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Namibia

Families of Mariental Crash Victims Receive Counselling Support

President Nandi-Ndaitwah says counsellors have been assigned to all families of those who lost loved ones in the Mariental accident. NewsOnOne’s Petrus Amutenya reports that she made the remarks during a memorial service on Wednesday in honour of the 14 uniformed members and two civilians who died in last Saturday’s tragic crash. 

today4 September, 2025

Namibia

Mariental Holds Memorial for Crash Victim

Today, Mariental hosts a mass memorial service for those who lost their lives in the tragic head-on collision. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is expected to attend, the Presidency confirms. Police Inspector-General Joseph Shikongo says investigations continue, as stated by Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security spokesperson Margaret Kalo.   b

today3 September, 2025

Africa

Mass Graves in Libya Contain Dozens of Migrants

The International Organization for Migration reported on Monday that some of the bodies discovered in two mass graves in Libya showed gunshot wounds And ass per Reuters, one of the sites is believed to hold up to 70 bodies. Libya’s attorney general confirmed on Sunday that at least 28 bodies had been recovered from a mass grave in the desert north of Kufra city, attributing the deaths to a gang […]

today11 February, 2025

World

Several feared dead and scores injured at Kumbh Mela in India

  Several people are feared dead and at least 30 injured after a crowd rush at the Kumbh Mela. The Hindu gathering is touted to be the biggest in the world ever, with close to 100 million estimatedly attending the event this week. The festival takes place at the confluence of the three holy rivers in Hinduism. Ishan Garg has the latest from New Delhi.  

today29 January, 2025

Africa

Fuel Truck Blast in Nigeria Deaths Updated to 98

  The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to 98, with 69 others hospitalized. Reuters indicates that the incident occurred on Saturday in Dikko, Niger State, when the truck overturned, causing an explosion as people attempted to collect fuel from the wreckage. Over 80 victims were buried in a mass grave at a local health center. Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the […]

today21 January, 2025

World

Gangs, kidnappings, murders: why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats

    By Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney   Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees fleeing a squalid camp in Bangladesh capsized off the coast of Indonesia. Around 75 people were rescued, including nine children, but more than 70 are missing and presumed dead. This tragedy isn’t an isolated incident. The number of Rohingya people trying to escape refugee camps by boat has […]

today27 March, 2024