The News Dive – 8 September 2025
According to News24 Namibian military and police weapons, including AK-47s and pistols, are being smuggled to Western Cape gangs, hidden among flower and fruit shipments. https://iono.fm/e/1594819
According to News24 Namibian military and police weapons, including AK-47s and pistols, are being smuggled to Western Cape gangs, hidden among flower and fruit shipments. https://iono.fm/e/1594819
Whether it is an escape from the 'doom and gloom' of the internet, a way to slow down, a way to make friends and foster human connection, or just a way to interact with something 'real' more and more young people are turning to so-called 'cosy hobbies', or the kinds of hobbies more traditionally associated with their grandparents than the more 'digitally-native' generations. https://iono.fm/e/1594224
A total of 706 human trafficking cases have been reported in Namibia this year alone. https://iono.fm/e/1594193
Companies are often told they need to do more to support employees who may be struggling with mental health issues, but do they really care? https://iono.fm/e/1593241
David asks how, when your entire purpose for being is to build and deliver houses, you can have a backlog of applicants all the way back to the year 2000? https://iono.fm/e/1592829
Find out more about the movie and what life has been like for Marelize since going viral when trying to learn to ride a bicycle. https://iono.fm/e/1591802
New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillips, along with his children – now aged 12, 10 and nine, has been living in the bush and evading capture for 4 years. https://iono.fm/e/1591787
With reports that there 200 more Namibians became millionaires between 2024 and 2025, David takes a deeper dive into how many USD millionaires and USD Centi-millionaires there are in the country. https://iono.fm/e/1591282
With South Africa's RISE Mzansi, GOOD and BOSA talking about forming a 'bloc' David explores whether or not this is something that could work. https://iono.fm/e/1590784