insert_link Business / Economics Caltex brand returns to Namibia By Selma Ikela, via News on One The Caltex brand is returning to Namibia six years after Astron Energy bought a majority share of the business. Chevron has appointed Bachmus to sell, market and distribute its oils and fuels using the Caltex brand. The two companies signed a long-term retail trademark licensing agreement to grow the Caltex-branded service stations nationwide. Caltex is a globally recognised premium […] todayJuly 2, 2024 36
insert_link Uncategorized Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change Heat waves can get dangerously hot, especially when it’s also humid. gjohnstonphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus By Scott Denning, Colorado State University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. My parents said the planet is getting too hot for people to live here. They called it climate change. What does that mean? – […] todayJune 17, 2024 4
insert_link World US Secretary of State urges Hamas to agree to ceasefire proposal, following UN Security Council vote U.S Secretary of State, Antony Blinken says if the proposed ceasefire agreement in Gaza fails, only Hamas will be to blame. Blinken is in the Middle East discussing the proposal with regional leaders, in his eighth visit there since the war broke out. As Mitch McCann reports: todayJune 12, 2024 8
insert_link World EU migration policy is getting tougher: the 3 new tactics used to keep African migrants out By Chris Changwe Nshimbi, University of Pretoria and Inocent Moyo, University of Zululand Nearly a decade has passed since migration to Europe from Africa and the Middle East reached a peak in 2015, referred to as the year of the “migrant crisis”. Over a million people from Africa and the Middle East applied for asylum in the European Union (EU). Since then, numbers have […] todayJune 11, 2024 12
insert_link World Blinken in Middle East to push peace plan U.S Secretary of State. Antony Blinken. is in the Middle East as Washington steps up efforts to secure a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. It comes amid reports the US is working on a deal with Hamas to release five American hostages held by Hamas. Nick Harper reports for us from Washington. todayJune 11, 2024 13
insert_link Oshiwambo Omupresitend Putin okwati eliko lyoshilongo she onkee tali koko nonando oshilongo sha taalela oondjindikila oonene Omupresitend gwa Russia Vladmir Putin ohela okwati eliko lya Russia onkee tali koko nonando a tulilwamo oondjikila oonene dhopashigwana,noshilongo osha tanununamo uukumwe wopaliko niilongo ya Africa,Middle East noya Asia. Onzonkundana yo Africa News oyati ta popitha aaleli ya Bolovia na Zimbabwe naaleli yopangeshefa ko St Petersburg International Economic Forum,Putin okwati Russia onkee eli kuume omunene gwiipindi muuyuni,nonando oshilongo shili kohi yoondjindikila oonene sho a tumu aakwiita mo Ukraine. Momutumba ngoka […] todayJune 8, 2024 4
insert_link Africa Iran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks Members of the Sudanese Armed Forces on Aug. 14, 2023. AFP via Getty Images By Eric Lob, Florida International University Iran’s role in funding and arming proxy groups in the Middle East has been well documented and has gotten extra attention since the Hamas-led attack in Israel in October 2023. Similarly, Tehran’s arms shipments to Russia are well known and have prompted complaints and sanctions from the West. But […] todayMay 29, 2024 20
insert_link World Arab leaders meet for Middle East peace talks Leaders of the 22-member Arab League are hoping to agree how to end the conflict between Hamas and Israel, at a summit in Bahrain on Thursday. Confidence is high that a meaningful plan, with all members in agreement, will be the outcome. todayMay 16, 2024 28
insert_link World Diplomatic efforts intensify as Israel threatens retaliation Diplomatic efforts are ongoing in a bid to calm the situation in the Middle East, as Israel weighs its response to Saturday's unprecedented missile and drone attack by Iran. There's fear that any Israeli retaliation could cause a wider regional conflict, with Iran's President threatening a harsh response to any attack, amid reports Israel's war cabinet has already approved several measures. Sarah Coates has more from Tel Aviv. todayApril 18, 2024 25
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.
