25 March-8am news

Crop production rises while fish exports surge, as NAMFISA keeps retirement rules unchanged and the UN declares the slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. Meanwhile, SA issues a vehicle recall, India passes a controversial bill, the IOC bans transgender athletes, and the US delays a strike on Iran.

Fuel prices rise from April as Namibia moves to cushion the impact, while South Africa cracks down on illegal fuel withholding despite diesel shortages. Meanwhile, the WTO calls for a global trade reset, and the UK introduces strict screen time limits for young children.

Fuel prices jump from 1 April as global oil tensions bite, while Namibia’s fish exports surge and China ramps up industrial plans for Africa. Plus—Australia suspends Iranian tourist visas, and a safety recall hits Ford Transit vehicles in South Africa.

NAMFISA confirms unchanged retirement payout rules under FIMA, while FNB Namibia and NTB sign a tourism entrepreneurship partnership. Meanwhile, France denies claims over South Africa’s G7 exclusion, as the UN adopts a Ghana-led resolution on the trans-Atlantic slave trade. On another note, India’s controversial transgender bill sparks global debate on…

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