KYIV – Kyiv accused Russia of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile attack at Ukraine for the first time on Thursday but without a nuclear warhead in a new escalation of the conflict.Ukraine said the missile had targeted the central city of Dnipro, while the Kremlin said it was doing everything possible to avoid a nuclear...
HELSINKI – Up to 80 000 households in Finland lost power on Thursday and traffic was disrupted as the country’s first big snowstorm of the season brought strong winds, the Finnish Meteorological Institute told AFP.Storm Jari arrived in Finland on Wednesday, with winds on Thursday measuring up to 25 metres per second, as well as...
THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif. “The Chamber issued warrants of arrest for two individuals, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant, for crimes against humanity and war crimes...
Minista gwiikwankondo Tom Alweendo okwa ti Namibia oku na ompito okuninga endiki enene lyiinkwankondo muAfrica, uuna ngele ooproyeka odha kwatwa nawa nonuukeka. Alweendo ndhika okwa li e dhi thamuna pethimbo ta patulula eyo miilonga lyoproyeka yoNampower yedhina Otjikoto Biomass Power Station, ndjoka yi li omukakena gookilo 12 okuza mondoolopa yaTsumeb mEtitano. Okwa tegelelwa osasiona ndjika...
JOHANNESBURG – Inflation in South Africa fell to its lowest level in four years in October, official data showed yesterday. “Annual consumer price inflation was 2.8% in October 2024, the lowest since June 2020 (during the Covid-19 pandemic) when the rate was 2.2%,” Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said in a statement. The South African...
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Isabel Bento ARANDIS – HyIron-Oshivela Green Iron project signed its first-ever off-take agreement with German-based automotive technology company Benteler.HyIronic-Oshivela is the first industrial production project of iron at net zero emissions in Namibia. Co-founder of HyIron-Oshivela, Johannes Michels, made the announcement during a site visit to the plant in Arandis on Tuesday.“This is the first...
Lahja Nashuuta The government has so far injected N$1.5 billion in the drought relief programme during the 2023/2024 financial year, I-Ben Nashandi has confirmed. Nashandi, the executive director (ED) in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), said Namibia is at a tipping point as food insecurity is worsening by the day, with many vulnerable...
Iuze Mukube Acting Judge Moses Chinhengo has deferred his decision on an application for the separation of trial in the ongoing Fishrot case to next Tuesday. The application was lodged based on lack of legal representation by former justice minister Sacky Shanghala, who asked that the trial be divided to address disparities among the co-accused....
Lahja Nashuuta The defence ministry has denied allegations by Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda that it spent close to N$8 million to buy a single car part. In a widely-circulated video clip, he claimed the part was procured outside formal procurement. He asserted that the part could have easily cost under N$30 000. “This money...