Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Elected First Ever Namibian Female President
Namibia has elected its first ever female representative declaring Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party as President in an undisputed victory.
The 72-year-old Nandi-Ndaitwah took just over half of the ballots cast followed by the candidate for the main opposition Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) with 25.5 percent, the election authority announced.
Nandi becomes the first woman to rule the mineral-rich southern African country that has been governed by the South West Africa People's Organisation...
We Still Have a Long Way to Be Back at Our Best- Pep Guardiola
Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola has said that his team still has a long way to get back to its best form as long as some of its key players are still injured.
Guardiola made these remarks while addressing the press in Manchester on Tuesday, November 3, 2024, in an exclusive interview with a sports journalist about his future at Manchester City after his team lost to Liverpool 2-0 in the weekend clash.
“We will be back when all the players...
Researchers Discover Asthma Treatment after 50 Years
The research team at King's College London has said that they have found the first new treatment for asthma attacks after 50 years.
Benralizumab is the medication that has been discovered; research shows that 2 million people in the UK have been cured.
Researchers said that Benralizumab is already used in the most severe cases, but the latest research suggests it could be used routinely for around two million attacks in the UK each year for a patient to be cured.
The...
Bobi Wine, Rubongoya Represent Africa at Latin America Gay Rights Promoters’ Event
The president of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, and the party’s Secretary General, David Lewis Rubongoya, are among the five people from the African continent who have attended a gay rights promotion event in Santiago, Chile, running from November 26-28, 2024.
The workshop, which was organized by the Latin America Liberal Network-RELIAL (Spanish: Red Liberal de América Latina), aimed at bringing together political parties, think tanks, and civil society organizations committed to the principle...
CDF Meets Japan’s Chief of Staff to Strengthen Uganda-Japan Military Ties
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has met with Gen Yoshihide Yoshida, the Chief of Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Force, at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Ichigaya, Tokyo, to enhance military cooperation between the two states.
The two Generals held discussions on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, focusing on enhancing military collaboration between Uganda and Japan, building on previous meetings that included a session with Fujii Hisayuki, Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, that was held on...
Pope Francis Simplifies Funeral Rites, Plans Burial at Santa Maria Maggiore
Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites to be observed upon his passing, opting for a simpler ceremony that calls attention to his role as a bishop rather than a figure of worldly power.
In a statement released by the Vatican, the updated liturgical guidelines, approved by the Pope on April 29, were published in the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano on Wednesday November 20, 2024.
“Pope Francis as he approaches his 88th birthday this December has continued to engage actively with...
