NAIROBI – At least several dozen people were killed after multiple explosions ripped through a military arsenal in the Burundian city of Bujumbura late on Tuesday, security sources told AFP yesterday. The explosions began at the main ammunition depot of the Burundi National Defence Force (FDNB) in Musaga, in the southern suburbs of Bujumbura, the...
Yesterday morning, scenes unfamiliar to many Namibians unfolded across Windhoek and beyond. Long queues snaked through service stations, tempers simmered, and uncertainty hung in the air. Some fuel outlets even cordoned off their forecourts with cones, citing empty tanks. By afternoon, government had stepped in, warning service stations against withholding fuel in anticipation of a...
Abraham Mwanyekange Ovaholi vomaudano osho yo ovadanitanga, opamwe novanangeshefa ova uka mongula komadauno oo e li koRuacana mexuliloshivike lOpaasa. Omunashipundi womadauno oRucana Easter Tournament Simaneka Nendongo okwa ti fiyo opapa eespana 70 ode lishangifa okukufa ombinga komaudano aa. “Natango otwa teelela eespana dihapu di lishangife,” a weda po. Okwa ti minista Lucias Iipumbu oyekahewakomaudanoaanotakala e...
A goal from Burnley defender Axel Tuanzebe gave the Democratic Republic of Congo a 1-0 win over Jamaica to clinch a place at the World Cup. Tuanzebe scored 10 minutes into extra time of the play-off, tapping in from close range after Jamaica failed to clear a corner. The African side twice found the net in...
Dalene Kooper Richard Gariseb arrived at a farm in the Omaheke region five years ago in search of employment to care for his family. He was offered a job chopping and cutting wood for a farm owner. Something he said he has been doing all his life. Gariseb settled into his duties of chopping wood...
In just 365 days in office, Ngurare has distinguished himself as a leader whose actions reflect the true epitome of humanity; defined not by words, but by presence, empathy, and decisive action. On numerous occasions, he emphasized that the true measure of humanity lies not in the qualifications we possess, but in the compassion we...
Abraham Mwanyekange While many corporate brands limit their role in sport to sponsorship, ALV Consulting Engineers is taking a more hands-on approach, building teams, backing tournaments, and investing in the future of Namibian football. A subsidiary of the ALV Africa Group, ALV Engineers forms part of a broader continental network focused on infrastructure development, property...
Dalene Kooper Fresh out of high school, Rivonia Roswitha Roman manifested her career as a control administrative officer at the Kunene Regional Council. She started as a volunteer, editing the local newspaper for the Khorixas Town Council. She imagined herself occupying an office in that office. “I told myself, one day I shall occupy this...
One of the more idealistic ambitions of the last Soviet leadership was the simultaneous dissolution of both Cold War blocs, NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Only half of that vision came to pass. The Warsaw Pact disappeared in the spring of 1991. NATO didn’t. Instead, it endured and expanded. Over the following decades, the alliance...
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia will prioritise vehicles transporting essential goods and those in the public transport sector at fuel stations as the country grapples with shortages caused by the war in the Middle East, authorities said on Tuesday. The effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, through which a fifth of the world’s...