A cloudscape floated over the grill cart, tempting a salivating barbecue for the sausage-craving farmer. Kamuti was a Grade-A braai master. He fancied red-hot coals under the snake-thin sausages. Then he wielded a No.4 axe, and took to the Kalahari. A silver-grey tree, acting like a one-star hostel for the green-tail birds, spookily drew his attention. ...
Paheja Siririka Pricilla Mukokobi With more than 60% of Africa’s population under the age of 35, the youth holds immense potential to shape the continent’s future. These sentiments were echoed by African youth leaders on Monday during the celebration of the International Youth Day in Burkina Faso. The annual commemoration, organised by the National Youth...
PARIS – Uncertainty about Chinese economic growth is weighing on global oil demand this year, OPEC said on Monday, leading the producers cartel to slightly revise down the robust projections it made in July “The world oil demand growth forecast for 2024 is revised down slightly by 135,00 barrels a day from the previous month’s...
NAIROBI – Aviation staff at Kenya’s main international airport will go on strike from next week over a contested investment proposal from an Indian conglomerate, their union said on Monday. About 10 000 members of the Kenya Aviation Workers Union will walk out from 19August, its secretary general Moss Ndiema told AFP. The dispute centres...
The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) yesterday announced the appointment of Mildred Hendricks to its board of directors. She brings in over 20 years of extensive legal experience, having served in various significantroles within State-owned enterprises and development financing institutions. She is the chief legal advisor at NamPost, where she provides comprehensive legal services,...
Mineworkers face numerous health and safety risks in their challenging work environments – not to mention that the risk of accidents is heightened by a need for constant vigilance in a setting where equipment and hazardous materials are prevalent. Many mineworkers are also employed far from their homes, which makes the lucrative profession even more...
Roland Routh Victoria Immanuel The Uukwambi Traditional Authority (UTA) and the community’s royal family are quarrelling over planned events to honour their chiefs and kings. Herman Iipumbu, on behalf of UTA, dragged the royal family, represented by Wellem Amwaama and Seblon Shivolo, to the High Court to stop them from having a commemoration ceremony for...
ONDOBE – Education minister Anna Nghipondoka has called on school principals to restore order in schools, and avoid unnecessary conflict amongst teachers and learners. The minister said schools should not be toxic environments. She made these remarks last week while expressing her disappointment over schools that have become battlefields and fiefdoms, where conflict thrives, to the...
Auleria Wakudumo Home affairs minister Albert Kawana has tabled a Bill that, if passed, will make it a criminal offence for doctors to leave the cause of death section on death certificates blank. He tabled the Civil Registration and Identification Bill for the second time on Monday. Kawana previously withheld the Billbecause of objections raised...
Namibia has been advocating for the reform of the United Nations Security Council for a long time, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Peya Mushelenga said on Monday. He said national leaders, including his mentor Theo-Ben Gurirab, the former president of the General Assembly, have called for the Security Council to be more representative and...