WASHINGTON – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump yesterday headed into a newly-intense phase of the US presidential campaign, with tensions heightened after a second apparent assassination attempt against the Republican former president.The Sunday arrest of a gunman on Donald Trump’s golf course came the same day as more bomb threats poured into Springfield, Ohio, a...
Year: 2024
Ugandan Olympian laid to rest in home village
KAMPALA – Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend in Kenya, was laid to rest at her ancestral home in Bukwo in eastern Uganda on Saturday. Cheptegei, who finished 44th in the women’s marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics and served as a sergeant in the...
Artist turns Johannesburg’s decay into vast canvas
JOHANNESBURG – When artist Robin Rhode needed a canvas for his latest work, he found it at an abandoned sports ground in his dysfunctional hometown of Johannesburg. Beneath the waist-high grass, broken bottles and an occasional bullet casing, he uncovered a decades-old miniature golf course, indoor soccer fields and a tennis training wall. And that’s...
Namibiab ommās ǁgoaǂuis
ǁHawos hîa ǀguitsē !amku om-e ūhâbasens dis ge ǂauna Namibiaǁîn !aroma sī!nâheǁoa ǁhawos ase ī, ǁnāpan N$1.7 miljun khoen ǀguina N$1 miljun maris ǂganǀgaub omsa a ǁkhāba amaga. Nē ǁgoaǂuisa sa îbe ra khao-oa kai mâsib ge kai!ādi ǁgan noxopa !hūǁîna koman ga ama tsî !gâi ûiba hōs ǁga ra doeǂoaxa ǂkhari!ādi tsî !garo!āde xusa. ...
Namibiab tsî Cubab hâkha ge ǂhanu-aisib !gaeǁarede go ǀgaiǀgai
Namibiab tsî Cubab hâkha ge !gam !gaeǁaresa ūhâ hîa !hūǂnûǁkhaebasa !kharuhâse īsa, tib ge Dana ǀGora!gâ-aob, Peter Shivuteba ge mî. ǁÎb ge ǂhanusi saris, Ruben Remigio Ferrob, presidenti Cubab dana ǀgapi ǁnâu!gâ!khaib dib di saris, Namibiab Dana ǀGapi ǁNâu!gâ!khaib, ǀAeǁgams !nâ mâb, tawab gere !hoa soab ai ǁnāsa ge mî. ǀGora!gâ-aob Shivuteb ge ge mî,...
!Namiǂnûs ge kai omkhâisens ǀaweǁguiga go dītoa
!NAMIǂNÛS – !Gâi mûǂuib hîa sâuǁkhāsib ǀomkhâis tsî !ās di khoen di ûiga !gâi!gâi!nâ tsî ǁanǂgāsabena ǂâuǀoahâ ûiǀgauga ǁawoǁawos, ases ge !Namiǂnûs Waterfront Omkhâisens ǂNûiǂgāsa (LWDC) !âubasensa !oa ǀnîkhamikō !kharagagu !hûǁ-aredi hîa aitsama mâbasen hâ ǂharugugu (PPPS) ǀkha nî hâga ge ǂanǂan, !ās di !narisarimas !âb tsî ǂurusib !âba !gâi!gâi!nâs ase. ǂOa ge wekheb Wunstaxtsēs...
Weather effects on poultry
Beata Mudjanima With the recent temperature fluctuations, most farmers have been affected by the changes within their poultry’s flocks. This can run from the flock’s feather health, associated with thermal risks, egg productivity, and health risks. We will dive into the three aspects, and how to mitigate them. Feather health Chickens grow thicker and denser...
AI hydroponic revolutionises agriculture
Iuze Mukube In a significant advancement within contemporary agriculture, where sustainability intersects with technological innovation, hydroponic systems powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming the agricultural landscape by offering an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally-sustainable approach to food production. Rikurora Karamata, a software engineer at the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST), explained that...
Stock markets waver before Fed decision
LONDON – US and European stock markets wavered on Monday as investors cautiously awaited the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate cut since 2020. In New York, the Dow was up but the wider S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq were lower shortly after opening. In Europe, London was marginally higher but all the main continental...
Opinion – Two-Pot System: Potential alternative to compulsory preservation
The Two-Pot Retirement System, which will divide members’ benefits into two separate pots: a savings pot and a retirement pot, started in South Africa on 1 September 2024. The implementation of the two-pot pension system in South Africa will surely spark significant interest across the continent, and our beautiful Land of the Brave is not...








