BANGKOK – Leaderless, social media-savvy and inspired by Hong Kong’s young activists, Thailand’s budding pro-democracy movement is intent on overhauling the government, rewriting the constitution and even taking on a law that shields the monarchy. The kingdom has seen a decades-long spin-cycle of coups and violent street protests led by well-funded veterans for or against...
BEIRUT – Tanya can’t be alone in a room. Carla, for days, thought a war was starting. Survivors of Beirut’s August 4 blast are still in shock over a disaster that disfigured their city. The earth-shaking explosion killed 171 people and wounded more than 6 000, a sickening blow to a country already in crisis....
BEIJING – When Xiao Jia lost her sight as a teenager she was told the “respectable” career choice was to become a massage therapist. Instead she found an industry rife with abuse and aggression, where women are afforded little protection. The visually impaired are encouraged to work in massage parlours in China because it is...
Hamukoto Pohamba, who was in April this year arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife, left the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court a free man following the withdrawal of the charges against him yesterday. His wife – Albertina Pohamba – withdrew the charges after she testified before Windhoek Magistrate, Celma Amadhila yesterday morning. Albertina informed the court that...
Hilma Hashange SCHLIP – Information deputy minister, Emma Theofelus, who is currently on a national familiarisation mission, recently visited the ministry’s multipurpose centre in Schlip in Rehoboth Rural constituency to assess its operations. Multipurpose centres, which are run by volunteers, are administered by the ministry’s regional offices countrywide and are aimed at making information and...
In a very short time, the coronavirus has changed so much about our lives. It is easy to think you’ll never get ahead when you have mounting bills to pay, on a reduced or lost income and limited savings, all because of a pandemic that no one saw coming. But it can be done. Take...
Jurgen Isaacs Namibia often gets accused of being a backwater … the phrase; “We can’t have nice things because we live in Namibia,” well that is simply not true. There’s very little you can think of that you will not be able to purchase, rent or acquire in Namibia. The only difference is, you won’t...
KHORIXAS – Long-distance drivers in Kunene south have said their business has been negatively affected by the recent increases in fuel prices and by the current Covid-19 prevention measures implemented to halt the spread of the virus. Fuel prices increased countrywide last week, with petrol increasing by 100 cents per litre and diesel increasing by...
Labour minister Utoni Nujoma is expected to table in the National Assembly the national minimum wage bill that will be enforced across all sectors to curb unfair remuneration rates. This is contained in a quarterly report issued on Monday by the ministry which highlights what the ministry has done since the beginning of this year...
KEETMANSHOOP – Government has allocated N$6.4 billion for the implementation of 401 projects in various sectors in all 14 regions for the 2020/21 financial year, Works and Transport Minister John Mutorwa has said. Mutorwa said this during a stakeholder meeting held here at the Fonteintjie fish farm on Monday. He said it is clear that...