Andreas Thomas Namibia’s founding president Sam Nujoma may be gone, but his legacy endures in the hearts and minds of Namibians and people around the world. The nonagenarian statesman died at the age of 95 in a hospital in Windhoek on Saturday, 8 February 2025. Since his passing, people have continued to relate memories and...
BUKAVU – M23 fighters and Rwandan troops entered the DR Congo provincial capital of Bukavu on Friday, security and humanitarian sources said.The fighters and their Rwandan allies entered the eastern city of around one-million people, the capital of South Kivu province, meeting virtually no resistance after having seized the region’s main airport, the sources said....
PORT LOUIS – Police in Mauritius yesterday arrested the island’s former prime minister Pravind Jugnauth in a money-laundering probe and seized stacks of cash in raids on fellow suspects’ homes, officials said. Officers detained the 63-year-old along with his wife Kobita Jugnauth on Saturday and questioned them for several hours, police sources who asked not...
TUNIS – Engineer-turned-social entrepreneur Sabri Cheriha hunches over a washing machine at a small depot in a suburb of Tunisia’s capital, the unassuming home of a start-up he launched to tackle the country’s mounting electronic waste problem.Cheriha said there were currently about eight million household appliances and nine million cellphones in use across Tunisia, but...
VILLACH – Austrians were placing candles yesterday on the site of a stabbing that left a teenager dead and five other people injured, shaking the Alpine nation after last week’s collapse of government talks where immigration and security were major issues. A Syrian asylum-seeker, 23, was arrested just after Saturday›s attack in the southern city...
BEIRUT – Lebanese militant group Hezbollah yesterday urged the Lebanese government to reverse a decision blocking Iranian flights from landing in Beirut, following US warnings. The Iran-backed group said in a statement that it “demands that the government reverse its decision to ban Iranian planes from landing at Beirut airport, and take serious measures to...
CHERNOBYL – A Russian drone pierced a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine early Friday, causing damage but not releasing any radiation, officials said. Ukraine has repeatedly warned since Russia invaded that attacks and fighting near its nuclear power plants risk triggering a potential catastrophe. The Kremlin rejected...
For years, netball has been viewed as a predominantly female sport, but Dimitri Bittler is challenging that notion. As the head coach of Afrocat Netball Club, he has not only stepped into a sport traditionally dominated by women but has also led his team – including his wife, Selma Bittler, and daughter – to remarkable...
Namibian midfielder Aubrey Amseb has completed his move to Moroccan second-division club Olympique Khouribga from Botswana’s Township Rollers. The 30-year-old playmaker, known for his technical ability and vision on the field, joins the North African club after making 10 appearances and providing three assists for the Rollers. Speaking about his new journey, Amseb expressed excitement,...
The Unam Jaguars’ netball team under the guidance of head coach Augusta Mbai, will be hosting open trials at the Unam main campus from today until tomorrow, running from 17h30 to 19h30 each day. The Jaguars recently secured promotion to the MTC Netball Namibia Premier League (MTC NNPL) after an impressive performance in the playoffs. ...