OSHAKATI – Oshana governor Elia Irimari said the year 2019/20 has presented the people of his region with challenges of prolonged drought, economic downturn – and lately, the novel coronavirus pandemic. Irimari made these remarks whilst presenting his 2019/20 state of the region address at Oshakati yesterday. According to the governor, the challenges, especially the threat...
BAGHDAD – Thirty years have passed since Iraqi tyrant Saddam Hussein invaded neighbouring Kuwait, but despite hints of a diplomatic rapprochement, people in both countries say the wounds have yet to heal. On August 2, 1990, Saddam sent his military, already exhausted by an eight-year conflict with Iran, into Kuwait to seize what he dubbed...
The eighth edition of the annual Katutura Sports Union’s (KASU) Winter Cup will commence tomorrow at the Sam Nujoma and Khomasdal stadiums in the capital. The competition – worth a whopping N$25 000 – has attracted 22 football and 14 netball teams and is expected to run until 08 August. KASU chairperson Kuveri Tjonga said...
LAGOS – Five months after Nigeria saw its first case of Covid-19, the virus today is spreading at dizzying speed, posing a mountainous challenge to a health service already under strain. Here’s a snapshot of the situation in Africa’s most populous country: Like many countries in Africa, Nigeria imposed a lockdown at the start of...