In a large room separated from spectators by a one-way glass panel, two chess combatants Wednesday faced each other in a silent battle of cunning, calculation and patience. World chess champion Ding Liren, 32, from China, is defending his crown…
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FIFA on Wednesday confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, underlining the Gulf kingdom’s growing influence in world sport despite criticism of the country’s human rights record. At the same time, a virtual Congress of world football’s…
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Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has received revenue of more than N$540 million from data for the year ended 30 September 2024. This is for both prepaid and postpaid services, according to the company’s latest annual results. A total of N$2.51…
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Political interference is threatening the independence of Namibia’s media, a local research firm has said. Tannan Groenewald, head of data and analytics at Cirrus, says Namibia has lost its status as the country with the freest press in Africa. According…
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The police at Keetmanshoop are investigating a case of culpable homicide after a truck drove over a woman (20) at the town on Sunday. Namibian Police crime investigations coordinator for the //Kharas region, deputy commissioner Nicodemus Mbango, told Nampa yesterday…
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Remarks that a nurse made in a WhatsApp voice recording about pharmaceutical company owner Shapwa Kanyama and the cost of his wedding celebrations were defamatory, a Windhoek High Court judge has ruled. Although nurse Mathilde Kadhikwa’s remarks touched on matters…
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Zambezi regional police are yet to re-arrest 10 of the 13 trial-awaiting inmates that escaped from the Menias Brian Libuto police station. This is after the inmates overpowered the police on Sunday. Three inmates were immediately re-arrested, comprising one Namibian…
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Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Paulus Noa says ACC officials are not above the law. Noa was speaking during the commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day, which coincided with the opening of a new office at Rundu in the Kavango East…
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The president of the Student Union of Namibia Benhard Kavau has condemned the Namibian Qualification Authority’s (NQA) decision to charge fees for evaluation of qualifications obtained from foreign institutions of higher learning. Kavau yesterday said the decision was a money-making…
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Namibia has welcomed delegates from around the world to the 11th Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The event serves as a crucial platform to launch two landmark reports, the Nexus Assessment Report and…
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Gender equality, poverty eradication and social welfare minister Doreen Sioka has urged Namibians to commit to protecting their fundamental rights and those of others. Sioka made the call during the commemoration of International Human Rights Day, Namibian Women’s Day and…
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President Nangolo Mumba says the Chief Hosea Kutako Memorial Museum and Homestead Shrine can promote cultural tourism in the Omaheke region. Mbumba was speaking at the inauguration of the museum at Tsoasis in the Omaheke region yesterday. “I urge the…
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