insert_link World Several top House Democrats call for Biden to drop re-election bid in private meeting At least four house democrats have called on Joseph Biden to drop his re-election bid during a virtual meeting with minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, according to US media reports. There has been growing anxiety within the President's own party about his mental fitness, following his stilted debate performance against Donald Trump. Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details. todayJuly 8, 2024 27
insert_link Namibia City of Windhoek Ambulance Driver Dies in Northern Industrial Area Accident A driver of the City of Windhoek's ambulance died in an accident in the Northern Industrial Area on Sunday. Our team spoke with Raymond Kapia: Emergency Services Chief at City of Windhoek. todayJuly 8, 2024 39
insert_link World U.S President Biden congratulates U.K Prime Minister Starmer after election win US President Jospeh Biden has congratulated British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on his party's landslide victory in the UK general election. In a call on Friday, the two leaders pledged to "work together in support of freedom and democracy around the world." Benji Hyer reports. todayJuly 8, 2024 36
insert_link South Africa Numsa Urges Ford SA Workers to Resume Work After Court Blocks Strike Metalworkers' union Numsa In S.A has called on all Ford South Africa workers to return to work after the Labour Court granted an interim interdict to temporarily block their strike. S.A National spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says the hearing to determine the interdict's permanence will be heard on 28 August. She has called on the employer to look into the workers' grievances todayJuly 8, 2024 26
insert_link Business / Economics SPECIAL FEATURE: LYDIA DANIEL AT THE BUSINESS SUMMIT NAMIBIA At this year's Business Summit Namibia event held over this past weekend, Lydia Daniel, an assistant at Mobile Bliss spoke with us on what motivates her to do business as a 17 year-old. todayJuly 8, 2024 34
insert_link Namibia FEATURE: GENERAL VOTERS REGISTRATION VIEWS: MAGGIE FOCELLEDO (99FM NEWS AND CONTENT EDITOR) Maggie Forcelledo, news and content editor for 99FM had this to say pertaning to registering as a voter for this year's elections in Novemeber. todayJuly 5, 2024 11
insert_link World Britain’s Labour Party wins election by a landslide Britons are waking up to a new government for the first time in fourteen years. The Labour Party has won the UK general election by a landslide, forecast to win 410 seats. Outgoing Conservative Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, says the country has delivered a sobering verdict, while Keir Starmer has declared: “change begins now”. Nina-Maria Potts reports: todayJuly 5, 2024 19
insert_link Namibia Landlord welcomes government’s electricity tariff relief Jacqueline Cloete, a landlord in Windhoek’s Damara Location in Katutura, has welcomed the government’s intervention to relieve consumers from the recently announced bulk and distribution utilities’ tariffs for the 2024/2025 financial year. The government is providing approximately N$365 million to subsidize electricity consumers, effective from July 1 ths year to June 30, 2025. todayJuly 5, 2024 21
insert_link South Africa GOOD Party in SA says it is vehemently opposed to the 200-rand prepaid electricity tariff in the City of Johannesburg To South Africa, where the GOOD Party says it is vehemently opposed to the 200-rand prepaid electricity tariff in the City of Johannesburg, as this places an unnecessary burden on cash-strapped consumers. The surcharge came into effect on Monday on top of the 12.7-percent electricity hike. GOOD’s national chairperson and Johannesburg councillor, Matthew Cook, says an additional electricity tariff is preposterous when residents already have to decide whether to buy […] todayJuly 5, 2024 20