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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s condition has stabilised but was still “very serious”, his deputy said yesterday, a day after Fico was shot multiple times in an attack the government in Bratislava decried as “political assault”.

Egypt, after months of measured condemnation of Israel over the Gaza war, has hardened its tone and formally supported an international case accusing its neighbour of genocide.

Shares in BT surged yesterday after the British telecoms group ramped up its dividend, extended a major cost-cutting drive and posted a well-received outlook, offsetting news of tumbling annual profits. 

German industrial giant Siemens said yesterday it will sell its electrical motors business Innomotics to private US equity firm KPS Capital Partners for 3.5 billion euros (US$3.8 billion). 

Paratus Namibia Holdings Limited successfully raised over N$600 million through a recent rights issue and investment drive, which was fully-subscribed.

Illicit financial flows from Africa, including from Namibia, as measured through trade mispricing, show a high concentration in a few sectors, notably the extractive and mining industries.

Although observed belatedly, the Zimbabwe independence celebrations held recently at the Nampower Convention Centre in Windhoek were a testimony that Zimbabweans living and working in Namibia are united and love their motherland, as they attended the function in huge numbers, and celebrated their national day with pomp and show.

The Harvard Business School defines sustainable investment as investment strategies that consider environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors alongside financial considerations in so doing creating a holistic impact.

Having read the demands from the attendees of the fifth Boundary Delimitation and Demarcation Commission recently held in the Zambezi region, I feel the need to respond to what I deem dangerous tribal provocations and threats to our unity and peace.