Namibia

THE Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA) has slammed the Namdia Foundation's lack of support with regards to hosting a genocide remembrance slated for 21 and 22 April at Shark Island, at Lüderitz in the ||Kharas region. The occasion will raise awareness of the 1904 to 1908 genocide and its effects…

Sports Minister Agnes Tjongarero has expressed disappointment with the World Athletics (WA) over its new rule, banning athletes with high levels of testosterone from competing. The athletics body recently announced that athletes with Differences in Sexual Development (DSD) will now be ineligible to compete in any international competition. DSD is…

Peter Shalulile of Namibia celebrates goal with teammates during the 2023 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers match between Namibia and Cameroon at the Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto on the 28 March 2023 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix Namibia 2-1 Cameroon Peter Shalulile was on target for Namibia as they topped Group C after a…

A total of eight cheetahs were introduced to India from Namibia in September last year as part of the world's first inter-continental transfer of large wild carnivorous animals. It included five females and three males that were introduced at Kano National Park (KNP) in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.…

A day after a Namibian cheetah died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought details of experts in the Cheetah Task Force such as their qualification and experience. The four-and-a-half-year-old female cheetah, named Sasha, died due to a kidney ailment more than six…

Osino Resources Corp. provided an update on its majority-owned Omaruru lithium project in central Namibia following the completion of a phase 1 reverse circulation (RC) drill program by Prospect Resources Ltd. . Osino entered into an earn-in and shareholder agreement with Prospect in Q4 2022 whereby Prospect can earn up…

AFRICAMarch 31, 2023 During Germany’s colonial rule in Namibia between 1904 and 1908, colonizers wiped out an estimated 80 percent of all Ovaherero and 50 percent of Nama people and seized about 80% of ancestral Nama land. The damage to the livelihood and identity of these communities has been passed down through generations.…

JOHANNESBURG - The Environmental Affairs Department is sending 12 of the fastest land animals to India. It is part of a cooperation agreement between the two countries to reintroduce the species. READ: India welcomes back cheetahs, 70 years after local extinction In 2022, India received eight cheetahs from Namibia which were released…

Ongwediva — For his entire life, Nghidipo Rafael has had to prove that he indeed exists. The 29-year-old from Outaukondjele village in the Ohangwena region was born from Namibian parents, yet he is stateless. This fact has made him live a life of hardship and poverty. A stateless person is…

With the addition of these 12 members, the count of cheetahs at the KNP has gone up to 20.  | Photo Credit: Twitter/@byadavbjp India's wildlife diversity has received a boost with 12 cheetahs arriving in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feburary 19 said. The 12…