 million people and has more than 300 confirmed cases of chronic kidney failure […]

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World

Gaza’s child casualties surpass global war toll

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini said Tuesday that the number of children reported killed in just over 4 months in Gaza is higher than the number of children killed in 4 years of wars around the world combined.

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Africa

Zimbabwe police rescue children from alleged cult farm

Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested the suspected leader of a religious cult in a village in northern Mashonaland West province and rescued dozens of women and children. The BBC reports that Ishmael Chokurongerwa, who leads the Gore Jena Penyeranyika sect was arrested alongside seven other senior members of the cult on Tuesday. Police said most of the 251 children found at farm in Nyabira, about 34km north-west of […]

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Namibia

National youth population increases

According to the 2023 Population and Housing Preliminary Report by the Namibia Statistics Agency, the country's population has almost doubled since independence, reaching 3.02 million in 2023. With the country’s youth making up 2.1 million of the population, labour experts, like Herbert Jauch, are foreseeing continued issues of youth unemployment, poverty, and inequality in the future.

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World

US-Hungary relations strained over Biden’s dictatorship remark

Bilateral ties between Hungary and the US have hit another low over U.S. President Joe Biden's remarks on the state of democracy in Hungary.Biden said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wants to run a "dictatorship," which has sparked outrage in Budapest.

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Namibia

President Mbumba to deliver 2024 State of the Nation Address tomorrow

President Nangolo Mbumba is set to deliver the 2024 State of the Nation Address in the National Assembly tomorrow. He will cover the state of the nation, and future government policies, and review policies from the previous year. Political Analyst Ndumba Kamwanya says he expects President Mbumba to address the ballooning unemployment rate.

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Africa

Botswana celebrates Geingob’s life

Botswana President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, says the late President Hage Geingob contributed to the excellent relations between Namibia and Botswana. Masisi made the remarks during a memorial service held for the late President Geingob in Gaborone, Botswana on Wednesday. President Geingob, who died at the age of 82 in Windhoek, was buried at Heroes’ Arce on 25 February 2024.

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