RUNDU – The Sanlam Kavango East Teachers’ Tournament concluded at the Rundu Sports Stadium this past weekend, with the Rundu circuit of the Kavango East region winning the football category. Ncamagoro circuit of the Kavango East region defended their title in netball, while Rundu circuit won the volleyball category now for the third consecutive year....
Zebaldt Ngaruka The coordinator of the recently-concluded Football Youth Cup competition, Raisameua Kasaona, expressed satisfaction with the successful conclusion of the event. It was organised by the Otjiwarongo Sports Academy. The third edition of the competition attracted 57 football teams, varying from the boys and girls’ U/11 up to U/17 age groups played at Paresis...
Brave Warriors’ head coach Collin Benjamin has urged Premier League coaches to scout for players in tournaments such as the Harders Cup. Speaking to Nampa at the end of the Harders Cup in Lüderitz on Sunday, he said many players displayed ‘’hunger and determination’’ during the tournament. The tournament started on Friday. “I saw a...
SEOUL – A South Korean man has been arrested after confessing to murdering his girlfriend 16 years ago and, entombing her body on his balcony under a layer of cement, police told AFP yesterday. The man, who is now in his 50s, was charged with murdering the woman in October 2008 during an argument, according...
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM – The relentless exchanges of fire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah of recent days have stoked fears the longtime foes are moving inexorably towards all-out war, despite international appeals for restraint. AFP correspondents in Jerusalem and Beirut talked to officials and analysts who told them what the opposing sides hope to achieve by ramping...
ACCRA – After nearly three decades of dithering, Ghana has passed a law pledging to give women equal representation in Parliament, public life and business, but activists say parity is a long way off. The Ghanaian parliament unanimously passed the Affirmative Action Gender Bill 2024 last week, ending a process launched in 1998 to create...
NAIROBI – Somalia has accused Ethiopia of supplying weapons to its northeastern Puntland region, amid growing tensions between the Horn of Africa neighbours. There is a history of stormy relations between Ethiopia and Somalia – a fragile jigsaw of federal states, whose instability weakens the central government’s ability to counter a long-running insurgency by Islamist...
A girl child has the entire world’s support. I have seen marches in the name of the girl child. I have heard great poetry and speeches defending the girl child. That is great. I stand in support of that! But the question is? Who is fighting for the boy child? I will, you will, we will! Here is a...
As the single-biggest investor in Namibia’s economy across a multitude of sectors and the country’s 14 regions, the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) contributes significantly to socio-economic development through the injection of capital into an economy that has historically struggled to attract meaningful foreign direct investment outside of the mining sector. At the heart of...
The pressing realities of climate change and persistent droughts have rendered traditional hydropower energy sources increasingly unreliable. As we seek alternatives to sustain our energy needs, it becomes imperative to integrate the voices and knowledge of indigenous communities, particularly the Ovahimba people of the Kunene region. These communities, often labelled anti-developmental, are not merely rejecting...