Profiles
It was a comment which must have hurt Humza Yousaf and one which could come to define his time in Bute House. As speculation about the then first minister’s future reached a peak last week, his former boss and mentor,…
BBC
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Iranian president killed in helicopter crash was a hardliner who led country’s return to sterner stance Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian president who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was a hardliner who had been instrumental in the last few…
The Guardian
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Swift pursuit of arrest warrants against war leaders in Ukraine and now Gaza is a bold show of legal rule without fear or favour The international criminal court’s Karim Khan has quickly made a reputation for himself as a formidable…
The Guardian
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The veteran politician shot and wounded on Wednesday, is a fan of Viktor Orbán and has embraced ever more extreme positions to retain power Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, who was shot and wounded on Wednesday, is a burly…
The Guardian
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Cohen was Trump’s trusted adviser but the relationship soured after Trump won in 2016 and didn’t offer Cohen a role Michael Cohen is Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer who was for more than a decade his Mr Fix-It, but is…
The Guardian
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Zahedi was a commander of al-Quds force and the most senior Iranian military official to be killed since the assassination of Qassem Suleimani Israeli strikes on Iran’s consulate in Syria have left at least 11 people dead – among them…
The Guardian
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In getting a grand jury to charge Trump over his hush money payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016, the Democrat has carved himself a place in history Alvin Bragg’s official biography describes him as a “son of Harlem” who became…
The Guardian
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Immanuelanti-corruption Commission (ACC) director general Paulus Noa pleaded to be reappointed for five more years, claiming his departure could affect ongoing high-profile corruption cases. Experts and politicians, however, rubbished this claim. Noa motivated his plea in a letter seen by…
Tileni Mongudhi
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Laban Kandume, the businessman who was involved in government contracts worth around N$700 million, has over the years developed a reputation of being close to government officials who are supposed to supervise his work. Government contracts have powered the rise…
Timo Shihepo
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In 1996 Sacky Shanghala was muscling his way into student politics at the University of Namibia (Unam). He joined a commission looking into an embezzlement scandal which the student representative council (SRC) was allegedly involved in. The commission never found…
Tileni Mongudhi
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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah spent her 21st birthday in prison. Her crime was protesting a spate of arrests of Swapo leaders. From August to December 1973, she and her comrades were imprisoned.When they were released, many were sentenced to public flogging. She…
Tileni Mongudhi
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For years, suspended Fishcor boss Mike Nghipunya has earned the reputation of being a jack of all trades – a chief executive, economist, actor, and fashion designer. Now he is a corruption accused. According to people who know him, Nghipunya…
Timo Shihepo
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PRIME minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has told close confidants she wants to challenge for the Swapo vice president position – taking her one step closer to the Presidency. This comes after former president Sam Nujoma (93) in March called for the…
Sonja Smith
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James Hatuikulipi, the man accused of masterminding Namibia’s biggest fishing corruption scandal, had the world at his feet, earning a total package of around N$30 million a year from his daily investment job. His net worth was estimated to be…
Shinovene Immanuel
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There can be no argument: Sisa Namandje has climbed a greasy pole to get where he is today. He was the oldest of 12 children born to a poor, rural family at Onyaanya in the Oshikoto region on 15 December…
Shinovene Immanuel
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New finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi has developed a reputation of shunning the perks of power and being a competent technocrat. An advocate of doing more with less, Shiimi rejected a new Mercedes-Benz and claiming travel allowances when he was governor…
Tileni Mongudhi
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