ISTANBUL – More than 7 600 Syrian migrants crossed the Turkish border to return home in the five days after the fall of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad, Turkey’s interior minister said yesterday. In a statement on X, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya listed the total number of Syrians “who returned voluntarily from Turkey” each day between...
ABUJA – West African leaders from the regional group ECOWAS were meeting yesterday for a summit, with security and the departure from the bloc of three military-led governments high on the agenda. Before the Economic Community of West Africa States meeting, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger reaffirmed as “irreversible” their decision to quit the bloc,...
Auleria Wakudumo Omupopiliko wopolifi yaNamibia Deputy Commisioner Kauna Shikwambi okwa ti okavideo oko taka tambulafanwa komalungula ke na omunadolongo ta dengwa kuvakwao, kake na oukwashili, ashike oshinyandwa tashi danwa kovanadolongo, opo va kengelele ofamili ‘yoshihakanwa’. Otaku hokololwa ovanadolongo va tuma okavideo kovakwanedimo vaDavid Kenaihe, nova pula opo va futwe N$1 000 vo va ha dengwe vali...
Auleria Wakudumo Ongudu yoLandless People’s Movement (LPM) oya waimina ongudu yoIndependent Patriots for Change (IPC) okutwala okakomisi komahoololo komhangu opo va pewe epitikilo lokumona oilongifo ya longifwa pomahoololo opaupresidente noomutumba wopashiwana mo27 Novemba oshoyo omafiku avali a wedelwa hano o28-30Novemba omudo ou. Ongudu yoIPC oya yandja nale omakemo ayo komhangu Omaandaxa, tai pula i pewe...
Namibia’s financial market is poised for a significant transformation, with the introduction of the Central Securities Depository (CSD), a critical infrastructure approved by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) on 8 March 2024. As a cornerstone of modern financial systems, the CSD promises to revolutionise the issuance, settlement, safekeeping and corporate servicing of financial...
PARIS – Oil supply is set to outpace global demand next year even as OPEC+ members extended cuts in efforts to prop up prices, the International Energy Agency said yesterday. Eight members of the alliance, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed earlier this month to maintain supply cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd)...
Namibian Women’s Day, observed on 10 December, serves as a solemn tribute to the courage and resilience demonstrated by Namibian women during the tragic 1959 massacre in Windhoek. On this day, women played a pivotal role in protesting the forced eviction of black communities from the Old Location. Despite violent repression, they remained at the...
The 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, unfolded against a backdrop of intensifying climate crises and mounting frustrations from least developed and developing nations. Although framed as a ‘Finance COP,’ the summit exposed the deep inequities in global climate governance, leaving vulnerable nations questioning the sincerity of wealthier countries’ commitments...
As South Africa becomes the first African country to preside over the Group of 20, it is befitting to outline one of the most important achievements of the Brazilian Presidency of the Group. On 18th November, at the opening of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva officially launched...
Rudolf Gaiseb Just less than two weeks after its dismal electoral performance, a perfect storm is brewing within the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM). The party now finds itself in a tight spot, a situation which has allegedly forced the official opposition in the National Assembly (NA) to vacate its rented offices in Windhoek West, one...