PARIS – World leaders were set to hold formal talks in Paris yesterday on artificial intelligence (AI), seeking elusive common ground on a technology subject to a global race for promised economic benefits. Hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the gathering comes hours after Elon Musk reportedly put in...
Iuze Mukube Judge Moses Chinhengo informed the Fishrot accused yesterday that regardless of any difficulties they may encounter in securing legal representation, the trial must proceed as scheduled. This was in response to ex-justice minister Sacky Shanghala expressing unreadiness to start the trial due to lack of legal representation. Shanghala, one of the alleged masterminds...
After a long day of legal arguments, five judges of appeal retreated to their chambers to determine whether to set aside the Presidential elections of 2024 or not. What is clear from the arguments in court is that none of the parties before court are alleging irregularities. None of the parties before court are arguing...
Iuze Mukube Independent Patriots for Change lawyer Anton Katz has fervently argued that President Nangolo Mbumba’s decision to extend last year’s Presidential and National Assembly elections was unlawful. According to Katz, Mbumba had no authority or statutory provision to make such a call through Proclamation 34 of 2024 by notice of Government Gazette. He, however,...
Auleria Wakudumo Several pensioners have voiced their inability to afford the ordered minimum domestic worker’s wage by the ministry of labour. The pensioners said without extra income or help from relatives, they are struggling to meet the rising cost of domestic help. Many village pensioners depend solely on their pensions to cover household expenses. As...
Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – Kunene has joined the rest of Namibia in mourning the death of Founding President Sam Nujoma, who died on Saturday in a Windhoek hospital at the age of 95.Swapo coordinator for Kunene, Julius Kaujova, hailed Nujoma as a passionate freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in...
Oshikoto governor Penda Ya Ndakolo says Founding President Sam Nujoma was a brave man who fought for independence and brought development to Namibia.Nujoma died in Windhoek on Saturday at the age of 95.“We must really appreciate his work. He liberated the country and worked tirelessly for this country during and after the liberation struggle. He...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU—Veteran politician and ex-cabinet minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana said their time in exile was bearable because Founding President Sam Nujoma was like a father to them. She spoke to Nampa in an interview on Sunday after visiting Nujoma’s residence, following the announcement of his passing in Windhoek on Saturday. “When some of us left...
Eba Kandovazu Local businessman Erastus ‘Chicco’ Shapumba has expressed sorrow upon hearing the news of Founding President Sam Nujoma’s death. “I spent a lot of time with him. I would visit him both at his farm and his Windhoek home. I often gifted him fruits, and sourced caregivers for him. Since January, I have been...
JOHANNESBURG – On the streets of Johannesburg’s student district, US President Donald Trump’s offer to accept white Afrikaners as refugees landed as both “ridiculous” and “lame”, among South Africans of all races. On Friday, Trump cut off aid to South Africa and claimed, without evidence, that the Pretoria government is seizing white-owned land and persecuting...