The Bank Windhoek Namibian Open Chess Championships, hosted by the Namibia Chess Federation (NCF) at the Windhoek Country Club from 8 to 12 May, marked a successful culmination.
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Tyson said comeback at 57 was ‘no-brainer’… as he plans to face Jake Paul
Former heavyweight king Mike Tyson said Monday his decision to step back into the ring at the age of 57 was a “no-brainer”, brushing off recent criticism that he was too old to make a comeback.
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Turkey arrests more than 500 over suspected ties to Erdogan foe
Turkish authorities said yesterday they arrested 544 people suspected of links to preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom president Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses of being behind an attempted coup in 2016. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on X that arrests were made in 62 of the country’s 81 provinces, targeting “individuals intended by FETO to enter various levels of the civil service,” using the acro
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Iran accuses France of ‘interfering’ over detained nationals
Iran condemned as “interfering” yesterday a French foreign ministry statement accusing it of “state hostage-taking” and “blackmail” in the detention of four French nationals.
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Israel’s Rafah attack set Hamas talks back: mediator
Israel’s military operation in Rafah has set truce negotiations with Hamas “backward”, mediator Qatar said on Tuesday, adding that talks have reached “almost a stalemate”.
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SA unemployment rises to 32.9% ahead of vote
South Africa’s jobless rate rose in the first quarter of 2024, official data showed yesterday, in a worrying sign for the government weeks before the closest election in decades
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UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ by Sudan clashes
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “gravely concerned” by fighting in recent days between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries in the key Darfur town of El-Fasher, a spokesman said Monday.
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Former Rwanda MP arrested over illegal weapons
A former ruling party lawmaker was arrested in Rwanda over the illegal possession of weapons, police said. A member of the Rwandan Patriotic Front party, Eugene Barikana (57), became a lawmaker in 2013 before resigning his position prior to the arrest.
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Sony net profit dips on-year but beats estimate
Sony said yesterday that annual net profit dipped 3.5% on-year, but beat its forecast as takings in games and music offset losses in the financial and chip sectors.
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US to raise tariffs on Chinese imports
The United States is hiking tariffs on US$18 billion worth of imports from China, targeting strategic sectors like electric vehicles, batteries, steel and critical minerals, the White House said yesterday.