Burkina Faso’s former chief of staff of the gendarmerie who was sacked in October has been abducted from his home by unidentified “armed individuals”, sources close to him said yesterday.
Year: 2024
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Prize winner hit with new sentence: family
An Iranian court has sentenced 2023 Nobel Peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi to an additional term of over one year in prison on charges of spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic while behind bars, her family said yesterday.
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Greece rescues over 100 asylum seekers off Crete
The Greek coastguard on Sunday said it had rescued 117 asylum-seekers sailing fromLibya, arresting three suspected smugglers.
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Farmers’ Kraal – How to deal with the poison leaf/gifblaar
MANY rangeland plants contain chemicals that are poisonous to livestock when eaten. Poisonous plants vary in their toxicity and the symptoms displayed by affected
animals.
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Finance insight with Mekupi Kambatuku – Why is bookkeeping important for farmers?
NOTING that it is a new year with so much hope and prospects for us farmers, what is most concerning to many of us is the lack of sufficient rain and concerns about whether we will get any more rain.
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Epukiro farmers blast EEFA for cancelled auction
Farmers in the Epukiro constituency are up in arms and have expressed dismay over the unceremonious manner in which the eagerly-awaited first cattle auction for the constituency was cancelled by the Eastern Epukiro Farmers Association (EEFA).
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Govt delivers 24 new tractors to Omaheke…big boost for communal farmers
Government, through the ministry of agriculture and with funding from the Namibia Agricultural Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project (NAMSIP), has delivered a total of 24 new tractors to the Omaheke region.
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World’s five richest men doubled fortune since 2020: Oxfam
The world’s five wealthiest men have more than doubled their fortune since 2020, the charity Oxfam said yesterday, as it called on nations to resist the ultra-rich’s influence over tax policy.
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German economy shrinks in 2023 on energy, export woes
Germany’s economy shrank slightly in 2023, official data showed yesterday, as costly energy, high interest rates and cooling foreign demand took their toll on Europe’s export giant.
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Largest semi-submersible crane vessel docs at Namport
The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) welcomed the world’s largest and most sustainable SSCV (semi-submersible crane vessel) in Namibian waters on Friday for a brief two-day layover as it makes its way to American waters.