insert_link Namibia Harvesting and Planting at Etunda Green Scheme Irrigation Project Farmers at the Etunda Green Scheme Irrigation Project are currently engaged in harvesting 180 hectares of maize. They are also preparing to plant 210 hectares of wheat, which is scheduled to be harvested in October this year. Our Northern Correspondent Maria Namupala spoke with Farm manager, Sacky Shilyomunhu. todayJuly 1, 2024 15
insert_link South Africa Cosatu Urges ANC to Address Voter Discontent In S.A, Cosatu calls on the ANC to recognise voter discontent in the election results as a clear signal to improve its performance. The federation pledges to hold the government of national unity accountable, working closely with alliance partner the South African Communist Party. General secretary Solly Phetoe anticipates president Cyril Ramaphosa will consult alliance partners on the forming of the seventh administration's cabinet: todayJune 25, 2024 5
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Democratic Alliance Suspends MP Over Resurfaced Video of Racist Remarks South Africa's Democratic Alliance suspended a newly sworn-in member of parliament, Renaldo Gouws, on Thursday after an old video resurfaced showing him calling for the killing of Black people as reported by Reuters. The snippet, featuring a young Gouws making the anti-Black remarks, reappeared on social media platforms on Wednesday. Gouws, a 41-year-old former councillor in the Eastern Cape province, was unavailable for comment. todayJune 21, 2024 4
insert_link World Korea and China hold first diplomatic security dialogue since 2015 South Korea and China are set to hold a high-level diplomatic and security dialogue on Tuesday in Seoul, led by South Korean vice foreign minister Kim Hong-kyun and his Chinese counterpart Sun Weidong, The high level meetings coincide with Russian President Vladimir Putin's first visit to North Korea in 24 years. As our Laura Westbrook reports. todayJune 18, 2024 13
insert_link South Africa ANC Announces Coalition Government with Five Parties On Monday, the African National Congress announced that South Africa's new government currently includes five parties, collectively holding more than two-thirds of the seats in the National Assembly. The ANC, which failed to secure a parliamentary majority in last month's election for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, is continuing discussions with additional parties to further strengthen its coalition. todayJune 18, 2024 17
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
