Desert Jewels off to a winning start

Desert Jewels off to a winning start

Namibia’s senior netball team, the Debmarine Desert Jewels, opened their campaign at this year's African Netball Cup with an impressive win against Zimbabwe at the University of Botswana in Gaborone on Tuesday. The 13th edition of the prestigious continental tournament is being held in Botswana from 26 November to 06 December 2023. In their opening match of the championship, Namibia took the lead against one of their toughest opponents, Zimbabwe, […]

November 29, 2023 11

Sport

Omatako Super Cup set for this weekend

The fifth annual Omatako Super Cup football tournament will take place on Farm Enguruvau in the Otjozondjupa Region on Saturday and Sunday under the theme ‘Empowering youth through sports.’ Speaking to Nampa on Tuesday, one of the tournament's organisers, Charles Hukununa, said the tournament is important for grassroots football because it enables new participants to improve their football abilities while having fun. “It helps to develop local talent and improve […]

November 29, 2023 7

Sport

UEFA Europa League places up for grabs

Liverpool and their Premier League counterparts West Ham United and Brighton can all clinch spots in the knockout phase of the Europa League this Thursday with a round of group games to spare, while troubled Ajax face elimination from the competition. The Anfield side could have already wrapped up their place in the next round earlier this month, but they succumbed to a 3-2 defeat by Toulouse amid a euphoric […]

November 29, 2023 4

World

Ukraine tells NATO it won’t ‘back down’ in Russia fight

Ukraine's foreign minister said Wednesday that it won't "back down" in its fight against Russia, despite doubts over US support and minimal progress on the front line. "We have to continue, we have to keep fighting. Ukraine is not going to back down," Ukraine's top diplomat Dmytro Kuleba told Kyiv's NATO backers in Brussels. "Our strategic goal, which is territorial integrity within internationally recognised borders as of 1991, remains unchanged," […]

November 29, 2023 5

World

Former Hamas hostage, aged nine, now only ‘whispers’: father

Emily Hand, the nine-year-old girl released after Hamas held her hostage for 50 days, will now only talk in whispers having been ordered to stay silent by her captors, her father told British tabloid The Sun in an interview published on Wednesday. "She was a normal happy noisy kid but now she whispers -- she was moving her lips with no volume or even air coming out," Thomas Hand was […]

November 29, 2023 4

World

After 17 days trapped in tunnel, India workers say hope kept them alive

After 17 days trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan road tunnel they were building, Indian workers described the horror of their ordeal, and the hopes and prayers that kept them strong. "We were really scared, every moment felt that death was standing nearby," rescued worker Deepak Kumar told AFP on Wednesday. "We were not sure whether our lives would be saved or not." The men were welcomed as heroes after being […]

November 29, 2023 5

Namibia

Academic dialogues essential for driving sustainable economic development: Frederick

||Kharas Governor, Aletha Frederick said insight generated from academic dialogue is instrumental in informing evidence-based decision-making processes that are essential for driving sustainable economic development. Frederick made these remarks at the University of Namibia’s faculty of commerce, management and law research symposium held here on Tuesday under the theme ‘Economic recovery and resilience’. She said research serves as the cornerstone for understanding the complexities of economic recovery and resilience, adding […]

November 29, 2023 8

Namibia

Otjiwarongo local authority council re-elects office bearers

The Otjiwarongo Municipality’s local authority council on Tuesday re-elected its office bearers to their respective positions. Mayor Gottlieb Shivute successfully retained his position after being nominated and seconded by fellow councillors. Deputy Town Mayor Julienda Kampungu also returned to her position through a unanimous vote. The councillors further re-elected Godhardt Hoko as the chairperson of the municipality's management committee, alongside Hilsa Jesaja and Sebetius Guiteb. Gideon Iiyambo was appointed as […]

November 29, 2023 6

Namibia

Sioka calls for collective investment to prevent GBV

Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka, on Tuesday urged the government, civil society, churches and traditional authorities to prioritise investment in preventive measures to combat violence against women and girls. Sioka made the statement in Mariental during the launch of the commemoration of ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence’ under the theme ‘Unite! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls.’ In her statement […]

November 29, 2023 4