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The Office of the Prime Minister has urged members of the public to refrain from buying drought relief items but to rather notify the Namibian Police of any suspicious sales of such food in their areas.

No firm decision has yet been taken at Cabinet level or by any other entity regarding a possible revival of the liquidated national airline, Air Namibia.

After qualifying for the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since Namibia debuted in 1998, fans are confident that the country can go all the way to the finals.

Lazarus Kaimbi signed a season-long contract with Debmarine Namibia Premier Football League outfit African Stars in the capital on Tuesday.

The national women’s hockey 5’s team captain Petro Stoffberg said yesterday that the score against the United States of America in the opening match at the ongoing FIH Hockey 5’s World Cup doesn’t reflect the team’s potential.

Despite a failure to land one of the boxers to challenge for the world title, MTC Sunshine B ox i ng Academy founder and promoter Nestor Tobias said this year would be the year that his stable gets his hands on the highly-rated world title. 

More than 6 300 people fell prey to “fake friend” scams in Singapore last year and collectively lost an equivalent of nearly US$16 million, police stated. 

The Un i t ed Nat i ons condemned Ukraine for the inhumane shelling of a market in the west of Donetsk, which resulted in the death of 27 people, including two teenagers. 

The World Bank approved US$300 million in financing for Ghana on Tuesday to help support the African country’s recovery from its worst economic turmoil in years.

Almost one in three South Africans approve of former president Jacob Zuma, whose new political venture is expected to cost the ruling ANC votes in this year’s elections, a poll found on Tuesday.