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Month: August 2023

General

The occupation shoots a Palestinian south of Hebron

Before noon on Wednesday, Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire on a Palestinian who was driving a car at Al-Harayek checkpoint, near the “Beit Hagai” settlement, south of Hebron, wounding him.The occupation army confirmed that its soldiers “neutral…

Sports

Seychelles has 8 gold medals after Day 4 of Indian Ocean Island Games

Team Seychelles won six gold medals on the fourth day of the Indian Ocean Island Games in Madagascar to bring the total to eight. The gold medals on Wednesday came from the swimming, weightlifting, and boxing events.Swimmer Simon Bachmann won his seco…

Technology

Maragua Schools Get Infrastructural Uplift

Maragua Member of Parliament Mary Wamaua has invested in a detailed infrastructural development for schools, aimed at safeguarding the well-being of students in the area. Speaking at Kahaini Primary School in Kamahuha Ward on Tuesday, when commissioni…

General

County Trains Supervisors To Oversee Farmers’ Registration Exercise

In a bid to ensure a successful second phase of farmers’ registration, the Department of Agriculture in Kiambu County has trained supervisors to oversee the county-wide digital registration of farmers, expected to start on September 1, 2023. The three…

General

Captain Jackson retires: Seychelles’ aviation legend celebrates 48 years as a pilot

A retiring Seychellois pilot, who has flown passengers safely across borders for over 40 years, shared that the most challenging moment of his career was missing out on family gatherings and events.Francois Jackson, who retired as a captain for the na…

General

Air Seychelles makes emergency landing in Jeddah

An Air Seychelles flight, which made an emergency landing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday night due to a technical malfunction, reached its destination in Tel Aviv on Tuesday afternoon.According to Air Seychelles approximately 4 to 5 hours into the…

General

Two die in government vehicle accident outside Tsumeb

Two people died in an accident involving a government vehicle about 10 kilometres outside Tsumeb towards Otavi on the B1 road on Wednesday.Namibian Police Force Otjozondjupa Regional Commander, Commissioner Heinrich Tjiveze, told Nampa the government …

General

Namibia shows strong commitment to health coverage: WHO Director-General

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus on Wednesday commended Namibia on its reduction of the prevalence of conditions such as Malaria, HIV/Aids and mother-to-child transmission of HIV.During a courtesy visit to State Hous…

General

Mining Expo kicks off in Windhoek

Vice President Nangolo Mbumba on Wednesday officially opened the 10th Mining Expo in Windhoek.Mbumba, delivering the official statement on behalf of President Hage Geingob, stressed that exploration and mining are the most significant contributors to …

Business Economy

PM Abiy Meets with Executives of Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Executives of the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) have held talks this afternoon, according to the Office of the Prime Minister.The premier and Executives of CETU have discussed about enhancing better work …