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5 August - Top Stories

The Hai//Om San community has renewed calls for land rights and a fairer share of Etosha tourism revenue, while South Africa's parliamentary impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa moves a step closer. We also cover efforts to tackle alcohol abuse in Ohangwena, the burial of a Zimbabwean family murdered in…

5 Aug 1PM 3 min

5 August - 5 pm news

The mining sector could attract US$2.6 billion in new investment and create 18,000 jobs over the next five years, while South Africa's parliamentary impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa moves a step closer. We also cover the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, concerns over alcohol abuse in Ohangwena, and rising…

5 Aug 11AM 4 min

5 August - 1 pm news

NamRA collected N$17.1 billion in the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year, while new figures show more Namibian households are relying on overdrafts amid rising financial pressure. We also cover Uganda's El Niño flood warning, concerns over Eskom restructuring in South Africa, and Cuba's recovery from a 36-hour nationwide…

5 Aug 7AM 3 min

5 August-7am news

# Mining Expo Opens in Windhoek.... # Private Sector Credit Growth Picks Up.... # South Africa’s Ramaphosa Targets Construction Mafia ..... # Cameroon’s Biya Reshuffles Military Amid Absence Concerns ......PLUS # Qatar Says US-Iran Deal Drafts Are Circulating

5 Aug 12AM 3 min

5 August-8am news

# Business and Household Borrowing Increases.... # Mining Industry Meets at Annual Expo.... # South Africa: AfriForum Challenges Expropriation Act in Court ..... # Zimbabwe Family Remembered After UK Triple Murder ......PLUS # SpaceX Reports First Quarterly Earnings as Markets Rise

5 Aug 12AM 3 min

4 August - Top Stories

The Chamber of Mines expo opens in Windhoek with a focus on industry safety standards; South Africans face a Friday deadline to register to vote; Guinean opposition groups demand an end to President Doumbouya's rule as he heads off on holiday, and Donald Trump warns Iran it has a last…

4 Aug 1PM 3 min

4 August - 5 pm news

Over 400 women gather in Swakopmund for the National Women's Conference, the Mining Expo opens in Windhoek, and a new academy for women in political leadership launches in Kigali. Also making headlines, Russia accuses NATO and the EU of "sponsoring terrorism," and researchers highlight the barriers women face in accessing…

4 Aug 11AM 4 min

4 August - 1 pm news

The Namibia Oil and Gas Conference renews its youth energy partnership, the Mining Expo puts health and safety in focus, and parliamentary leaders urge lawmakers to put citizens first. Plus, tensions rise in South Africa's ruling coalition over the land expropriation case, and Trump warns Iran it has one last…

4 Aug 7AM 4 min

4 August-8am news

# Motorists can settle outstanding fines during amnesty.... # Stakeholders prepare for mining showcase.... # South Africa voters urged to update details before registration deadline ..... # Morocco names highway after Trump ......PLUS # Trump warns Iran over nuclear standoff

4 Aug 12AM 3 min

4 August-7am news

# Mining sector gathers for annual expo.... # Judiciary opens window for unpaid traffic fines.... # South Africa’s Eastern Cape targets renewable energy growth ..... # Mali plans to use mining revenue for infrastructure......PLUS # US markets rise on tech earnings boost …

4 Aug 12AM 3 min

3 August - Top Stories

With Charene Labuschagne crowned Miss Namibia 2026 in Gobabis, the new queen shares her plans for her reign, plus details on runners-up Rechelle Hamases and Albertina Haimbala, and the house and vehicle she takes home as part of her prize. Separately, the Geingob Presidential Centre's inaugural town hall, Team Namibia's…

3 Aug 1PM 3 min

3 August - 5 pm news

The Geingob Presidential Centre's inaugural town hall takes place on Monday evening in Windhoek, Team Namibia's Commonwealth Games showing, SA-China energy talks, UK Channel crossings, and new Miss Namibia Charene Labuschagne on her plans for the year ahead.

3 Aug 11AM 5 min

3 August - 1 pm news

Windhoek launches a N$33.5m electrification drive, Namibia consults on a new Nuclear Bill, and AfriForum takes South Africa's Expropriation Act to court. And, Congo's Ebola outbreak now ranks as the world's second-largest, and two firefighters are killed in a helicopter collision battling the Athens wildfire.

3 Aug 7AM 3 min

3 August-9am news

# University of Namibia's Katima Mulilo Campus Welcomes Denga Ndaitwah's Boy Child Initiative... # Lechem Foundation Seeks Community Support ... # South Africa's Final Voter Registration Draws Strong Response ...PLUS # China Supports DRC's Ebola Response

3 Aug 2AM 4 min

3 August-7am news

# Fuel Prices Increase by N$2 Per Litre.... # Public Input Sought on Green Investment Plan.... # South Africa's Ramaphosa Says PIC Challenges Under Control ..... # Uganda Unveils Statue Honouring Israeli Soldier ......PLUS # US and Iran Avoid Further Strikes After Trump Announcement

3 Aug 12AM 3 min

3 August-8am news

# Green Industrialisation Plan Heads for Public Review.... # August Fuel Hike Takes Effect This Week.... # South Africa Police Investigate R28 Million Cocaine Seizure ..... #DRC Ebola Outbreak Declared Country's Largest ......PLUS # Japan Moves to Support Yen Stability…

3 Aug 12AM 3 min

1 August - Week in Review

Namibia investigates a controversial AI crop-monitoring deal, joins the world's top 50 nations for instant payments, and lands major Japanese investment in rare earths. Plus, Ebola surges in the DRC, US-Iran talks continue amid Middle East tensions, and Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan emerges as the early UN Secretary-General frontrunner.

1 Aug 2AM 5 min

31 July - Top Stories

Windhoek prepares to launch an annual town hall honouring the late President Hage Geingob, as 6th Grain defends its AI crop-monitoring tech amid a government probe. Plus, South Africa's population climbs past 63.5-million, and Pakistan says US-Iran talks continue despite escalating Middle East tensions.

31 Jul 1PM 3 min

31 July - 5 pm news

Namibia's oil and gas sector eyes major investment by 2028, while O&L's CEO says business culture matters as much as qualifications. Plus, Ebola surges in the DRC, South Africa addresses "white genocide" visa claims, and FIFA clashes with UEFA over a private investment plan.

31 Jul 11AM 3 min

31 July - 1 pm news

6th Grain breaks down its AI crop-monitoring tech amid a government investigation; SA gears up to host the SADC summit. And Hamas agrees to a disarmament deal as Gaza's ceasefire hangs in the balance.

31 Jul 7AM 3 min