Malawi Wire

A 38-year-old undocumented man will appear in court this week for the alleged possession of 14 hand grenades.

The man was arrested on Saturday after a police officer received information about a man who was in possession of explosives in Extension 6, Khuma Location near Stilfontein.

“Upon following up, the officer found the suspect at corner of Marumole and Lekoma Street, and searched him. Fourteen hand grenades (Mk2) were found in his possession.

“As a result, the suspect was immediately arrested for unlawfully being in Possession of Explosives, thus contravening Section 128 of the Explosives Act, 1956 (Act No. 26 of 1956).

“Furthermore, it was established that the suspect is an undocumented person and will be processed in terms of Section 49(1)(b) of the Immigration Act, 2013 (Act No. 13 of 2002),” the Office of the Provincial Commissioner North West said on Sunday.

The suspect will appear before the Stilfontein Magistrates’ Court on Monday. The matter will be investigated by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), also known as the Hawks.

Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, congratulated the member for his speedy reaction and bravery as it averted a tragedy.

He also thanked the community for being the ears and eyes of the police.

Source: South African Government News Agency

Prime Minister, Saara Kuugongwela-Amadhila, on Sunday afternoon survived a road accident involving three vehicles on the B1 road outside Otjiwarongo.

The premier’s official luxury black Toyota Land Cruiser V8 Sport Utility Vehicle allegedly rolled twice before coming to halt at approximately 170 metres from where a side-swipe collision had occurred.

Namibian Police Force’s Otjozondjupa Regional Commander, Commissioner Heinrich Tjiveze in an interview with Nampa at the accident scene confirmed the collision saying the accident occurred at about 15 kilometres south of Otjiwarongo on the B1 road, without providing further details.

However, two police officers who arrived on the scene earlier told this news agency on condition of anonymity that the prime minister was taken to Windhoek in a stable condition.

It is alleged that her official vehicle bumped into the rear right side of a 16-seater bus which was transporting four officials of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).

The ECN officials, including the 44-year-old male driver, also survived the accident.

The prime minister’s motorcade was travelling from the direction of Otjiwarongo towards Okahandja, while the other two vehicles which were headed in the opposite.

The constable police officers further stated that a third vehicle which was involved was being operated by tourists and they also survived the accident.

Police investigations in the matter continue.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

A 47-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a hunting rifle at a game farm in the Otavi district on Saturday morning.

Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Unit Commander for Community Affairs in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha in an interview with Nampa on Sunday said the deceased was identified by his relatives on Saturday as David Tuutaleni Ndeyamo Nanjemba, who was employed at the game farm.

“Nanjemba allegedly committed suicide shortly after a telephone conversation with his employer, and he had allegedly revealed his plan of killing himself to his employer in that conversation,” Mbeha said.

No suicide note was found, Mbeha said.

In a separate but similar incident, Mbeha confirmed that the lifeless body of a woman found hanging on a tree in Camp Five bushes at Otjiwarongo on Friday afternoon was on Saturday identified by close relatives as that of 48-year-old Felesmine Tamukondjo Johannes.

“Her body was found by a cattle herder on Friday at 14h10 while it was still hanging from a tree with a rope intact around the neck,” she said.

No foul play is suspected in both incidents and police investigations continue.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on the Sudanese waring parties to come to the peace alternative by taking lessons from Ethiopia’s peace agreement.

PM Abiy disclosed this today in a message he delivered at an event organized to honor those who have contributed to the Pretoria Peace agreement under the theme: “Enough with War, Let us Sustain Peace!”

The premier said that Ethiopia’s peace agreement signed in South Africa, Pretoria is a lesson to the neighboring countries and all other African countries.

Peace doesn’t need excuses, Abiy said, stressing the need to give utmost priority to peace.

He called on Sudanese rivals to resolve their current conflicts through dialogue, drawing lessons from Ethiopia’s peace agreement.

Ethiopia has been preparing to deliver humanitarian aid to Sudan to express its solidarity to the people of Sudan, Abiy disclosed.

Accordingly, 50,000 quintals of wheat and medical supplies will be delivered to the people of Sudan.

Recall Ethiopia’s continued contribution to the peace in Africa by sending peacekeeping missions to several countries in the continent, Abiy said, adding we are ready to demonstrate our solidarity with the people of Sudan by sharing from what we have.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen had discussed with Naledi Pandor, International Relations and Cooperation Minister of South Africa about the implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister had a working lunch with Naledi Pandor, where they conversed about the implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement.

During the occasion, Demeke expressed his gratitude to the Government of South Africa for facilitating and supporting the Peace Agreement.

He said the Government of Ethiopia is committed to implementing the agreement and called on support from the international community for rehabilitation efforts.

The South African Foreign Minister said her country is proud to be a part of the Ethiopian peace process and expressed her country’s readiness to support the implementation of the Peace Agreement.

She said the maxim African Solutions to African Problems should go beyond solving conflicts and be implemented in reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts.

According to Pandor, South Africa is interested in assisting rehabilitation efforts, particularly in the education sector.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Angolan diplomat considered the mobilisation of financing for developing countries a big challenge for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The statement came from the charge d’affaires of the Permanent Mission of Angola to the United Nations in New York João Gimolieca, at the UN headquarters.

The diplomat, who was speaking at the Forum on Financing for Development, said that this challenge also has an impact on the implementation of Agenda 2063: The Africa we want.

“Now, we live in multiple and interconnected global crises and we must embrace change by taking immediate action to increase development cooperation and investments in the SDGs, reform the international financial architecture, strengthen cooperation on macroeconomic policies and implement actions to accelerate sustainable development in support of developing countries”, he pointed out.

According to João Gimolieca, Angola welcomes the efforts made by the UN Secretary General to fill the SDG funding gap and looks forward to further discussions on the proposal to stimulate the SDGs.

The aim, he said, is to address the high cost of debt and the rising risks of rising sovereign debt, to massively increase long-term financing for development and to expand contingency finance to countries in need.

For the diplomat, new and additional climate finance for developing countries is extremely important to help and support the implementation of policies for mitigation and adaptation to climate change and to improve access to this climate finance.

During his speech, he highlighted the urgent need for developed countries to provide the means of implementation necessary for developing countries to face climate change, including concessional financing, at least double the adaptation financing, as well as to finalise the operation of the damages and facilitate the full transfer of technology and technical assistance necessary for just transitions.

He highlighted that, despite the vigorous reforms implemented over the last five years by the Government, which created the necessary conditions for the sustainable development of the country, Angola has experienced successive periods of economic recession, to which are added the negative effects of the current health and geopolitical tensions, which resulted in the deterioration of indicators socioeconomic.

In view of this situation, he added, the Government of Angola was forced to review its development strategies, having defined three priority areas for the next 2023-2027 Development Plan, the first being the development of human capital, with the aim of increasing productivity.

Second, expansion and modernisation of infrastructure, to improve mobility, and third, diversification of the economy, with a focus on food security.

The Ambassador emphasized that funding in these three areas is crucial to achieving and fulfilling the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

In the opening session on Monday (17), the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, called on the group of the largest global economies, the G20, for a stimulus of at least 500 billion dollars a year so that the economies in development achieve global goals.

The four-day high-level meeting addressed threats to sustainable progress.

Source: Angola Press News Agency