IFT launches 1st session of its publication support programme for 2024Man stabs another man to death at Berseba

The French Institute of Tunisia (IFT) has launched the first session of its Publication Support Programme (PAP) for 2024. The aim of the Abdelwahab Meddeb Publication Support Programme is to encourage publishing projects that are innovative in terms of content and form, particularly in the fields of contemporary literature, children's literature and/or comics, with the aim of reaching a wide audience. Particular attention will be paid to projects involving translation from French into Arabic or from Arabic into French. Priority will be given to contemporary fiction and to the discussion of ideas that promote closer ties between the French-speaking and Arabic-speaking worlds. All types of works are eligible (except textbooks, technical works, guides or practical books). The deadline for submissions is February 29, 2024. The results will be announced on March 29, 2024. The call for the second session is scheduled for June 28 2024. Over the last 30 years, these programmes have contributed to the translati on and publication of more than 15,000 titles by French-speaking authors in 75 countries. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse KEETMANSHOOP: A 35-year-old man is expected to appear in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate's Court on Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed and killed a 31-year-old man at Berseba on Saturday. Namibian Police Force acting crime investigations coordinator for ||Kharas, Chief Inspector Theodore Kotungondo told Nampa on Sunday the deceased was identified as Ralph Steven Karolus and his next of kin were informed of his death. Kotungondo said the stabbing happened at the southern village around 03h14 on Saturday morning. It is alleged that the suspect stabbed the victim with a knife once in his chest inflicting a serious wound that caused him to die on the spot. 'It is alleged that the deceased person and the suspect were drinking alcohol together and the victim allegedly started insulting the suspect which angered the suspect and he stabbed the victim,' he added. The chief inspector said that the murder weapon was retrieved while the remains of the deceased were transported to Keetmanshoop for an autopsy. Police inv estigations continue. Source: Namibia Press Agency