Victoria Immanuel Auleria Wakudumo EENHANA – The northern parts of Namibia, particularly Oshana, Ohangwena and Omusati, came to a standstill last week as scores of people, united by collective grief and love, converged to pay their respects to an African giant. In Oshana, thousands stood along the main roads of Ongwediva and Oshakati as well...
JOHANNESBURG – Former Democratic Republic of Congo leader Joseph Kabila said on Sunday the bad governance of his successor, president Felix Tshisekedi, had a leading role in intensifying the conflict in the east of the country. The unrest could not solely be blamed on the advances of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed movement or tensions between...
WASHINGTON – French president Emmanuel Macron met with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington yesterday, saying he will present “proposals for action” to counter the “Russian threat” in Europe and ensure peace in Ukraine. Macron is hoping to persuade Trump when the two leaders met on the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine...
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is hospitalised in a critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican said yesterday. The 88-year-old leader of the worldwide Catholic Church since 2013, was admitted on 14 February with breathing difficulties. “The night passed well, the pope slept and is resting,” the Vatican said. This is the longest...
INDONESIA – A court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province found two men guilty of sexual relations yesterday, and sentenced them to be publicly flogged, an official said. While gay sex is not illegal elsewhere in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, it is illegal in Aceh province, which imposes sharia, the Islamic law code. ...
The Namibian Wrestling Federation (NWF) has announced the renaming of its prestigious annual President’s Tournament to the Dr Sam Nujoma President’s Tournament. This change is a tribute to Nujoma’s pivotal role in shaping independent Namibia. Due to the mourning period, building up to the funeral of the late founding father, the tournament, which was scheduled...
Woody Jacobs’ Brave Gladiators will face the Copper Queens of Zambia in the next stage if they manage to beat Eswatini in the second leg of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations’ qualifier match in Johannesburg tomorrow. The Gladiators secured a commanding 3-0 lead in the first leg match played on Friday, but will now...
The Namibia Volleyball Federation has officially announced that the MTC Namibia Volleyball League will commence on 29 March. Teams across the country will be gearing up for an action-packed season. The league’s coordinator Albert Khevare shared the federation’s ambitious vision to elevate volleyball to the top spot in Namibian sport. “Our focus is on making...
The Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) is celebrating a historic milestone with the induction of Lahja Ishitile into the Africa Sports Hall of Fame during the 11th Africa International Sports Convention held in Dakar, Senegal. This achievement marks the first time a Namibian athlete has been inducted into the prestigious Hall of Fame. The president of...
The Namibia Darts Federation (NDF) is set to host its first major competition next month, following months of preparations and its much-anticipated annual general meeting. Speaking to this publication yesterday, NDF president Ralph Ludwig confirmed that the event will take place at Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West region. Matches are set to be held at...