Oil and gas exploration company ReconAfrica has so far drilled and installed 36 solar-powered water wells in the Kavango East and Kavango West regions at the tune of N$21 million. This includes 10 additional community water wells handed over on Saturday, with both regions receiving five additional boreholes each. During the handover at Tjeya village,...
The two remaining suspects in the Zambezi Regional Council corruption case involving more than N$4.6 million made a brief court appearance in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate Court this morning. The two are Deputy Director for Administration Abraham Shikoyeni, 48, who was arrested in Windhoek on Monday, and Chief Accountant Nimrod Nehemia Lichela, arrested at Katima...
The LA28 Organising Committee’s proposal will next go to the IOC’s Olympic Programme Commission, which will then issue a recommendation to the IOC Executive Board. If accepted, it will then be presented to the IOC Session for approval. Five sports have been proposed by the LA28 Organising Committee for inclusion at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles...
The City of Cape Town says additional staff have been deployed to assist with the high electricity call volumes following heavy downpours that led to severe flooding across the Western Cape. The storm caused damage to properties, and road closures, and several people have been reportedly missing. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Beverley van Reenen,...
More women have come forward with claims of rape and sexual assault by comedian and actor Russel Brand. The Times Newspaper, which first reported the story, says it’s working to verify new allegations. Dr. Charlotte Proudman is the director of the gender equality campaign organisation Right To Equality – she is not surprised that the...
New generative AI-powered assistant helps improve collaboration and productivity SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) announced that Zoom AI Companion (formerly Zoom IQ), the company’s generative AI digital assistant, is now included at no additional cost for customers with the paid services in their Zoom...
Affirmative Repositioning movement leader Job Amupanda wants to use text messages sent to him by one of deputy minister of finance and public enterprises Maureen Hinda-Mbuende’s witnesses in a defamation of character case in which he is being sued for N$1 million. The lawsuit came after Amupanda posted a picture of a woman on his...
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has dismissed reports insinuating that the institution had made additional increase in school fees on the one it made in July. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, Head, Communication Unit of the institution, issued to newsmen on Friday night in Lagos. According to her, the information...
Chief of the Air Staff, AVM Hasan Abubakar, says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expecting 51 additional platforms to boost counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in the country. Abubakar made this known while addressing officers and men during his maiden operational tour of NAF units in Makurdi, Benue. This is contained in a statement by...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says the commission is yet to get additional approval for the inbound movement of pilgrims to Nigeria through King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The NAHCON’s Commissioner of Operations, Alhaji Abdullahi Hardawa, made this known at a news conference on Saturday in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi...