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As the first leg of the 2023/24 Debmarine Namibia Premier Football League concludes, defending champions African Stars find themselves perched at the summit, signalling a promising start to their title defence.

The highly anticipated 10th edition of the Elombe Sports Tournament is scheduled to take place from 28-30 December 2023, at Elombe village in the Oshikoto region.

Netball Namibia president Rebekka Goagoses said the recently ended African Netball Cup is a privilege for the Debmarine Desert Jewels, as it provided the team with an opportunity to compete internationally.

Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Washington DC has fallen short of convincing US lawmakers to approve US$61 billion in funding for Ukraine this year as per the US press.

His Excellency, President Hage Geingob, christened 2023 the Year of Revival, where he envisioned reigniting the strength of a resurgent nation. Looking back on this year, our President was not wrong. 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has rolled out the next generation travel documentation and verification system which supports contactless travel and enhances passenger experience. 

The domestic economy expanded the gross domestic product (GDP) by 7.2% during the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, surpassing 5.4% recorded in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. 

Inspector General of the Namibian Police Joseph Shikongo, who was in the Zambezi region on official engagements recently, announced the appointment of Johannes Paulus as the new unit commander of the Reserve Force.

The visa-on-arrival enabler was officially launched for the Katima Mulilo, Ngoma and Impalila Island border posts by home affairs and immigration minister Albert Kawana on Friday.

Eleven inmates were released from the Oluno Correctional Facility last week following the Community Advisory Council’s (CAC) decision to assist first-time offenders with sentences ranging from three to six months or alternatively fines not exceeding N$1 000 by paying the fines on their behalf.