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What we need to know about the 2019 elections
17 May 2024
THE tide of mis-/disinformation seen around the 2019 elections should be a lesson for us this time around. It already seems like there will be a repeat, or even worse, of the flood of politics-related mis-/disinformation on the elections information landscape of 2024. Namibia Fact Check monitored the 2019 elections for the types, actors, pathways […]
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A Trip to Namibia: We Are Amazed
17 May 2024
Africa is uninvestable There are a lot of stereotypes about Africa. Most people assume that every country in Africa is poor, dangerous, and with a terrible economy. Most investors – typically those who have never been to African countries nor met with African companies – would say that Africa is uninvestable, is in constant political […]
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President Nangolo Mbumba addresses the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam
17 May 2024
14 May 2024 I feel honoured to have been invited to address this esteemed audience at the World Hydrogen Forum. Let me take this opportunity to express to the Dutch government my sincere appreciation of the warm hospitality accorded to the Namibian delegation since our arrival here on Saturday. Namibia and the Kingdom of The […]
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NIP finalises collective wage agreement
17 May 2024
The Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) and Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) have signed a collective wage agreement for the 2024/25 financial year. The agreement was finalised at Napwu’s head office in Windhoek on Thursday. The NIP says the agreement signifies the institute’s ongoing commitment to fostering a positive and collaborative relationship with its employees, […]
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‘We deserve love and protection’
17 May 2024
Reflecting on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), transgender woman Deyonce !Naris says it is important that the government and, society at large, recognise members of her community as human beings deserving of protection like any other citizen. IDAHOBIT, observed annually on 17 May, seeks to organise global events that bring attention to […]
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Depleted Kudus host log leaders Unam
17 May 2024
A severely depleted FNB Kudus host FNB Unam in a Windhoek Lager Premier League top of the log clash at Walvis Bay tomorrow afternoon. Unam are the only unbeaten team left in the league and lead the log on 26 points from five matches, while Kudus are close on their heels, on 24 points, after […]
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Eagles aim to soar in the Windies
17 May 2024
The national cricket team, the Richelieu Eagles fly off today to embark on their third successive T20 World Cup in the West Indies. After years of underperfoming on the international stage, Namibia’s T20 World Cup debut in the UAE in 2021 heralded in a new era of success, as they reached the Super 12s knockout […]
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A US Trustee wants troubled fintech Synapse to be liquidated via Chapter 7 bankruptcy, cites ‘gross mismanagement’
17 May 2024
The prospects for troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse have gone from bad to worse this week after a United States Trustee filed an emergency motion on Wednesday. The trustee is asking to convert the company’s debt reorganization Chapter 11 bankruptcy into a liquidation Chapter 7, according to court documents. The trustee wrote that the need for […]
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Seraphim’s latest space accelerator welcomes nine companies
17 May 2024
U.K.-based Seraphim Space is spinning up its 13th accelerator program, with nine participating companies working on a range of tech from propulsion to in-space manufacturing and space situational awareness. The intense 12-week program is designed to get seed and Series A companies “investment ready,” the firm says, by providing specialist mentorship, networking opportunities and intensive […]
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OpenAI inks deal to train AI on Reddit data
17 May 2024
OpenAI has reached a deal with Reddit to use the social news site’s data for training AI models. In a blog post on OpenAI’s press relations site, the company said that the Reddit partnership will provide it access to “real-time, structured and unique content” — e.g. posts and replies — from Reddit, allowing its tools […]
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X pushes more users to Communities
16 May 2024
X users will now be able to discover posts from new Communities that are trending directly from an Explore tab within the section.
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Oleksandr Usyk: looking for heavyweight legacy on the Fury road
16 May 2024
Oleksandr Usyk may be the reigning WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight world champion but to many the Ukrainian is the underdog going into Saturday’s long-awaited unifying title fight with Tyson Fury in Riyadh. Size matters, it seems, with southpaw Usyk conceding 15 centimetres (6 inches) in height to the 2.06 metre (6 foot 9 inch) Fury, […]
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Tyson Fury: the ‘Gypsy King’ of the ring riddled with contradictions
16 May 2024
While the rest of the boxing world is drooling in anticipation of a genuine heavyweight world title fight that will unify the division for the first time in over 20 years, Tyson Fury insists Saturday’s match-up with Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh is all about the money. “The truth is it’s exciting to me and attractive […]
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Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover: Midlife crisis or carefully crafted rebrand?
16 May 2024
For Mark Zuckerberg’s 40th birthday, his wife got him a photoshoot. Zuckerberg gives the camera a sly smile as he sits amid a carefully crafted re-creation of his childhood bedroom. It’s appropriately childish — a lava lamp, a participation trophy, a white stuffed dog — yet the surroundings foreshadow the culture-shifting, technological force Zuckerberg would […]
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‘Fighter’ Alaphilippe back winning in Giro 12th stage, Pogacar holds lead
16 May 2024
Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe got back winning after an injury-plagued two years with a commanding victory in the 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday. The 31-year-old former double world champion crossed the line alone after a 126km breakaway, as Slovenian Tadej Pogacar kept the race leader’s pink jersey. Alaphilippe shook off Italian breakaway companion […]
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