insert_link World Far-right surge in EU elections Far-right parties were big winners in the European elections, securing particularly strong performances in France and Germany. But the centrist grouping held firm with the European People's Party remaining the biggest player in the European Parliament. William Denselow reports from Brussels. todayJune 10, 2024 21
insert_link Namibia Minister Tjongarero Officiates Groundbreaking of Northern High Performance Sports Centre The Sport, Youth and National Service minister, Agnes Tjongarero, officiated the groundbreaking ceremony of the Northern Namibian High Performance Sports Centre at Ondangwa in the Oshana Region on Friday. Our Northern correspondent Maria Namupala attended the event. todayJune 10, 2024 33
insert_link Namibia Two Arrested for Possession of Illicit Fuel Two individuals, aged 24 and 41, were arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly possessing illicit fuel. Chief Inspector ,Thomas Aiyambo from the Namibian Police’s Community Policing Sub-division in Oshana reported that the suspects were apprehended at a mobile police roadblock in Ondjondjo village on the Okatana-Onhuno main road. They were found with 62 containers, each holding 25 liters of smuggled fuel, transported in a Toyota pickup. The value of the fuel […] todayJune 6, 2024 12
insert_link South Africa Santam In South Africa Receives Claims Amid Severe Weather in Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Short-term insurer, Santam in South Africa has over the past 48 hours received claims from various parts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, resulting from the severe weather that has impacted the provinces in the past few days. Flooding has claimed the lives of ten people and left over three-thousand displaced. Santam’s, Thabo Mabaso says to date, they have received just over 254 claims for damage to property and other […] todayJune 6, 2024 11
insert_link World U.S and ‘Five Eyes’ allies warn China courting Western military trainers The U.S, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have warned that China was circumventing measures aimed at stopping its recruitment of current and former Western military pilots to train the Chinese military. The Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance said Western recruits who train the People's Liberation Army would increase the risk of future conflict. As Laura Westbrook reports. todayJune 6, 2024 16
insert_link South Africa Democratic Union Party In S.A Calls for Annulment of Recent Elections The Democratic Union Party in S.A wants the annulment of the recent general elections, saying it is still of the view that sections of the Electoral Matters Amendment Act are unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court dismissed the party’s application on Monday, which sought to address the irregularities of the Act. DUP’s spokesperson, Thapelo Makgale, says they believe that conducting the elections under the Electoral Act resulted in the election of an […] todayJune 6, 2024 25
insert_link World Putin Says Moscow Will Use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is under threat Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his country's readiness to use nuclear arms if it sees a threat to its sovereignty. He also warned that Western arms deliveries to Ukraine were "a very dangerous step", and said Moscow it reserves the right for "asymmetrical" retaliation elsewhere in the world. The threats came in response to recent decisions of the US and several EU countries allowing Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons to […] todayJune 6, 2024 16
insert_link Namibia Live Out Loud Organizations launches the Boychild Club The Live Out Loud Organizations' launched the Boychild Club to empower a boy child to be able to overcome challenges facing them in Ondangwa in the Oshana Region. Our Northern correspondent Maria Namupal spoke with Founder Tabita Neshiko. todayJune 6, 2024 12
insert_link Namibia Landless People’s Movement top leadership discusses way forward The Landless People’s Movement, National Spokesperson, Lifalaza Simataa, says the party’s top leadership will discuss the way forward in filling the positions of members of parliament Henny Seibeb and Edson Isaacks who have resigned from the party. Simataa says the two MPs have failed in their leadership capacity and have not added value to the party. todayJune 6, 2024 21
