WASHINGTON – Major US trading partners announced countermeasures on Wednesday after Donald Trump’s blanket tariffs on steel and aluminium imports took effect, prompting the president to vow a further response. The steep 25% levies contained no exemptions despite countries’ efforts to avert them, marking an expansion from Trump’s recent duties on Canada, Mexico and China...
DUBAI – United Arab Emirates-based fund MGX has invested US$2 billion to take a minority stake in cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the two sides said, calling it the biggest investment into a crypto company. MGX, headed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of the UAE’s president, also becomes Binance’s first institutional investor. The transaction,...
As Namibia transitions into a new era under the Nandi-Ndaitwah administration, the country faces immense opportunities and challenges in embracing artificial intelligence (AI). The strategic strengthening of AI governance is not just a necessity for security and regulatory oversight. It is also crucial for boosting the oil and gas sector and empowering the youth. Drawing...
You wake up one morning, check your email, and see a notification that your bank account has been accessed from a foreign country. You scramble to check your transactions, only to realise that money has already been transferred out. How did this happen? The truth is, your data may have been stolen long before you...
The contemporary challenges facing Africa and developing countries are huge. Unemployment, hunger, poverty and wars are all serious challenges. These are challenges making African countries inevitably perform at the negative end, and where events become too dramatic, relief actions from wealthier nations often have to respond to “African chaos.” However, even relief action has become...
In African societies, communal mourning is deeply embedded in cultural traditions, where grief is not an isolated experience, but a shared, collective expression of loss. The passing of a leader, elder or respected figure becomes a moment of unity, where communities come together in rituals, song and remembrance. As John Mbiti (1969) famously stated, “I...
Pregnancy is often described as a beautiful journey, but for many women, it is also a period of immense hardship, especially when they are left to go through it alone. While some men embrace fatherhood with pride and responsibility, others choose to walk away, leaving the mother of their child to navigate the emotional, physical,...
Auleria Wakudumo A 59-year-old woman is fighting for her life in hospital after she allegedly set a shack on fire while she was inside in an attempted suicide mission. The woman allegedly resorted to the unthinkable after learning that her husband was involved in extramarital affairs. The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 17h00 at...
Mulisa Simiyasa OTJIWARONGO – The Otjozondjupa Communal Land Board has announced plans to remove a total of 27 illegal fences in the villages of Tsumkwe West and Okakarara. The chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Communal Land Board, Jackson Hindjou, said in an interview with Nampa on Wednesday, the illegal fences have, for a long time, deprived...
OUTJO – Freddy Kaukungua, the marketing and information officer at the Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol), says Namcol is not just for subject upgrading, but also a tertiary learning institution. “Anyone can study their degrees, honours and postgraduates with us. We are at this career fair to inform young people about Namcol as a...