RUNDU – Four people died at Shikenge village in Kavango East after two vehicles, one belonging to the Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) and the other a Toyota seven-seater, collided head-on on Sunday. Crime investigations coordinator in the region, Deputy Commissioner Bonifasius Kanyetu confirmed the accident on Tuesday, saying the NCS vehicle immediately caught fire after...
Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – Chief Tjimbuare Thom of the Vita Royal House will be laid to rest at the Katutura burial site in Opuwo on 22 February 2025. Chief Thom died at his homestead in Omuhoro village in the Okangwati settlement last Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 92. His nephew, Masatu Thomo, confirmed...
KAMPALA- Ugandan former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye has gone on hunger strike, his lawyer told AFP yesterday, months into his detention by authorities after he was snatched from neighbouring Kenya. Besigye was once president Yoweri Museveni’s trusted personal doctor but has become a government target since joining the opposition 25 years ago and unsuccessfully running...
ABIDJAN – In a few days, France will hand over its only military base in Ivory Coast, its former star colony in west Africa, and both sides say the run-up is proceeding seamlessly without any rancour. The 230-hectare Port-Bouet military camp flanking Ivory Coast’s main city has been a fixture in the country’s life for...
GAZA CITY – Mediators Qatar and Egypt were yesterday pushing to resolve a crisis in the Gaza ceasefire, a Palestinian source told AFP, after Israel and the United States told Hamas to release hostages this weekend, or face a return to war. Under the terms of the truce, which has largely halted more than 15...
Born on 4 July 2007 in Walvis Bay, Kyle Johnson is a rising star on the Namibian golf scene. His journey began at a young age, and was inspired by his father, who introduced him to the sport. From tagging along to practice sessions to competing against his dad, golf quickly became a passion for...
Auleria Wakudumo Ovanafikola vavali hava fikola posekundefikola yaTsumkwe moshitukulwahoololo Otjozondjupa ova xulifa moshiponga shotuwa omanga 18 tava mono epango lopaunamiti. Eshi osha kolekwa komupopiliko wopolifi moshitukulwa shaTjozondjupa Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha ta ti oshingwanima osha ningilwa mokapate komamanya kaMangeti mOmaandaxa lwopo 09h20. Oonakufya ova tongololwa ovo Frans Chameia weedula 19 osho yo Elizabeth Kambara weedula...
Auleria Wakudumo Cuba okwa dimbuluka pambelewa Omukokolipresidente Sam Nujoma omafiku avali, okudja Omaandaxa po 06h00 fiyo oufiku wonghela Etivali omanga oilongo ihapu mounyuni oya hokolola nakufya ongomufindani nomuleli waaveshe. Omupresidente waCuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel okwa holola ta ti edimbuluko laNujoma ola ningwa moCuba aishe. “Oule womafiku atatu, omapandela peembelewa adishe depangelo osho yo peembelewa domatanga eameno...
BANGUI – The Central African Republic (CAR), a poverty-stricken and perennially unstable country despite its vast mineral wealth, has launched a memecoin, called $CAR. It had a tumultuous debut, experts said. A memecoin is a cryptocurrency that rides on the popularity of a viral personality or phenomenon on the internet. It is often seen as...
LONDON – Britain’s BP on Tuesday said its annual net profit slumped 97% last year, as the struggling oil and gas giant pledged to “fundamentally reset” its strategy. Profit after tax tumbled to US$381 million in 2024 from US$15.2 billion in 2023, owing to weaker refining margins, asset write-downs and unfavourable accounting effects linked to...