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A key US lawmaker has called on Washington to mull trade curbs on Emirati artificial intelligence firm Group 42 Holdings (G42) over its ties with China, according to a letter released on Tuesday.

An unauthorised message posted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s official X account briefly sent bitcoin prices soaring, forcing the market regulator to deny it had approved a new cryptocurrency product.

With the successful contracting of pilot projects and the impending disbursement of cash this year, Namibia’s green hydrogen journey continues to take on momentum. 

Education minister Anna Nghipondoka has commended the class of 2023 for a job well done in the national examinations they sat for last year.

Residents of Rehoboth are outraged over the senseless killing and alleged rape of a 64-year-old woman identified as Helena Wemmert in the town. The suspect has been identified as an alleged repeat offender, and is deemed dangerous by the community.

The Khowarib Green Scheme project, which was initiated in 2019 in the Sesfontein constituency, is faring well since Aloe Agriculture Technologies got involved. 

Impact Tank project manager Niel Swanepoel has urged the public to be involved in the National Digital Strategy (NDS) that aims to make Namibia a digital country in the next five years. 

Ondonga Traditional Authority (OTA) spokesperson Enkali Frans says they plan maximising harvests by growing more maize to feed people during droughts.

The elderly in the Moses /Garoëb Constituency have expressed gratitude to the Khomas Regional Council for providing them food parcels, which they believe would help reduce hunger in their homes.

After 75 years of independence, the world’s fastest-growing economy India looks to the next 25 years with sheer ambition and optimism.