BEIRUT – Jihadist-led rebels seized Aleppo’s airport and dozens of nearby towns on Saturday after overrunning most of Syria’s second city, a war monitor said. Damascus ally Moscow responded with its first air strikes on Aleppo since 2016 as the jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies pressed a lightning offensive they launched on Wednesday as a...
BAGHDAD – Iraq’s parliament was set to review contentious legal amendments yesterday, including a reworked Family Law Bill that has sparked civil society outrage over fears of a resurgence in underage marriages. The proposed amendments would let people choose between religious or State regulations for family matters such as marriage, inheritance, divorce and child custody. Critics...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Afrocat Sports Club (SC) Beach Volleyball League, which ran throughout November 2024, concluded at A Shipena Secondary School in the capital on Saturday. About 26 teams featured in the beach volleyball league, comprising three categories – the two-a-side from both female and male experiences and the social mix. Tomas Shilumbu, the league...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Top Namibian racehorses Woodland Ridge and Lady Diamond, respectively from Junias Racing and Aminuis Racing (AR), secured the main races at the highly anticipated MTC Summer Derby held in Gobabis on Saturday. Woodland Ridge won the 2 200 metres (m) distance, which was the thoroughbred mainplate, whereas Lady Diamond scooped the...
Auleria Wakudumo Jambeka-Sigo Shivolo okwa holola eudonai laye molwaashi vati a shunifwa ko kovanambelewa kokakomisi komahoololo molwa oipanyala yaye mEtitatu. Shivolo okwa holola ta ti manga inava ya nomeni, omunambelewa pongulumambo yaShakati okweva lombwela kutya keshe ou ena oipanyala nadjemo momukweyo aka kufeko op ova dule okuhoolola. “Shaashi ondali noundenge vange vatatu, otwa djamo momukweyo...
Jazema Hangero Omunangongo woruveze rwanambano wa Kaoko, Esegiël Maniki Mburura, me riyarikaṋa kohoromende okutuurungira mOministiri yOmahongero Ovimemwa vyOkomake nOmbazu okuyandja ozombatero kovitjitwa nomanyando wovimemwa vyokomake. Pamwe novihepwa noviungurisiwa avihe mbi heperwa po na weza kokutja i paturure omivere pekepeke kovameme vovimemwa vyokomake kokutja ave ha nyono oviyandjewa, ounongo nozondunge tjinene oiri noruveze rwawo. Embo re...
JOHANNESBURG – Botswana will soon join Belgium as a verification and certification hub for rough diamond exports to Group of Seven (G7) nations, its presidency said yesterday. Following a G7 ban on Russian diamonds in January, Antwerp was in March selected as the sole location able to certify the origin of rough diamonds and issue...
Never a dull day: America’s political culture is constantly evolving. Currently, we are witnessing a beautifully-‘bipartisan’ competition over who can leave the president’s office as the sorest loser. After the 2020 election, when Donald Trump was defeated and had to vacate the White House to make room for Joe Biden, he and his followers would...
Did you know that individuals aged 50 and older are more likely to fall victim to online scams than any other age group? As technology evolves, so do the tactics used by criminals, who now employ artificial intelligence to create sophisticated scams that can deceive even the most vigilant among us. CNBC Africa reports that...
Namibia boasts a well-put-out network of regional and local authorities that are the first instance of service delivery for our people and are tasked with making the most basic of services available. The people have ample and righteous opportunity, as demonstrated in many regional and local authority areas, to steer development in their regions and...