Namibia

Olympic silver medalist Christine Mboma, who is unable to compete at certain events due to controversial rules over testosterone levels, won the women’s 200m at the World Under-20 Championships in a world record time of 21.84 on Saturday. BOMBSHELL | SA RUNNER FAILED DOPING TEST AHEAD OF TOKYO OLYMPICS Her fellow Namibian…

A few years ago when I was helping my mother to organise her library, one of the sections  we decided on was “African nonfiction”. We never had any intention of going full-on Dewey Decimal, but we chose not to observe even basic distinctions, such as shelving politics and history separately…

NAMIBIA has opted not to take in refugees from Afghanistan following the Taliban's lightning-quick seizure of Kabul, the country's capital city. This was yesterday revealed by executive director of international relations and cooperation Penda Naanda. The Taliban has swept Kabul and took power on 15 August after the government collapsed…

FORMER National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) chief executive Mike Nghipunya, who is facing charges in one of the two Fishrot cases pending in the High Court, wants to challenge the constitutionality of a part of the Criminal Procedure Act. An urgent application in which Nghipunya is asking for a…

A Cardiff University project is to deliver vital PPE equipment to Namibia to help tackle a devastating third surge of COVID-19 in the country. More than £7m worth of clinical equipment, including masks, gowns and hand sanitizer which is not needed by the NHS in Wales is being donated via…

Mostafa Mohamed has scored an 89th-minute equaliser to snatch a point for a 10-man Egypt as they drew their World Cup qualifier 1-1 in Gabon. The result elevated Egypt to the top of Group F and followed a surprise win for Namibia over Togo, and a draw for Rwanda at…

DESPITE reports of pilchards being caught as bycatch, especially by horse mackerel vessels, the Fisheries Observer Agency (FOA) has warned against the harvesting of this species. In a strong-worded letter to the fishing industry, the agency's operations manager, Victoria Erasmus, warned that a penalty would be charged for sardines being…

THE Ovaherero and Nama leaders say they are ready to sacrifice their lives in the same way their forefathers did if they do not get a comprehensive reparations package for the1904-08 genocide. The above was stated in a statement signed by both the chairpersons of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority Transitional…

ICELANDIC whistleblower Jóhannes Stefánsson says both Namibian and Icelandic Fishrot accused are trying to jeopardise and delay the fishing rights bribery scheme cases by lying to the court. This is what Stefánsson, the former director of operations in Namibia for Icelandic fishing company Samherji, told The Namibian on Monday. This…

A WOMAN at Otjiwarongo State Hospital allegedly gave birth to her child in the hospital's reception area unassisted last Friday. Fabiola Katjitjivi (23) says she arrived at the hospital at 12h00 after going into labour. Upon her arrival, Katjitjivi was allegedly left at the reception area unattended. One of her…