BEIRUT – At least 1,383 civilians, the vast majority of them Alawites, were killed in a wave of violence that gripped Syria’s Mediterranean coast, a war monitor said yesterday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the civilians were killed in “executions by security forces and allied groups”, after a wave of violence broke out...
GENEVA – Palestinians who say they suffered brutal beatings and sexual abuse in Israeli detention and at the hands of Israeli settlers testified about their ordeals at the United Nations this week. “I was humiliated and tortured,” said Said Abdel Fattah, a 28-year-old nurse detained in November 2023 near Gaza City’s Al Shifa hospital where...
SIBI – Pakistan security sources yesterday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest. More than 450 passengers were on board when a separatist militant group captured the train in a remote frontier district, with an unknown number of hostages...
Auleria Wakudumo Opolifi moshitukulwa shaShana otai kongo ovakwanedimo vomulumenhu weedula 42, omukwashiwana waAngola oo a xulifa efyo likumwifi eshi e lihumbila monhopa yomeva momukunda Okapya mOndangwa Omaandaxa. Chief Inpector Thomas Aiyambo okwa shivifila Kundana kutya omulumenhu ou okwa hangika ashike nokamutwe koshilongo shaAngola kolutu tashi feekelelwa kutya omukwashiwana waAngola. She likolelela kokamutwe koshilongo oko a...
Auleria Wakudumo Opolifi moshitukulwa shaShana otai indile moshiwana ouyelele shinasha nefyo lohanana oyo ye lituwa olutu la ninga nai eshi ya laimwa komulungu nokomayulu mondoloma yoimbodi. Oshiningwanima osha ningilwa popepi noJunior Self Catering Apartment mOngwediva, sha ningwa Osoondaxa lwopo 13h33. Edi oda kolekwa komupopiliko wopolifi moshitukulwa shaShana Chief Inspector Thomas Aiyambo. Otaku hokololwa ohanana ye...
Auleria Wakudumo Ehangano loNamibia Water Corporation Ltd (NamWater) ola holola kutya eendjo domeva neudo oda londa fiyo okeebiliona N$2.4, osho tashi ka tula eandjakaneko needjo domeva moshiponga monakuiwa. Eshi osha hololwa komupopiliko woNamWater Lot Ndamanomhata molopota ya pitifwa Omaandaxa. Ndamanomhata okwa ti ehangano ola didilika kutya eendjo otadi londo efiku nefiku nopaife muFebuluali 2025 odi...
LONDON – European and Asian stock markets diverged yesterday after a sharp sell-off on Wall Street fuelled by fears about the US economy as president Donald Trump presses ahead with steep tariffs. Traders had initially welcomed Trump’s election win in late 2024, optimistic that his promised tax cuts and deregulation would boost the world’s biggest...
COPENHAGEN – Lego’s CEO told AFP that US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats do not keep him up at night, as the world’s largest toymaker yesterday posted record earnings for 2024.Sales rose 13% to 74.3 billion kroner (US$10.8 billion) last year, while net profit grew 5% to 13.8 billion kroner. “We are relevant and we...
TOKYO – Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan announced on Tuesday that chief executive Makoto Uchida would step down, a move that follows the failure of merger talks with rival Honda. The company said the leadership change was meant to “achieve the company’s short- and mid-term objectives while positioning it for long-term growth” but did not elaborate.Ivan...
The Namibian public sector is often praised for offering job stability, security and a structured work environment. However, beneath the surface, a more troubling reality exists – one that stifles innovation, limits professional growth and conditions employees to settle into routines that demand compliance rather than critical thinking. Many enter government service with fresh ideas...