Staff Reporter THE Livestock Producers Organisation has slammed the new export conditions for the movement of animals from Namibia to South Africa, stating that it has brought about more red tape to their businesses and that it was introduced without consultation with Namibian farmers. The new rules prohibit the mixing of Namibian livestock in feedlots...
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South Africa asserted dominance in the Zone 6 Beach Volleyball first leg, with both their men’s and women’s teams emerging victorious in the Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) Zone 6 Beach Volleyball Tours held at the DTS Sport grounds in Windhoek, the capital city. In the men’s matches, the South African team, comprising Danilo and...
Staff Reporter SOUTHERN Namibia experienced a dynamic week of weather, with heavy rainstorms in the //Kharas and Hardap regions earlier this week, and strong hailstorms in some areas later in the week. The South’s eventful week can be seen in various photos and videos shared on social media. The most recent striking photos show the...
Many migrants risk all to reach South Africa, making a notoriously dangerous journey across the border from Zimbabwe. Having fled poverty and desperation elsewhere in Africa they feel they have no choice. But as elections approach, xenophobic sentiment is on the rise and South Africa’s government is under pressure to tighten the border. The men...
South Africa’s Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has handed herself over to police a day after she resigned over corruption allegations. Ms Mapisa-Nqakula arrived at a police station in Centurion, 40km (24 miles) from Johannesburg on Thursday. She is due to make her first court appearance at Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on charges of corruption. The...
THE corruption-charged Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned from the South African parliament. The former National Assembly speaker is set to face charges of 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering involving R4,5 million dating back to when she was South Africa’s defence minister. “Today, 3 April, I have submitted to the acting speaker of...
Reports indicate that South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe is in talks to join French company Vivendi SE’s Canal+ in a bid to take over South African broadcast giant Multichoice.Motsepe, who some refer to as South Africa’s richest man, is expected to help the French media conglomerate meet the country’s stringent black ownership requirements, according to...
South Africa is heading for a general election in late May, with some polls suggesting the governing African National Congress (ANC) could get less than 50% of the vote for the first time in 30 years. Mounting criticism of the party that led the fight against apartheid under the late Nelson Mandela has chipped away...
Media personality and renowned chef, Lorna Maseko, has opened up about her thrilling culinary adventure as she travels South Africa with 10 celebrity guides in ‘Homegrown Tastes South Africa’ Season 2. The second season of the BBC Lifestyle show is set to premiere on S3 (SABC 3) later this year. The news of the new...