WELLINGTON – New Zealand police said yesterday they have recovered 29 methamphetamine tablets disguised as pineapple sweets that were mistakenly handed out to the public in charity packs. Police are racing to track down more of the brightly-wrapped drugs, which were anonymously donated to anti-poverty charity Auckland City Mission and unwittingly redistributed.In tests, one of...
KYIV – President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday Ukrainian troops had “advanced well” in Russia’s Kursk region, as Kyiv’s biggest cross-border attack stretched into a second week. The Ukrainian army entered the Kursk region on 6 August, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II....
UNITED NATIONS – Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, on Wednesday urged the international community to earnestly respect South Sudan’s sovereignty and ownership in its political transition, and refrain from interventionist pressurising or imposing external standards. South Sudan has been making great efforts to promote political transition and maintain national stability,...
DAKAR – Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Wednesday called for “appropriate recovery measures” for the national press, following sweeping strikes by the media industry over perceived economic pressures and threats to press freedom. Faye demanded a “renewed dialogue with the national press,” which “deserves the particular attention of the government and appropriate recovery measures”,...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Hot on the heels of his American trip, renowned musician Venaune Ben Kandukira, famously known as Big Ben, is set to perform in Gloucester, United Kingdom this weekend. Big Ben, who was initially booked to perform at a private wedding ceremony in Thames River on 3 August, got an unexpected invitation to also...
BEIJING – Chinese retail sales rebounded in July while industrial production growth slowed, official data showed yesterday, highlighting an uneven recovery in the world’s second-largest economy. More than a year and a half after the lifting of stringent Covid-19 measures, the much-anticipated post-pandemic recovery has been brief and less robust than expected, while a property...
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) regulates postal services in Namibia, designating Namibia Post Limited (NamPost) as the National Postal Service Operator in Namibia. CRAN oversees the implementation of the licence conditions subject to the Designated Postal Operator licence issued to NamPost in terms of section 96(2) of the Communications Act (No. 8 0f...
WASHINGTON – From Google to Netflix, prominent US companies are battling internet boycott calls over their perceived political leanings in a polarising election season that has exposed them to what researchers call “brand disinformation.” The online campaigns, which falsely claim both Netflix and Google are funding or favouring Democratic nominee Kamala Harris ahead of the...
Namibia, with its diverse geography and rich cultural heritage, stands at a pivotal point in its journey towards equitable and sustainable economic growth. As the nation continues to evolve, regional planning emerges as a crucial tool for optimising resource allocation, enhancing infrastructure, and promoting environmental sustainability. At its core, regional planning serves as the foundation...
Critically analysing the key statement issued on the occasion of the official opening of the Chiefs Forum Meeting on 27 June, one would draw a reasonable inference that if the current negotiations are not overhauled, they will leave us with cancerous sores in our throats for generations to come. Surprisingly, the negotiations between Germany and...