WINDHOEK: International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Peya Mushelenga said Namibia is following developments in the Middle East with concern. In a statement Thursday, Mushelenga noted that the current developments risk escalating into a broader conflict in the Middle East region and beyond, ‘This is why Namibia calls for maximum restraint

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the inaugural Worker Share Ownership Conference to be held in Johannesburg on Tuesday. In a statement on Thursday, the Presidency said the conference will serve as a platform for ‘advocacy for Employee Share Ownership Plans’ (ESOPs). ‘ESOPs gained prominence in South Africa in

The Western Cape provincial government has announced that it has received 102 680 applications for Grade 1 and 8 for 2025. This is an increase of 5 936 on last year’s on-time window, during which applications for 96 744 Grade 1 and 8 learners were received. The admissions window closed

Botswana’s Minister of Transport and Public Works, Eric Molale says the country continues to experience trans-boundary crime such as illicit drug trafficking, human trafficking and wildlife crime on the Trans Kalahari Corridor (TKC). Molale was speaking during a cycling event for the TKC, in Lobatse, Botswana on Wednesday. The cycling

Volkswagen South Africa’s (VWSA) investment of R4 billion in their assembly plant in Kariega, in the Eastern Cape, has been welcomed by Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Ebrahim Patel. The investment will introduce a new SUV model built on the Polo platform. The move also positions the facility as the

The Electoral Commission (IEC) has issued certificates to the 14 889 candidates, who will contest 887 seats in the forthcoming elections. ‘Nominations of candidates closed on 8 March 2024 and following processes of verification and objections, 70 political parties, and 11 independent candidates were published as final contestants in these