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Record-breakers Atalanta maintain Serie A lead as Napoli lurk

Atalanta’s bid for a first Serie A title continued on Saturday with a club-record 10th straight league win, 1-0 at Cagliari, which was followed by closest challengers Napoli staying on their heels with a 3-1 win at Udinese. Nicolo Zaniolo…

JOHN ACHER

Nabi takes Afghanistan to Zimbabwe T20 series victory

Veteran Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi scored seven off three balls in the final over at Harare Sports Club to deliver a three-wicket Twenty20 win over Zimbabwe on Saturday, and a 2-1 series victory. Nabi struck a four off the first…

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Telecom aware of 626.3 GB breach of customers’ data

Telecom Namibia chief executive Stanley Shanapinda says the company is aware of the leak of its customers’ data and is assessing the extent of the breach. This comes after Hunters International Ransomware Group claims to have breached the telecommunications operator’s…

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Rebuilding Syria After Assad

The rapid fall of Syrian president Bashar al Assad reflects the dramatic changes that have swept the strategic landscape of the Middle East in the past year. After civil war erupted in Syria in 2011, Assad clung to power for…

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What Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s Win Means

Elections are about mandates – the authority voters give to an elected leader or party to govern.  President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s victory is historic and significant but the numbers tell a more complex story. And the president-elect must pay attention! Nandi-Ndaitwah…

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Courts Are Becoming Bully Platforms

Namibia’s judiciary has been widely praised around the world as independent of the political ruling elite. It is difficult to disagree with such an assessment. Worryingly, however, the same Namibian courts have also too frequently and too easily been used…

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President Mbumba undertakes state visit to Cuba

President Nangolo Mbumba will undertake a state visit to Cuba at the invitation of president Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez. According to a media statement issued by presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari on Friday, president Mbumba leaves for Cuba on Saturday and is…

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Security association signs wage order agreement

The Security Association of Namibia (SAN) and the Namibia Security Labour Forum on Thursday signed a resolution for a wage order with the Namibian government. SAN president Dhiginina Uutaapama, speaking at the briefing on Friday, said the new wage order…

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Ohangwena wants a peaceful festive season – Kashuupulwa

Ohangwena regional commander commissioner Ottilie Kashuupulwa says the police are ready to do everything possible to ensure a peaceful festive season across the region. Speaking to The Namibian on Friday, Kashuupulwa revealed that regional police will be launching a festive…

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Tjongarero fires National Youth Council board

Sport, youth and national service minister Agnes Tjongarero has fired the entire National Youth Council (NYC) board. In a letter on Friday, Tjongarero cited various cases of misconduct, including dishonesty and the mismanagement of funds.NYC delegates gathered at the NYC…

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The Year in Music

The Namibian music industry keeps growing and changing. Sometimes for the good, sometimes not so much. Here are a few moments that stood out this year… Some Drama Let’s start with some drama, when one of Namibia’s greatest creations, Mega…

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