insert_link Business / Economics Old Mutual Foundation Launches 2024 Chair & Desk Initiative for Education in Namibia The Old Mutual Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the 2024 edition of the Chair and Desk Initiative, building on the resounding success of its inaugural year in 2023. This initiative reaffirms Old Mutual's steadfast dedication to enhancing the countries educational infrastructure and cultivating a supportive learning environment for students across Namibia. In 2023, the Chair and Desk Initiative made significant strides by aiding schools in […] todayMay 27, 2024 19
insert_link Sport Namibia finishes 39th at Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships The 2024 World Para Athletics Championships saw Namibia ranked 39th out of the over 100 countries that competed in the championships held in Kobe, Japan from 17 to 25 May 2024. The 11th edition of the Para Athletics World Championships saw over 1 000 athletes compete in 168 medal events (92 male, 75 female and one mixed) at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, one of Japan’s leading multi-purpose […] todayMay 27, 2024 30
insert_link Sport Sakaria and Armas win Vivo Energy Windhoek Marathon Namibian long-distance runners Tangeni Sakaria and Alina Armas won the second edition of the Vivo Energy Windhoek Marathon, dominating their respective categories on Saturday. Vivo Energy, the marketer and distributor of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Namibia, hosted the second edition of the Vivo Energy Windhoek Marathon to raise funds for charitable projects. The marathon attracted more than 2 000 runners who competed in different categories, including the […] todayMay 27, 2024 18
insert_link Namibia 362 gender-based violence cases recorded from January to April! https://youtu.be/no_LjpMYE4o By Finna Kahili, via News on One Media reports and police cases indicate that the Namibian landscape has been plagued by a surge in incidents of gender-based violence and rape, sparking significant concern. Speaking to News on One, City Police Superintendent Marcelline Murapo revealed some alarming statistics, namely that from January to April this year alone, a total of 362 cases of gender-based violence were recorded. Disturbingly, among these […] todayMay 27, 2024 20
insert_link Sport Europa League winners Atalanta bask in hero’s welcome on home return Atalanta were given a hero's welcome on Sunday as the Europa League winners strolled past Torino 3-0 in a festive homecoming after their stunning triumph over Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin. Rain and storms have battered northern Italy for most of a soaking wet spring but the sun shone powerfully on the Gewiss Stadium as fans hailed the team that Wednesday swatted aside Leverkusen by the same score in […] todayMay 27, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Martin proud to defy expectations as Saints march back to Premier League Southampton manager Russell Martin admitted he was proud to defy the low expectations that greeted his appointment by leading his club back to the Premier League on Sunday. Adam Armstrong's clinical first half strike sealed a 1-0 win against Leeds in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. The Saints' return to the Premier League after their one-year exile following last season's relegation is a major feather in Martin's […] todayMay 27, 2024 3
insert_link Sport Stellar Starc fires Kolkata to third IPL title Mitchell Starc bowled a sensational opening spell to fire Kolkata Knight Riders to their third Indian Premier League title with a eight-wicket thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Sunday final. Kolkata bowled out Hyderabad for IPL's lowest total of 113 in a final as Australia's left-arm quick Starc returned figures of 2-14 to live up to his top billing in the world's most lucrative T20 tournament. Starc went […] todayMay 27, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Peerless Pogacar wins Giro d’Italia, next stop Tour de France Tadej Pogacar won the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, crossing the finish line in Rome in glorious sunshine and with the biggest winning margin in almost six decades. The 25-year-old UAE Emirates rider won six of the 21 stages on the 3,400km tour that began in Turin, finishing 9min 56sec ahead of Colombia's Daniel Martinez of Bora while Geraint Thomas of Ineos was 10min 24sec off the winning pace […] todayMay 27, 2024 7
insert_link Sport ‘Proud’ Murray’s French Open career ended by Wawrinka in first round Andy Murray said he was "proud" after his French Open career ended Sunday with a first round defeat by 2015 champion and fellow three-time Grand Slam title winner Stan Wawrinka. Murray, the runner-up at Roland Garros in 2016, lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in his last singles appearance at the tournament before retiring later this year. The 37-year-old had already announced he plans to call time on his career […] todayMay 27, 2024 5
