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South Africa’s energy minister was accused of failing to back the country’s energy transition on Sunday after he “snubbed” a billion-dollar green hydrogen deal launched in partnership with the Netherlands and Denmark. 

Kenyan President William Ruto yesterday signed into law a bill that raises taxes on a wide range of items, the presidency said, defying criticism that it will pile more economic hardship on citizens. 

Gobabis Masters football team emerged victorious in the first edition of the Winter Cup tournament, which was held at Legare Stadium in Gobabis on Saturday. 

The #BeFree Ballers hosted a 7-a-Side hybrid football tournament on Saturday at the Ella Du Plessis High School sports stadium for young male and female sports stars.

The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) has co-opted Christel Janet ‘CJ’ Kotze and Uakazuwaka ‘Wakka’ Kazombiaze to their executive committee with immediate effect.

One of Namibia’s top karateka’s Sensei Suzell Pronk won a bronze medal at the highly competitive African Beach Games in Tunisia on Monday. 

The country’s anti-graft agency has called for an immediate forensic investigation into a raft of corruption, nepotism and abuse of power allegations facing the Namibia University of Science and Technology’s vice chancellor Erold Naomab. 

Lack of job and educational opportunities on top of a shortage of capital to start businesses, are some of the serious impediments the visually impaired people in the Zambezi region grapple with daily. 

Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Bisey /Uirab yesterday said there is a trend emerging of developed countries that favour and actively promote protectionism and regionalism.