SPECIAL COMMENTARY: TRUMP’S TARIFFS – WHAT THEY MEAN FOR SOUTH AFRICA, AND WHY NAMIBIA CAN’T AFFORD TO LOOK AWAY

SPECIAL COMMENTARY: TRUMP’S TARIFFS – WHAT THEY MEAN FOR SOUTH AFRICA, AND WHY NAMIBIA CAN’T AFFORD TO LOOK AWAY On the 2nd of April 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump introduced a 10% blanket tariff on all imports into the U.S., a significant escalation in global trade tensions. South Africa faced a particularly harsh 30% surcharge […]

NAMIBIA LEADS SOUTHERN AFRICA IN FIGHT AGAINST WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING

Namibia, through an operation dubbed Saving Wildlife through Multilateral Cooperation in Africa (SAMA), has seen 17 cases leading to the interception of 34 illegal shipments of wildlife within Southern Africa. According to the Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices Head for East and Southern Africa (ESA), Sitheni Ncube, operation SAMA took place between 1 January 2024 and […]