Namibia's renowned diplomat Bience Gawa!nas has earned a nomination at the 2025 Grow, Unite, Build, Africa (GUBA) Awards. 

The GUBA Awards seeks to reward the innovation of African individuals and organisations in the diaspora and Africa working towards the advancement of the community.

President Nangolo Mbumba has expressed his condolences to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the people of South Africa following the death of Tito Mboweni.

Mboweni, South Africa's first black Reserve Bank Governor post-1994, passed away on Saturday after a brief illness.