French side Bordeaux-Begles made it two straight wins in the Champions Cup with a 40-19 victory over Irish province Ulster on Saturday to top the powerful Pool 1, with Leicester climbing to second by mauling the second-string Sharks 56-17 English…

South Africa achieved a historic double victory at the 2024 Africa Netball Cup played in Swakopmund, Namibia,, with both the Spar Proteas and the men’s team crowned champions on Saturday at the at the MTC Dome. The Spar Proteas showcased…

Former minister of fisheries and marine resources Bernhard Esau says the charges levelled against him in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering trial are “outrageous and malicious”. Esau made this comment after a charge of fraud in which the state…

Former ombudsman John Walters says there is a need for the judiciary to protect the poor from being bullied by the rich through lawsuits that may stifle freedom of speech. “Our judiciary is beyond reproach. I strongly believe in our…

The Namibian Police say approximately 148 000 drivers are facing arrest for various traffic violations countrywide as the festive season approaches. Traffic division commissioner Petrus Swartz yesterday said this translates to about N$170.8 million in outstanding traffic fines nationally. He…

Residents living with disabilities want the government to construct a special needs school in the Omusati region. Omusati governor Erginus Endjala says people living with disabilities in the region have no public school exclusively for those with special needs, despite…

The Cabinet has approved a Health System Strengthening proposal for over N$16 billion to improve access to healthcare. This was confirmed in a statement by the health ministry during the observance of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, under the theme:…

Namibia is the first African country to reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to child from 13.4% to about 3.8% in a period of 10 years. Speaking to Desert FM recently, health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe said the…

Activist in Namibia feel there is a need for legislation to regulate the use of social media to deal with cyber bullying. Human rights activist Linda Baumann says Namibia needs a legislative and policy framework on social media usage. This…

Minister of mines and energy Tom Alweendo warns that if oil and gas resources are not used to benefit every one, it might increase the gap between the rich and the poor. Speaking during the launch of the Industrial Baseline…

When news was doing the rounds about the delayed release of manifestos by political parties, I remarked to a colleague that we should not look at pie in the sky promises guaranteed to be made in the manifestos, but rather…