The Speaker of Zimbabwe's National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, has acknowledged the contributions of his Namibian counterpart during a valedictory ceremony held at the 56th Plenary Assembly of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) in Livingstone, Zambia.
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.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the death of former Minister Tito Mboweni, who passed away at 65 after a short illness.
Mboweni, South Africa's first Minister of Labour from 1994 to 1999 and later Governor of the Reserve Bank, served as Finance Minister from 2018 to 2021.
Participants at the recently concluded 7th African Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, emphasized the importance of intra-African trade for the continent.
UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Christian Shingiro, says that the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement opens significant opportunities for Namibian products, especially for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), through reduced or zero tariffs.
A former American teacher, Brian Stupek, has taken it upon himself to embark on a 10,880-kilometre walk across the African continent to spread awareness about sound mental health.
Stupek's initiative Walking Africa started in Cape Town on 26 June 2024 and is expected to end in Tunisia, northern Africa.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by the agency since its inception in 2017.
Parliamentary leaders in Southern Africa are meeting in Windhoek to address pressing issues related to climate resilience, ecosystem conservation, and sustainable development.
Parliamentary leaders are promoting collaborative efforts and informed legislative action to tackle climate change effects.
Following the conclusion of official talks between Namibia and Botswana, a joint communiqué was issued.
The communiqué, among others, resolved that the second session of the Namibia-Botswana Binational Commission be held in Windhoek at the end of August.
Dr. Natalia Kanem, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has recognised the transformative impact of women in leadership roles.
