20 March - Top Stories

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Namibia’s new administration takes office next week, with new parliamentarians sworn in and Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila appointed as Speaker of Parliament. The country marks its 35th Independence Day, as State House Press Secretary Dr. Alfredo Hengari discusses challenges facing the new government. A weather warning has been issued for 15–21 March, predicting thunderstorms and possible flooding. South Africa responds to diplomatic tensions with the US over Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool. Finland is ranked the world’s happiest country for the eighth year in a row.

20 Mar 1PM English South Africa News

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