insert_link Namibia 0ver 300 000 voters registered: ECN The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has registered a cumulative total of 366 036 eligible Namibians since the commencement of the General Registration of Voters (GRV). The GRV started on 03 June and is set to end on 01 August 2024. In a media statement issued on Wednesday, the ECN said the figure represents those registered as voters inside the country and at all Namibian diplomatic missions abroad […] todayJune 20, 2024 7
insert_link Sport Jones names inexperienced Japan side to face England Japan head coach Eddie Jones named four uncapped players in an inexperienced starting line-up to face his former team England in Saturday's Test in Tokyo. The new faces include a university student in full-back Yoshitaka Yazaki, as Jones prepares for a battle of wits with his former assistant Steve Borthwick, now England head coach. For his first match in charge in his second spell with Japan, Jones retains […] todayJune 20, 2024 8
insert_link Sport Salt blasts England to T20 win over West Indies Phil Salt thrashed a brilliant 87 not out off just 47 balls as defending champions England romped to an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in their T20 World Cup Super Eight clash on Wednesday. Salt smashed seven fours and five sixes during a swashbuckling innings at the Daren Sammy National Stadium in St. Lucia while Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten 48 as England finished on 181-2 off 17.3 […] todayJune 20, 2024 6
insert_link Sport De Kock leads South Africa to 18-run win over USA at T20 World Cup Quinton de Kock hit a blistering half-century as South Africa defeated a battling United States by 18 runs in their opening T20 World Cup second round clash on Wednesday. The Proteas piled up 194-4 off their 20 overs after being put in to bat before restricting the USA to 176-6 as the Super Eights stage got underway at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. However, the USA, who stunned […] todayJune 20, 2024 14
insert_link Sport New kids on the block for World Cup winners South Africa against Wales Rugby World Cup winners South Africa have included four uncapped players in the matchday 23 for a one-off Test against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. Winger Edwill van der Merwe and fly-half Jordan Hendrikse, both from the Johannesburg-based Lions, will start the Springboks' first outing since winning the World Cup in October. Utility back Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and flanker Ben-Jason Dixon, teammates at the Stormers in Cape Town, start […] todayJune 20, 2024 12
insert_link Sport Dressel eyes relay history but won’t defend 100m free Olympic title Caeleb Dressel won't defend his 100m freestyle title at next month's Paris Games, but after a third-placed finish in a storming final Wednesday at the US Olympic swimming trials he's ready to make relay history. Dressel won five golds in Tokyo in 2021, including the 50m and 100m free, and the 100m butterfly. He took his career tally to seven Olympic golds, but stepped away from the sport abruptly […] todayJune 20, 2024 6
insert_link World Diplomat says 68 Indian pilgrims among hajj dead A diplomat in Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that 68 Indian nationals died during the hajj pilgrimage this year marked by searing heath, bringing the overall tally to more than 600. "We have confirmed around 68 dead... Some are because of natural causes and we had many old-age pilgrims. And some are due to the weather conditions, that's what we assume," the diplomat, who spoke on […] todayJune 19, 2024 15
insert_link Namibia Namibia’s Oil and Gas have potential to improve overall economy without adverse on other sector By Josef Keas Sheehama Although Namibia's oil and gas industry has the potential to boost the country's economy, careful management and diversification are essential to ensuring that this potential is realized without detrimental effects on other industries. Namibia, along with other African countries, is emerging as an attractive oil and gas opportunity due to legislative changes that make the market more appealing. Namibia's […] todayJune 19, 2024 32
insert_link Africa Six in ten Kenyan professionals are willing to work abroad Fourth global study on international mobility trends by BCG, The Network, The Stepstone Group, and local partner The African Talent Company (TATC) features survey data from more than 150,000 workforce respondents from 188 countries, including Kenya One in four professionals globally and six in ten Kenyan professionals actively seek jobs abroad Australia, the US, Canada, the UK, and Germany round out the top five most desired destination countries […] todayJune 19, 2024 26
