15 April - 5 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.

GIPF announces a pension increase, Otjikoto Mine cuts jobs, Magashule’s trial begins, and the WFP sounds the alarm on Sudan’s worsening hunger crisis.