An Austria-based company, Global Housing Solutions, has proposed to build affordable houses in Namibia, through a government-based loan of N$1.4 billion (70 million euros). Austria’s 10th federal chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer said who during a courtesy visit to President Nangolo Mbumba yesterday that through their facilitation, the Namibian government could enter a contract with an Austrian...
KEETMANSHOOP – The Namibian Police at Bethanie are looking for three suspects who allegedly tied up a 61-year-old farmer and robbed him. Police crime investigations coordinator for the //Kharas region Nikodemus Mbango said in a crime report issued to Nampa on Sunday the alleged robbery happened on Saturday around 19h00 at Farm Middledam in the...
A 36-year-old medical doctor who was accused of raping his seven-year-old son, and his co-accused 58-year-old mother, were on Friday granted N$15000 bail each. Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala granted bail after a formal bail hearing and ordered that the applicants do not interfere with State witnesses or the investigation. Udjombala said it would not be in...
Limba Mupetami Portugal heads into this weekend’s Test match against South Africa teeming with confidence after a 34-22 victory over the Welwitschias of Namibia in an international Test match played at Dr Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon. Simon Mannix’s career as Portugal’s head coach began in the best possible way, defeating the...
Limba Mupetami The Brave Gladiators secured a 2-0 victory over the Liechtenstein national women’s football team in a friendly match held at Freizeit Park in Rugell yesterday morning. Namibia had an early opportunity to take the lead in the 21st minute through Thomalina Adams, but Liechtenstein defender Julia Benneckenstein successfully thwarted the attack. However, a...
Ireland coach Andy Farrell said he did not care which team is the best in the world following a last-gasp 25-24 win over top of the world rankings South Africa on Saturday. Victory for second-ranked Ireland in a Durban thriller levelled the two-test series after the Rugby World Cup holders won by seven points in...
Luis Suarez rescued Uruguay with an injury-time equaliser before the South Americans defeated Canada 4-3 in a penalty shootout to win Copa America’s third-place playoff match on Saturday. Uruguay looked to be heading to a shock defeat after the Canadians took a 2-1 lead in the 80th minute through a Jonathan David goal at Charlotte’s...
WASHINGTON – World leaders reacted with shock to the wounding of Donald Trump in an assassination attempt against the former US president at an election rally. Presidents and prime ministers globally spoke out against political violence, and expressed support for those affected by the shooting on Saturday, which killed one bystander and left two other...
JOS, NIGERIA – A school in central Nigeria collapsed on Friday, killing at least 21 people, mostly pupils as they were sitting their exams, the Red Cross and witnesses said. Trapped pupils cried for help under the rubble as desperate parents looked for their children after the Saint Academy school in Jos North district of...
JOHANNESBURG – South African parties on Friday demanded investigations into claims that the leader of the leftist opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) took bribes as part of a US$130 million bank scandal. The claims emerged as the former chairman of VBS Mutual Bank was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday on multiple counts of...