Burst riverbanks are causing turmoil in DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa, with dark and foul-smelling water pouring into homes across working-class neighbourhoods in the central African megacity.
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ECB interest rates at peak: Lagarde
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said Thursday that interest rates in the eurozone had reached their peak after rising rapidly in response to high inflation last year.
Adecco chief says AI will create new jobs
Artificial intelligence raises serious concerns for jobs but it will also create new positions, the head of Adecco, the world’s biggest temporary staffing agency, told AFP.
BoN joins financial system greening network
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has announced its membership of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), a grouping of central banks and prudential supervisory authorities committed to advancing environmental and climate risk management in the financial sector globally.
Oil, fats prices reduced
The recent decrease in the prices for household oils and fats by 2.2% in December 2023, compared to the steep increase of 20.8% a year ago, has come as a relief to many people, especially informal food traders.
Emerging artist Kamwi drops debut EP
In a musical journey that began in the small village of Kasika, the artist known as ‘The Boy from Katima’ Pearce Kamwi released his debut EP titled ‘The Boy from Ngweze’ in October last year in the Zambezi region.
Miss African Golden Namibia reflects on year of triumph
In a reflection on the year 2023, Miss Africa Golden Namibia Loini Jonas expressed immense pride and gratitude for the significant moments that defined her journey in 2023.
‘Come hunt in Kalahari desert’ – San community
Known as a hunter and gatherer community, South Africa’s Southern Kalahari Bushmen (Khomani San Community) has invited international hunters to “come and hunt in the Kalahari Desert”, and help support conservation and socio-economic development initiatives that they urgently need.
Namibia blasts Germany
President Hage G. Geingob has slammed Germany for failing to draw lessons from the genocide it meted out against Namibian people at the turn of the 20th century.
Infant abandoned on Oshakati hospital chair
The Namibian Police are looking for the relatives of an infant boy, who is suspected to have been abandoned by his mother at the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.









