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The Kavango East-based St Boniface College continued its good run, with the school once again dominating the top of the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) ordinary and higher level performances. 

The Namibian government has nominated the Cuban Medical Brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, the ministry of international relations announced yesterday. 

Former Okahandja regional councillor and ex-parliamentarian Steve Biko Booys has been transferred to the Seeis police station holding cells following his maiden appearance in the Okahandja Magistrate’s Court on sex crime charges. 

Our Star of the Week is Namibia’s prolific striker 
Peter Shalulile,

ONGWEDIVA - Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) member of parliament Johannes Martin is pleading with the roads’ custodian, the Roads Authority (RA), to ease the process of issuing public transport permits until such a time that the permits become easily accessible.

Namibia has registered a drop in rhino poaching from 52 cases in 2019 to 31 since the beginning of last year. 

Aanangeshefa aashona yomomapandaanda oshowo yamwe yomomatala gaShakati oya ti, onkalo yomalandithilo itayi ende we nawa.

Local veteran rugby gaffer and Trustco United Rugby Club head coach Robbie Dickson was yesterday announced as the new interim coach for the country’s national team the Welwitschias and will oversee all players attached to the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) High Performance Program.

Namibia’s leading boxing promoter Nestor Tobias is unhappy with the way the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) has been deliberately sidestepping opportunities to put up a mega fight between local lad Jeremiah ‘Lowkey’ Nakathila and America’s Shakur Stevenson.

Former Brave Gladiators player, coach and general manager of the Women Football Desk, and now technical director of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), Jacqui Shipanga (JS) took time out to talk to Thru Pass (TP) on the strides and challenges of women football in Namibia.