Iuze Mukube The contention that a magistrate selectively assessed evidence in the bail ruling that denied six individuals charged in connection with defrauding Namcor was raised yesterday during the bail appeal. Legal representatives argued that certain material facts were either overlooked or insufficiently considered. The appellants, Peter and Malakia Elindi, Immanuel Mulunga, Jennifer Hamukwaya, Olivia...
Africa is one of the richest biorepositories on Earth, holding extraordinary microbial diversity, vast traditional medicinal knowledge, and populations that have, for centuries, contributed biological samples, genomic data, and indigenous expertise to the global health enterprise. Yet when vaccines are developed, drugs reach the market, and patents are filed, Africa is rarely at the table...
LAGOS – The party and supporters of a Nigerian opposition leader named in aUS congressional bill seeking sanctions on Nigerian groups and individuals accused of persecuting Christians yesterday strongly rejected claims portraying him as a religious extremist as “unfounded” Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of northwestern Kano state, is the only politician individually named...
Adolf Kaure SWAKOPMUND – Media practitioners and newsmakers have a role to play in strengthening communication in the Erongo region and, ultimately, serving the public more effectively. This is according to Erongo Regional Council Chief Regional Officer, Sam Ntelamo, in a speech delivered on his behalf at the Erongo media stakeholder engagement conference in Swakopmund...
NEW DELHI – Farmers rallied across India yesterday to oppose a trade deal with Washington which reduces tariffs on US goods, warning that it would hurt Indian agriculture and endanger livelihoods. Farmer unions have called the deal announced last week a “total surrender” to American agricultural giants, despite assurances from prime minister Narendra Modi’s government. ...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – Naomi Fisch, the woman at the centre of drug trafficking and money laundering allegations, was granted bail by Rehoboth Magistrate Wilka Amalwa on Wednesday. Fisch appeared alongside co-accused Steve Schneiders. They were earlier served with a preservation order from the Office of the Prosecutor General’s Asset Forfeiture Unit. Amalwa granted bail...
The threat of American imperialism is real and is creating instability across the globe. It is about unilateral actions, economic coercion, trade wars and resource control of oil, gas and minerals, tariff imposition, military interventions and coup d’états. Also on the list is undermining international law, criminal assassinations, challenging the existing world order, potentially leading...
TORONTO – A shooter killed nine people and wounded dozens more at a secondary school and a residence in a remote part of western Canada on Tuesday, authorities said, in a rare mass shooting in the country. The suspect, described by police in an initial emergency alert as a “female in a dress with brown...
TEHRAN – Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said yesterday that his country would “not yield to excessive demands” on its nuclear programme, after Tehran resumed talks with the United States. He also said Iran was ready for “any verification” of its nuclear programme and insisted it was not seeking an atomic weapon. Iran and the United...
WASHINGTON – The United States will deploy 200 troops to Nigeria to train its armed forces in their fight against jihadist groups, Nigerian and US officials said Tuesday, as Washington increases military cooperation with the West African country. “We are getting US troops to assist in training and technical support,” major general Samaila Uba, a...