A 17-year-old boy identified as Shinkanda Batista was stabbed multiple times at Ncamagoro village on Wednesday.Deputy commissioner Johannes Kudumo of the Namibian Police said the incident occurred around 00h25 at Ncamagoro village in the Kavango West Region.It is alleged the…
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The Katima Mulilo District Hospital on Wednesday welcomed 14 babies.Registered nurse Chuma Maswabi told Nampa on Thursday that the first New Year’s baby, a girl, was delivered at 01h09 weighing 2.1kg. Six boys and eight girls were born at the…
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Battling Iga Swiatek took Poland into a United Cup semi-final against Kazakhstan as last year’s runners-up beat Britain in the mixed-teams tournament on Thursday. The five-time Grand Slam champion and world number two Swiatek fought back to beat Katie Boulter…
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Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz made history when he won his fourth Dakar Rally last year and is confident that he has what it takes to challenge for victory in this season’s gruelling race in Saudi Arabia. Sainz’s fourth title…
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Arsenal closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to six points as Gabriel Jesus extended his hot-streak in a 3-1 win at Brentford on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta’s side were rocked by Bryan Mbeumo’s first-half goal at the Gtech Community…
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Nine babies were born at various health centres in the Kavango West region on Wednesday.Chief medical officer for the Kavango West health directorate Beata Siteketa on Thursday said five boys and four girls were born at the Nkurenkuru and Tondoro…
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Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed concern over escalating violence in Mozambique following the December 2024 election results.In her statement on Tuesday, she highlighted the toll…
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The Roman Catholic Men’s Association of Namibia at Saint Peter’s Sarusungu hosted a second senior citizen’s New Year’s gift party in the Rundu Urban constituency on Wednesday.According to the association’s chairperson, Michael Linyando, the pilot project began in 2019.“We hosted…
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Twelve babies were delivered on New Year’s Day at the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital.Hospital superintendent Ruben Kanime on Thursday said six are boys and the remaining six are girls.Eight babies were delivered naturally, while four required emergency C-sections, he said.“The first…
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Fisherman Moses Muronga says while others were celebrating the new year, he caught enough fish to cover his children’s school fees. The Namibian caught up with the Kehemu resident selling fish door to door on the streets of Rundu on…
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The leader of one of the factions of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) says he aims to strengthen and grow the authority in 2025. Chief Mutjinde Katjiua was speaking during the traditional authority’s annual meeting at the newly inaugurated Chief…
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Al Jazeera has condemned the Palestinian Authority’s decision to close its office in the occupied West Bank. The news channel says the move is “in line with the [Israeli] occupation’s actions against its staff”. “Al Jazeera Media Network denounces the…
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