15 April - 1 pm news

BIPA extends its penalty waiver to help businesses, while flood warnings escalate in the Zambezi Region. An American pastor is rescued in Gqeberha, and French prisons come under attack amid rising unrest.

#NamWater's N$2.4 Billion Debt Puts Water Supply at Risk.... #Otjikoto Mine Output to Dip as Open Pit Nears Closure.... #FNB Insurance Namibia Launches Free Ride Voucher Program..... #U.S. Condemns RSF Attacks on Civilians in Sudan ......PLUS #KFC faces a surge of protests in cities across Pakistan

#FNB Insurance Namibia Partners with Lefa for Free Ride Vouchers.... #NamWater Struggles with Rising Debt Threatening Water Supply.... #B2Gold Forecasts Otjikoto Mine Output Drop by Later this year ..... #France Expels Algerian Diplomats Amid Growing Tensions ......PLUS #Pro-Palestinian Columbia student arrested at US citizenship interview

The Bank of Namibia's repo rate decision is coming up, and the MVA Fund urges road safety ahead of Easter. Also, South Africa’s Health Minister calls for local health system investment, and France reacts to US trade tariffs.

The government backs a new cybersecurity unit, the MVA Fund issues a road safety appeal, and South Africa’s health minister urges African leaders to ditch overseas medical trips. Also in today’s bulletin: Dead fish worry coastal residents, and France blames the US for a cyclone in world trade.