Namibia

Aranos Coetzee during a Cheetahs training session. (Photo by Johan Pretorius/Gallo Images) Prop Aranos Coetzee will bring up a century of matches for the Cheetahs when they tackle WP.The 34-year-old has played 24 Tests for Namibia.The Cheetahs have also lost flyhalf Siya Masuku to illness, with Reinhardt Fortuin taking the…

The draw for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying groups, made in Johannesburg on Tuesday: Group A: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome e Principe or Mauritius Group B: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Togo, Eswatini Group C: Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, Burundi Group D: Egypt, Guinea, Malawi, Ethiopia Group E:…

Scientists at the University of St Andrews have developed a special form of light using an ancient Namibian gemstone. Using a naturally mined cuprous oxide (Cu2O) gemstone from Namibia, scientists created Rydberg polaritons, the largest hybrid particles of light and matter ever created. According to scientists, this special form of…

Trade minister Lucia Iipumbu said micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the roots of many economies around the globe and would play the same role in Namibia if supported and developed. She said these small businesses could eventually grow into larger enterprises that would contribute greatly to the country's…

As people celebrate Valentine's Day today and shows like Tinder Swindler trend, First National Bank (FNB) Namibia would like to remind the public that online safety is paramount to protect self and one's cash. "Dating and romance scams happen when victims are deceived into false relationships by fraudsters who aim…

French energy company TotalEnergies has made a "massive" oil discovery on its block off the Namibian shore - another block in which the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) owns 10%. This was confirmed by Namcor yesterday. Namcor's managing director, Immanuel Mulunga, said following the recent success of the Graff-1well…

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The Indian government has asked Namibia's assistance to repopulate its extinct cheetah population. A five-member delegation from India, comprising senior officials, experts and the environment ministry, the state of Madhya Pradesh, and the Wildlife Institute of India visited Namibia from 18 to 22 February 2022. India's high commissioner to Namibia,…

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has predicted that the local economy would grow by some N$13,5 billion at current prices this year - the bulk of which is expected to come from the tertiary sector. This is contained in the bank's February 2022 economic outlook, released yesterday. According to this…

THE education ministry is facing a shortage of 4 479 classrooms for both secondary and primary schools. The ministry's deputy executive director, Edda Bohn, told The Namibian on Friday that the current budget allocation may not be enough to solve the shortfall. "Yes, we do have the development budget to…