# UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on artificial intelligence companies to disclose their growing environmental footprint and commit to powering every data centre with renewable energy by 2030. Guterres said at the London Climate Action Week if AI was going to help build a better future, it must be honest about what it costs the […]
# The Muslim Judicial Council has proposed a three-pronged national framework to address migration in South Africa. The council calls for a humane and sustainable approach. Its proposal emphasises adherence to the rule of law, protection of migrants’ human rights and dignity, and comprehensive interventions to address governance and socio-economic challenges driving tensions. The council’s […]
# Die Namibiese Kommunikasie-reguleringsowerheid het ‘n appèl-aansoek van Starlink van Elon Musk van die hand gewys nadat sy lisensie‑aansoeke vroeër afgekeur is. Die aansoek om vaste satellietdienste te lewer is in Maart verwerp omdat dit nie aan plaaslike eienaarskapsvereistes voldoen nie. Namibiese wetgewing verbied telekommunikasielisensiehouers om deur buitelanders beheer te word, en beperk buitelandse eienaarskap […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile het die sterk politieke vertroue en solidariteit van die verlede herbevestig wat steeds die verhouding tussen Suid-Afrika en China rugsteun, binne die raamwerk van omvattende strategiese samewerking. Hy het vandag ‘n bilaterale gesprek met China se visepresident, Han Zheng, gehad as deel van sy werksbesoek aan die land. Mashatile sê Suid-Afrika […]
# A non-profit company, Missing in Southern Africa, launched a regional initiative to strengthen cooperation in tracing missing persons and supporting affected families across Southern Africa. Founded by missing persons activist Wendy Pascoe, the organisation says it will focus on South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia. Pascoe says the initiative aims to improve cross-border information […]
# Namibia’s Communications Regulatory Authority has dismissed an appeal by trillionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink against the rejection of its license applications. The application to provide fixed satellite services was rejected in March for failing to comply with local ownership rules. Namibian law bars telecommunications licensees from being controlled by foreign individuals or companies, limiting ownership to 49-percent, […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has reaffirmed the strong political trust and historic solidarity that continues to underpin South Africa-China relations, within the framework of all-round strategic cooperation. He had a bilateral meeting with China’s vice president Han Zheng today as part of his working visit to the country. Mashatile says South Africa is committed […]
# Die voormalige voorsitter van die Amerikaanse Federale Reserwe, Alan Greenspan, is op 100-jarige leeftyd dood. Sy vrou van 29 jaar, Andrea Mitchell, sê hy het tuis gesterf weens komplikasies van Parkinson-siekte. Greenspan het een van die invloedrykste ekonomiese beleidmakers van sy tyd geword nadat president Ronald Reagan hom in 1987 aangestel het. Hy het […]
# The longtime chairperson of the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, has died at the age of 100. His wife of 29 years, Andrea Mitchell, says he died at their home from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Greenspan became one of the most influential economic policymakers of his era after being appointed chairperson by president Ronald […]
