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  Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his reporting, Human Rights Watch said today. Blessed Mhlanga, a senior journalist for the independent media outlet Heart and Soul TV, has been in detention since his arrest in Harare on February 24, 2025. The authorities charged Mhlanga with transmitting information that incites violence or causes damage to property under Section 164 of Zimbabwe’s Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. The […]

(Contributed Photo of Floris Bergh) By: Hertha Ekandjo Capricorn Group’s chief economist, Floris Bergh, recently addressed concerns regarding the sustainability of large-scale infrastructure projects in Namibia. Bergh emphasized that while infrastructure development is crucial, the financial challenges associated with these investments remain a serious concern. Speaking at the recent budget discussion in Windhoek, Bergh noted that the need for robust infrastructure is a global theme, with countries like the US, […]

  The ZAMREAL Property Forum, co-hosted with the Zambia Property Owners Association (ZAPOA), returns for its sixth year in early April 2025. It brings together forward-thinking real estate investors and industry players to discuss investment opportunities in Zambia.  The ZAMREAL Property Forum, Zambia’s leading real estate gathering, will be held on 9 April 2025 at the InterContinental Hotel in Lusaka.  Set under the theme of FORGING AHEAD, the ZAMREAL Property […]

The Electricity Control Board (ECB) says eight people died, and five others were hospitalised in 17 incidents involving the electricity supply industry. Twenty-two people were affected altogether in the past four years. The electricity industry comprises Cenored, ErongoRed, the City of Windhoek, NamPower, Kameelboom Power Supply and Nored. NORED accounted for the biggest number of cases, 41%, and 63% of the fatalities. Cenored, the City of Windhoek and ErongRed had […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo The Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration has called for policy reforms regarding the removal of the veterinary cordon fence, commonly known as the “Red Line.” The committee urged the agriculture ministry and other relevant offices, ministries, and agencies (OMAs) to amend existing laws and formulate new policy frameworks that would allow farmers in the Northern Communal Areas (NCAs) to market their livestock south of the […]

Over 22 schools in the Oshana, Omusati, and Ohangwena regions have suspended classes due to flooding water streams. This follows good rains in Northern Namibia and southern Angola, causing many schools to close. Thus, teachers and learners cannot cross water without access to roads. According to Omusati Director of Education Paulus Kashiimbi, over 12 schools have suspended Classes, including all grades, saying that most of the iishana are full. In […]

OmuPresident Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, onghela okwa yandja elombwelo kutya ewiliko laye ota lika kala ashike hali kala no shongalele sho cabinet lumwe moshivike. Tapopi moshongalele shotete noilyo yo Cabinet oyo yali yaanifilwa oilonga yayo molomakaya ladjako Nandi-Ndaitwah, okwati oshongalele osho otashi ka kala ashike hashi kalako lumwe etivali keshe, shili omito yoku kwashilipaleka etulomoilonga lomatokolo noku kala mewi limwe. Okwati oshongalele ota shikala noku wilikwa komupresident onga omunashipundi no matokolo oo […]

OmuPresident Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah ota ka kala aulika eengoloneya dipe dili 4 odo tadi kaya ponele yaavo vakala oo ngoloneya va waimina eumbo lomutumba wopashiwana. Edi oda popiwa kwao eli hamushanga mombelewa yo mupresident Alfredo Hengari,  onghela pefimbo leenghundafana aado aninga no shikundaneki shetu sho News on One. Oitopolwa ngaashi Otjozondjupa, Hardap, Kavango West, no Kunene pefimbo eli kaina oo ngoloneya shalandula eshi ovo va kala oo ngoloneya va waimina eumbo […]

Minister wemona neungaungo loshikuvila sho shiwana Ericah Shafudah, mongula metine okwa teelelika aka tule poshitaafula omutengenekwa faneko wopashimaliwa wo 2025/26. Omutengenekwa faneko woshimaliwa oha uyandje efano loshimaliwa osho shili moshike shepangelo, osho shalongifwa, omafaneko okweehela oshoyo eemumbwe dafimana odo danuninwa omutengenekwa faneko wokomudo. Omukanda oo wapitifilwa oikundaneki okudja kouministry  onghela owati omutengenekwa faneko ota utulwa poshitaafula oku yandja omuvalu woshimaliwa shonumba osho tashi ka kwafela meemumbwe domayakulo apumbiwa koshiwana fiyo […]