Author: Correspondent (Correspondent )

Stock markets rose yesterday, with Hong Kong and Shanghai lifted by China’s moves to support its struggling property sector and authorities’ pledges to further help for the economy.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Aviation Impact Accelerator(AIA), an international industry-academia partnership based at the University of Cambridge, announced a collaboration to accelerate the aviation sector’s transition to net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

Pakistan’s desperately low foreign exchange reserves were boosted yesterdaywith a US$2 billion deposit from Saudi Arabia, ahead of a key IMF meeting this month to approve a new deal.

In order to mitigate the ever-increasing need for school placements in the Erongo region, the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has contracted August 26 to construct additional classrooms and ablution blocks.

The Khomas police have arrested a 38-year-old man on Monday, who reportedly assaulted his 66-year-old biological mother to death in the capital.

An inmate from the Windhoek Correctional Facility on Monday reportedly escaped from the Windhoek Central Hospital, where he was admitted for a sonar examination.

McLaren impressed with their new-found speed at Silverstone on Sunday but Lando Norris warned there would still be times when they looked painfully slow.

Women’s tennis chiefs on Monday pleaded with spectators to show “understanding and respect” when Ukraine players refuse to shake hands with Russian and Belarusian opponents in protest at the ongoing war in their country.

United States forward Trinity Rodman expects the defending Women’s World Cup champions to be “ruthless” at this year’s tournament and is confident they can win a third straight title despite the absence of several key players due to injuries.

The Omaheke National Youth Sports Development Platform (NYSDP) held an orientation session for sports volunteers in the Otjinene constituency over the weekend.