RADIO BULLETIN NO: 01 FOR 07H00

HERE IS TODAY’S BULLETIN FOR 07H00
TUESDAY, 02 JUNE 2026
NAMIBIA PRESS AGENCY

1 (SWAKOPMUND, 01 JUN (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) is reviewing Namibia’s three-decade-old immigration legislation as government seeks to modernise migration management, strengthen border control and security, and support investment and travel.

Speaking during a public consultation on the proposed Immigration Control Bill in Swakopmund on Monday, MHAISS Director of Immigration and Border Control Danelie /Naris said the current law, enacted in 1993, no longer adequately addresses the complexities of modern migration and international travel.

She said the proposed bill would introduce systems allowing travellers to submit information before arriving in Namibia, enabling authorities to process immigration matters in advance and improve border management.

“The migration environment has changed significantly over the years. Technology, international travel patterns, investment opportunities and labour mobility have all evolved, requiring legislation that can accommodate these developments and remain relevant for years to come,” /Naris said.

She added that the proposed legislation would create provisions for emerging categories of travellers, including investors, business visitors and specialised workers, while ensuring that Namibia’s migration system remains efficient, secure and supportive of economic growth.
(NAMPA)
IB/HP/AS


2 (Istanbul (dpa-AFX) - Turkey's economic growth slowed further in the first quarter of 2026, coming in below expectations, official data showed on Monday.

Gross domestic product expanded 2.5% year-on-year in the January-March period, following growth of 3.4% in the previous quarter, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute. Economists had expected growth of 2.7%.

The expenditure breakdown showed household consumption growth eased to 4.8% from 5.2%, while government spending rose 2.1%.

Growth in gross fixed capital formation slowed to 3.0% from 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Net foreign demand weighed on the economy as exports fell 12.7% year-on-year, outpacing a 2.0% decline in imports.

On a quarterly basis, the economy expanded 0.1%, slowing from 0.4% growth in the previous three months.
DPA


3 (Vienna (dpa) - Traffic was flowing smoothly across the Brenner Pass on Sunday after protesters caused a long shutdown of the Alpine road link between Austria and Italy the previous day.

Cameras of the motorway operator ASFINAG showed heavy traffic in places along the route through the Austrian province of Tyrol. No traffic jams or delays were initially reported.

The Austrian motorists' club ÖAMTC said many holidaymakers had postponed their journeys and were now setting off following the lifting of the closure.

On Saturday, a demonstration against heavy traffic in the region took place in the pass at the border between the countries. Authorities urged people to avoid making unnecessary journeys and shut the corridor to transit traffic for several hours.

On the Austrian side of the border, cars and motorcycles were barred from using the route between 11 am (0900 GMT) and 7 pm. On the Italian side, restrictions were in force from 10:30 am until 8 pm.
DPA


4 (The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) called an open-ended strike from Monday in the state of Oyo, in protest at the kidnapping in mid-May of dozens of children and their teachers.

On May 15, gunmen who Nigeria's army accused of being Boko Haram jihadists, abducted pupils and staff from three schools in the southwestern state of Oyo.

Kidnappings for ransom are an ongoing battle for authorities in northern Nigeria but the mass abductions were unusual for Oyo, one of Nigeria's most populous states.

Seven teachers were kidnapped along with between 25 and 39 children aged two to 16, officials said.

The search is still ongoing to find them.
AFP


5 (MOSCOW, June 1 (RIA Novosti) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan does not intend to hold a referendum on whether Armenia should remain in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) or join the European Union until the country is explicitly invited to the EU, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.

Earlier in the day, Pashinyan said in a video address that his country would continue working with the EAEU "until the moment when the choice between the EU and the EAEU becomes inevitable."

"He literally means, 'We will not decide anything in a referendum until we are invited to join the EU. And then, naturally, we will skip off to Europe,'" Medvedev wrote on social media, commenting on Pashinyan's remarks.

Until that moment has come, however, Armenia will take advantage of all the benefits of the EAEU, profiting from Russia and all the other member states of the bloc, the Russian official added.
SPUTNIK