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Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah faces criticism for delaying new governor appointments. Seven regional governors from the previous government received term extensions twice. Their original terms ended March 21 but continued until June 20. Officials extended the deadline again to June...

Police arrested five workers on June 16 after finding them with stolen drought relief supplies. Officers discovered the men carrying six bags of rice and 13 boxes of canned fish. The workers had jobs at a military storage facility that handles emergency food for needy families. Regional police...

Moses Amweelo died Monday night at a Windhoek hospital after fighting cancer. The former works and transport minister was 73 years old. He was born on May 25, 1952 at Okatana village located within the Oshana region. Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa praised Amweelo as a dedicated party...

Health officials found another cholera case in Opuwo on Tuesday. A 13-year-old boy became sick with the disease. The child had no contact with other patients who caught cholera earlier. Ministry spokesperson Walters Kamaya shared details about the new case. The boy suffered from watery diarrhea...

Namibia has removed restrictions on maize seed purchases from South Africa. The agriculture ministry made the announcement effective immediately. Officials had stopped these imports after finding a plant disease called Goss' wilt. The bacterial infection damages corn crops and spreads easily...

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa landed at Maputo International Airport on Tuesday. He chairs the Southern African Development Community and came to attend Mozambique's independence anniversary. Mozambique Foreign Minister Maria Manuela Lucas welcomed him at the airport. Zimbabwe Ambassador...

Zimbabwe's top soccer league resumes action Saturday with a major showdown between title holders Simba Bhora and FC Platinum. The match takes place at Mandava Stadium in Zvishavane. Simba Bhora leads the standings with 35 points after the first half of the season. MWOS sits just one point behind...

The Seventh-day Adventist Church will open Great Height University next January. The new campus sits on land near Chegutu. Construction workers have made fast progress on buildings and facilities. Students will attend classes at the second SDA university that Zimbabwe has ever seen. Solusi...

Mthulisi Moyo performs comedy under the stage name Mahlalela across Zimbabwe. The 43-year-old entertainer from Bulawayo has gained more than 500,000 followers on social media platforms. He started developing his comedy skills at Sigola Primary School many years ago. His success comes from...

A judge in Harare will decide whether two men accused of rape can go free. Thabo Blessing Dube and Martin Charlie face charges of attacking socialite Ashley Masendeke. Defense lawyers Shepherd Makonde and George Manokore asked the court to dismiss the case. They claim the prosecution has weak...

Congress may cancel its July 4th break to finish the 2026 budget bill. President Trump wants senators to remain at work until they complete the measure. He told lawmakers not to leave for vacation before passing the legislation. Trump made these comments before flying to NATO meetings. House...

A Washington man accused of helping a bomber died Tuesday at a federal jail in Los Angeles. Daniel Jongyon Park was 32 years old and came from Kent, Washington. Guards found him unconscious in his cell around 7:30 a.m. Staff tried to save his life but could not help him. Doctors declared him...

Border agents stopped a major drug shipment headed to Maryland earlier this month. Officers found 695 pounds of a powerful hallucinogen called dimethyltryptamine. The illegal drugs came from Mexico and would have reached Harford County. Authorities discovered the substances during routine cargo...

Prosecutors finished presenting evidence against music mogul Sean Combs on Tuesday afternoon. The government concluded its case after calling 34 witnesses over nearly a month of testimony. Federal agents wrapped up their final cross-examination around 1:30 p.m. at the Manhattan courthouse. Combs...

Christopher Landau will represent America at the Organization of American States meeting starting Wednesday. The deputy secretary of state travels to St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda for the three-day conference. American University of Antigua hosts the annual gathering of Western Hemisphere...

An investment company from Argentina bought most of Flybondi airline after the carrier faced serious money problems. Leonardo Scatturice leads COC Global Enterprise and completed the deal for the budget airline. Flybondi became Argentina's first low-cost carrier but struggled to pay its bills...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before House lawmakers Tuesday to discuss the central bank's latest interest rate decision. The Fed kept rates unchanged for the fourth consecutive meeting despite pressure from President Trump. Powell plans to testify before the Senate Banking...

California Representative Robert Garcia won the race to lead House Democrats on the Oversight Committee. Garcia defeated Massachusetts Representative Stephen Lynch during Tuesday voting. The California Democrat earned 150 votes compared to Lynch's 63 votes. Politico reported the results from the...

A federal judge decided Anthropic did not break copyright laws when the company used millions of books to teach its artificial intelligence system. Judge William Alsup said Monday that training the AI counted as fair use under the law. The ruling helps Anthropic defend against claims from...

Thailand shut down most border crossings with Cambodia after diplomatic relations hit their lowest point in years. Thai military forces blocked nearly all vehicles and people from crossing between the two countries on Monday. The closures affect seven Thai provinces and stop international...