JUBA, Nov. 20 — At least 32 people were killed Sunday in deadly communal fighting along South Sudan’s border with the disputed Abyei Administrative Area, an official said. Arou Manyiel Arou, secretary general in the office of the administrator for the Abyei Administrative Area, said that the violence erupted early morning following a revenge attack...
Business Reporter “AS a company trying to develop the project, simply put, we want a clear directive on whether or not we can progress with the development of phosphate in Namibia. The three key ministries, fisheries, mines and environment have not come to a joint agreement on this,”. The above are the words of Mike...
MOGADISHU, Oct. 6 – More than 100 al-Shabab terrorists were killed in Wednesday’s deadly clashes between the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by regional Galmudug forces and the militants, a government official confirmed Thursday. Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Daud Aweis Jama told a media briefing in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that the...
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 5 — The East African Community (EAC) on Monday mourned more than 48 civilians killed in clashes in Goma town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following protests Wednesday last week. A statement issued by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s northern city of Arusha said the EAC secretary-general...
Trustco Group Holdings Limited, the owner of Trustco Bank Limited, has once again filed joint legal action in the High Court of Namibia, initiating an urgent application for interim relief against the Bank of Namibia (BoN). Remarkably, this marks the fifth legal dispute brought against BoN by various complainants in a short span. Adding an...
Fighting has continued to intensify in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region between local militias and the military. Activists and media outlets affiliated with the militias claim that they have gained control of parts of Bahir Dar but say there is a heavy military presence around the city’s airport and the state-run TV station. Flights to airports...
A mouth-watering start to the annual FNB Classic Clashes is anticipated at Keetmanshoop this weekend when the town’s arch-rivals open the series. In a crunch football match tomorrow, JA Nel take on Suiderlig inside the J Stephanus Stadium, while an equally epic rugby encounter is expected between Keetmanshoop Secondary School and PK de Villiers at...