Namibia

An initial group of 12 cheetahs will be flown to India from SA next month in a bid to re-establish a viable population of the world’s fastest land animals in the Asian country. The initiative, requested by India, is aimed at reintroducing “cheetah to a former range state following the…

Authorities say 87 rhinos were killed last year compared with 45 in 2021, most of them poached from the country’s largest park. Published On 31 Jan 202331 Jan 2023 The number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia reached an all-time high last year after 87 animals were killed compared with…

The number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia reached an all-time high last year after 87 animals were killed compared to 45 in 2021, official government data showed on Monday. Africa’s rhino population has been decimated over the decades to feed demand for rhino horn, which, despite being made of…

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob yesterday expressed concern about the escalation of tensions in Eswatini, and reiterated his call for authorities in the kingdom to investigate the death of human rights and political activists Thulani Rudolf Maseko. Maseko, who was assassinated at his home in Mbabane a week ago, was the chairperson…

An extraordinary meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) took place on Tuesday in Namibia's capital, Windhoek. The escalation of tensions in the kingdom of Eswatini was at the top of the agenda. SADC's executive secretary Elias Mpedi Magosi welcomed the participants. "I am honoured and privileged to welcome…

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that more cheetahs would be arriving at the Kuno Palpur National Park in the state soon. Eight cheetahs from Namibia were released into the park in September last year as part of an ambitious project to revive the extinct cheetah…

Students at the private New York City liberal arts college The New School (TNS) are demanding that the professors give every student an A grade for the semester as part of a rebellion against the school's leadership.  The dispute began when students occupied the school's TNS University Center on December…

WHO Namibia with support from the Regional Office in Africa trained 45 school staff, nurses, and school board members from schools in the Oshana region as part of the SURGE flagship programme. The aim of the training was to increase capacity of schools to implement the health promoting school initiative…

Namibia joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Diabetes Day on 14 November under the theme “Access to diabetes care” which highlight the importance of prevention and response efforts. In 2021, globally over 537 million adults (20-79 years) were living with diabetes, which is 1 in 10 people…

A 14,7-METRE-LONG dead fin whale washed up on a remote beach near Henties Bay recently. A marine mammal biologist at the Namibian Dolphin Project, Danielle Conry, on Wednesday told The Namibian that the animal was a young male, and it was "skinny". "It did not seem to have any external…