Pope Francis returned home Sunday after spending more than five weeks in the hospital with breathing problems. Before leaving, he thanked everyone who wished him well. The tired-looking Pope sat in his wheelchair on a hospital balcony and waved gently to hundreds of people. The crowd chanted his name as they saw him for the first time since February 14.
Francis spoke weakly into a microphone, saying, "Thank you, everyone," and waved from his lap. He noticed someone special and said, "I can see that woman with yellow flowers, well done," which made the crowd laugh. He stayed on the balcony just two minutes before the hospital discharged him. He left by car with a plastic tube in his nose that gave him oxygen.
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James Sankwasa sees people moving from small towns to big cities as a major problem he must tackle as the new minister of urban and rural development. He believes making rural areas better places to live would reduce pressure on city land. Sankwasa brings over 30 years of political experience, having previously worked as deputy minister of works and transport for five years, ending in 2020. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah named him to this position Saturday alongside deputy minister Evelyn Nawases-Taeyele.
Sankwasa questioned how cities can provide enough land when rural residents constantly move to urban areas, searching for opportunities. He pointed out that rural development requires many different government departments working...
President Nandi-Ndaitwah asked everyone in Namibia to believe in her Cabinet team. She explained that picking ministers felt hard because many good people wanted these jobs. She told everyone about her 14 ministers at State House last Saturday, just one day after she became the fifth president of Namibia. Instead of keeping old ministers, she brought in mostly fresh faces who would work for the next five years.
She cut down the number of ministers from 21 to 14. She also reduced deputy ministers from 17 to only seven people. Lucia Witbooi became her vice president, Elijah Ngurare stepped in as prime minister, and she picked Natangwe Ithete as deputy prime minister. She named experienced diplomat Selma Ashipala-Musavyi to handle...
Lucia Witbooi asked all Namibians to come together behind President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah for a better future. She stepped up from her past job as deputy minister of home affairs to become vice president after serving in parliament since 2010. The ceremony happened Saturday at State House, where fourteen ministers and seven deputy ministers also took their oaths for the next four years. She thanked everyone for trusting her with this big job and promised to work hard.
She made it clear she wants unity saying we should work as one team and stand behind our president. Nandi-Ndaitwah gave her the task of helping people who face tough challenges, including those with disabilities, because their well-being matters greatly. Indileni Daniel...
Sanet Steenkamp has promised she'll work hard managing her big job running the education, innovation, youth, sport, arts, and culture ministry with deputy Dino Ballotti. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah named them both to these positions last Saturday. Steenkamp has been the executive director of education, arts, and culture since 2015. The president personally picked her as one of eight special appointees.
Her appointment papers included many tasks she had to finish. She admits the challenges ahead but believes strongly in her team. With help from her deputy minister, executive directors, and hardworking staff members, she feels ready to lead the newly combined ministry. She considers this responsibility extremely important and...
South African businessman Edwin Sodi walked free Thursday when the Randburg Magistrates Court removed his attempted murder case from the roll. The court dismissed charges against him that included attempted murder, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and pointing a firearm. These accusations stemmed from a 2022 incident in Bryanston involving his estranged wife, Nthateng Lerata.
Lerata claimed she and her male friend Faizal Motlekar faced a dangerous situation at the couple's Bryanston home. She alleged Sodi tried to shoot her but his gun jammed, then he reportedly hit Motlekar on the head with the weapon. After making over 20 court appearances during three years, Sodi expressed relief that the process had finally ended...
Zanu PF has always fought with itself. Each time these fights happen, they trick regular people into making their power grab seem like a good thing. The battle today between President Mnangagwa's friends and Vice President Chiwenga's team looks just like what happened when they kicked out Mugabe in 2017. Back then, they talked about fighting bad guys and helping citizens. This was just fancy talk to hide who would take over next.
Most Zimbabweans have learned their lesson. They remember joining huge street protests demanding Mugabe step down. War veterans, party bosses, and soldiers ran that show, claiming they wanted to stop corruption and push away the bad people around Mugabe. The catchy line about "targeting criminals around...
Comedian Mama Vee wants Holy Ten to pay up big time. The funny man, whose real name is Admire Mushambi, demands either a public take-back or $100,000 from Holy Ten. This comes after Holy Ten called Mama Vee a homosexual during a chat with DJ Ollah 7. Holy Ten claimed Mama Vee negatively affects young kids across Zimbabwe because of supposed gay tendencies.
Mama Vee sent legal papers saying Holy Ten repeatedly used the offensive term "ngochani" toward him. The first incident occurred on March 4, 2025, when Holy Ten posted a video on Instagram using this slur to refer to Mama Vee. Then, on March 18th, during the DJ Ollah 7 podcast, Holy Ten repeated these claims. He even bragged about greeting Mama Vee with this insult when they bumped...
Namibia just gained a new justice minister named Wise Immanuel, who plans to create better laws addressing the country's social and economic problems. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah selected Immanuel last Saturday afternoon. The president announced several Cabinet picks right after her inauguration as Namibia's fifth leader.
Immanuel, 43, believes his role represents simply his responsibility to serve. When he starts, he intends to examine the current situation at the ministry carefully. He wants to find problems, suggest fixes, and help pass useful laws everyone can understand. According to Immanuel, his job demands full-time dedication.
The minister admits he never expected this position because he focuses on living each day as it...
