Russia’s military death toll in Ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark – the BBC can confirm. In the second 12 months on the front line – as Moscow pushed its so-called meat grinder strategy – we found the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year. BBC Russian, independent media group...
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Twenty COVID-19 confirmed cases reported at Rehoboth
WINDHOEK: The Ministry of Health and Social Services, has announced 20 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Rehoboth in the Hardap Region, with the majority of the cases stemming from Dr. Lemmer High School and one from St. Joseph’s Primary School. In an interview with Nampa on Friday, Acting Director for Health in the region, Benville...
Rodrigo, Eilish and Dua Lipa first confirmed performers for 2024 Grammys
The annual music ceremony returns to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on 4 February, and the three nominees are set to take to the stage on the night. Olivia Rodrigo (20) received six nominations for album of the year (‘Guts’), record of the year (‘Vampire’), song of the year (‘Vampire’), best pop vocal album (‘Guts’), best...
‘Tax-dodging’ Chinese firm confirmed as N$343m tender winner
The Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises’ review panel has supported the decision of the Roads Authority (RA) to award a Chinese company accused of avoiding to pay tax a N$343-million roads tender. The panel on 28 August said the tender will go to Zhong Mei Engineering Group as decided by the RA. This is...
Fresh facts emerge on NNPCL operations, record profit claim confirmed
Fresh facts emerging from the operations of the NNPC Ltd. have provided new insight into the activities of the company, affirming that the firm actually made a whopping profit of N674.1 billion in 2021. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new facts appear to contradict some views by notable individuals and institutions...
Regular school day confirmed for Windhoek schools
The Director of Education, Paulus Nghikembwa, has announced that Tuesday will be a regular school day for schools in Windhoek. The decision comes after the ministry’s initial announcement of the closure of Windhoek schools on Tuesday due to a scheduled water supply shutdown by NamWater from 08h00 to 20h00. Nampa quotes Nghikembwa as saying, the...