25 November - 5 pm news

#Economist Highlights Politics-Policy Link Amid Election Uncertainty.... #Election Process Begins On Time, Despite Ballot Shortages, Says Observer.... #South Africa's Education Minister Prioritizes Food Safety at NSC Exam Marking Centres ..... #Mali's Tinzaouaten Residents Flee to Algeria ......PLUS #Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Offers Hope for Lasting Peace

#International Observer Reports Timely Election Start Despite Ballot Shortages.... #Economist Rowland Brown Weighs in on Election Day Implications.... #South Africa to Deregister Over 500,000 Non-Compliant Companies. #Rising Drug Costs Deepen Nigeria's Malaria Crisis ......PLUS #Amnesty International Accuses Angolan Police of Killing 17 Protesters

#Ballot Paper Shortages Spark Outrage Amid High Voter Turnout .... #Jauch Urges Namibians to Review Manifestos Before Voting.... #GOOD Party Warns of Environmental Crisis Over Cape Town Wastewater Permits ......PLUS #Trump Team Reports Threats Against Campaign Nominees

#Jauch Urges Namibians to Review Manifestos Before Voting.... #Omaruru's CEO castst vote in Okahandja.... #South Africa's AfriForum Criticizes Employment Equity Acts at UN Forum ..... #Standard Chartered Weighs Divestment in Africa Amid Strategic Shift ......PLUS #ICC seeks arrest warrant for head of Myanmar military regime

#Labour Analyst Urges Voters to Scrutinize Party Manifestos.... #Queues observed across Swakopmund polling stations.... #South Africa's Road Accident Fund Prevents R65 Million in Fraudulent Claims ..... #Burundian Rebel Group Claims Attack on Soldiers in DRC ......PLUS #UK Welcomes “Overdue” Lebanon Ceasefire