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In a dazzling display of proficiency, defending champions African Stars set the Debmarine Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) ablaze this weekend, decimating Karasburg-based outfit Young Brazilian with an emphatic 10-0 victory on Saturday.

Namibia Football Association (NFA) president Robert Shimooshili has denied rumours that the association is looking to replace the current coach of the senior national football team with a foreign coach.

Seasoned racehorse Earl Cardigan from Otjinene Supporters Club dominated proceedings at the Debmarine Gobabis Summer Cup at the Gobabis turf, where it scooped the all-important 1 800m Import Open category.

Namibia has been identified as one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa, the sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states. 

Nearly 210 000 people in Namibia are living with HIV, of whom 24 300 are young people between the ages of 15 to 24.

Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) councillor Charles Musiyalike walked out during a swearing-in ceremony of political officer bearers for the Katima Mulilo town council on Friday, which hindered the conclusion of the election of the chairperson of the management committee.

The construction of the Windhoek to Hosea Kutako International Airport freeway, a project critical for Namibia’s infrastructure, is encountering delays, attributed to various challenges.

Three judges of the Supreme Court of Namibia dismissed an appeal brought by disgruntled members of the Witbooi clan on the designation of Salomon Witbooi as chief of the Witbooi Traditional Authority.

Residents of Keetmanshoop are living in constant fear as well-known criminal gang “Hosh-Hosh” continues to terrorise them unabatedly.

A total of 112 257 criminal cases were reported countrywide during the 2022/23 financial year, compared to 98 640 cases during the previous year.