GENEVA – The WHO has suspended medical evacuations from Gaza to Egypt after a “security incident” left a contract worker dead, with Israel yesterday saying its soldiers opened fire while facing “an immediate threat”. World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X late Monday that the UN health agency was “devastated to confirm...
JOS – Major streets were deserted and normally bustling markets and businesses were shut yesterday in Jos, after Nigerian authorities ordered a multi-day curfew following a rare, mass-casualty shooting at a bar. Plateau state often suffers from rural violence, partly linked to farmer-herder conflicts. But Sunday evening’s shooting in the state capital marked a rare...
Auleria Wakudumo Employees of the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) have submitted a petition to their board protesting what they describe as the ongoing violation of their fundamental rights to collective bargaining. The petition, addressed to NAB’s Chief Executive Officer Fidelis Mwazi, raises concern over the handling of a job evaluation and grading exercise for the...
LUANDA – Torrential rains that swept across Angola in recent days have killed more than 30 people, according to a new toll reported yesterday by Angolan public television. The storm has triggered flash floods that inundated streets and damaged infrastructure in the capital Luanda and the central city of Benguela on the Atlantic coast. President...
OPUWO – The Opuwo Town Council owes about N$60 million to NamWater, amid critical water challenges which continue to affect households, businesses and overall economic productivity. This is according to the council’s chief executive officer, Matjandjara Katurota, who, during the 2026 Opuwo Annual Trade Fair fundraising gala dinner last week said water remains the most...
Auleria Wakudum Agriculture continues to play a significant role in job creation in the Ohangwena region, with several local projects helping communities earn a living and reduce poverty. Ohangwena Regional Council chairperson and councillor of the Okongo constituency, Efraim Shipindo, said the region is experiencing increased employment through farming activities such as crop production and...
Uakutura Kambaekua OUTJO – Members of Parliament have expressed their sorrow and condolences on the passing of Swapo member of Parliament and former Otjozondjupa governor James Unomasa Uerikua. Uerikua died in a car accident between Otjiwarongo and Okakarara on Friday. Uerikua died at the scene, while his 14-year-old son succumbed to injuries at the Otjiwarongo...
Abraham Mwanyekange Omupolofeti Show Shakalunga wongeleka yo Last Generation Gathering international mOndangwa okwa ti oupolofeti iha u li longelwa ndele omaano aa pewa omunhu okudja kuKalunga. Shakalunga okwa lombwela Kundana ta ti ke uditile ombili oikundaneki eshi ta i nyane ovafita novapolofeti unene veengeleka doiveva. Okwa ti oikundaneki iha i tumbula ovafita osho yo ovapropheti...
United States president Donald Trump has agreed to suspend tonight’s planned bombing and strikes of Iran for two weeks. He said the suspension was subject to Iran agreeing to the ‘complete, immediate and safe opening’ of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s statement came after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked the US president to extend...
Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse, through the office of the Oshana Regional Governor, handed over fencing and other essential materials worth N$26 000 to the Twayambekwa Green Scheme Project at Othingo village in Oshakati West Constituency. The materials, including cement, mesh wire, poles, a gate, spades and a wheelbarrow, will support the...