17 March - 1 pm news

# Bank of Namibia to boost reserves with local gold.... # Starlink blocked over local ownership rules.... # Contaminated Citro-Soda products recalled in South Africa ..... # Ghanaian president slams U.S. over Black history erasure ......PLUS #Mullin confirmed as US Homeland Security Secretary

# Communications Authority rejects Starlink bid.... # Central bank invests in domestic gold.... # IPC calls for urgent CEO appointment at Nampost ..... # Ghana signs defence deal with European Union ......PLUS #Pakistan offers to host US Iran peace talks as war wages on

# Aviation group implements new fuel surcharge.... # Regulators deepen cooperation on fintech and oversight.... # Probe launched after five die in Kimberley mine accident in S.A ..... # 15 arrested over alleged sexual assaults at Nigerian festival ......PLUS #‘De-escalation’ Needed Says UK Prime Minister As Emergency Meeting Called

# BoN and NAMFISA strengthen financial sector oversight.... # Westair Group introduces fuel surcharge.... # Hunting sector remains racially divided, says association chair ..... # Two Russians face trial in Angola over alleged election interference ......PLUS #Trump says “major points of agreements” from Iran talks

# Energy Ministry assures ample fuel supply, warns against misinformation #TransNamib cuts derailments amid ongoing safety probe.... # South African Communist Party condemns US strikes on Iranian leaders..... # Sudan army denies deadly hospital strike in RSF-held city ......PLUS # Asia-Pacific markets tumble after Trump warns Iran