From the historic Silk Road that connected Asia to Europe, to the complementary Maritime Silk Road which starts in China, through the Indian Ocean littoral to East Africa and then to Europe, to what is now known as the Belt and Road Initiative, China has played and continues to play an important role in the world economy.
Year: 2018
Marijuana use in SA: What next after landmark court ruling?
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has delivered a unanimous judgment that certain parts of the country’s drug laws are inconsistent with the right to privacy.
Namibians address 36th EEASA conference in Livingstone
LIVINGTSONE – Education for sustainable development should include transforming learning and training environments to contribute to the co-existence between human beings and endangered wildlife.
LPM first to reject Land Conference invitation…PDM might follow suit
WINDHOEK – The Landless Peoples’ Movement (LPM) yesterday became the first “political” movement to turn down an invitation by government to the Second National Land Conference schedule for next week.
Life in prison for panga hacker
WINDHOEK - Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment, an Otjiwarongo man who admitted in the Windhoek High Court that he hacked his girlfriend 45 times in the head, neck and face.
Former top cop guilty of murder
WINDHOEK - A former senior police officer of the Namibian Police Force accused of shooting an 18-year-old to death was convicted yesterday on five of the six charges that he faced in the Windhoek High Court at the Windhoek Prison Facility by Judge Dinnah Usiku.
Sibbinda district petitions regional coordinator
KATIMA MULILO – Members of the Swapo Party in the Sibbinda District held a peaceful demonstration in Katima Mulilo yesterday, where they handed over their petition directed to Swapo Party Secretary-General Sophia Shaningwa, to the Regional Coordinator Moffat Sileze.
New technology brought negative externalities, VP
WINDHOEK – Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba says the dawn of new technology and its positives also brought negative externalities.
Namibia’s elephant population grows to over 22 000
WINDHOEK - Despite high continuing poaching, Namibia prides herself in having a healthy elephant population.
Burnt man suspects released
WINDHOEK - Two suspects assumed to be friends of a man who was left to burn along the Gammams riverbed behind Single Quarters on Sunday afternoon were released on Wednesday afternoon.