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Namibian rapper Lioness is a force to be reckoned with. A true multi-hyphenate - her creativity spans music, visual arts, and fashion - Lioness made her bold return this summer. Out now, new album 'Wish You Were Here' was released on Mr Eazi’s emPawa Africa imprint, a summer scorcher that…

Celebrated Namibian NASA scientist Dr Japie van Zyl has died. He was 63.Van Zyl died from a heart attack at his home in California in the US on Monday. Stellenbosch University (SU) said in a statement the institution was deeply saddened by the death of Van Zyl, one of the…

Japie van Zyl, former director of Solar System Exploration at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has suffered a heart attack. Van Zyl (63) was rushed to hospital in Pasadena, California, yesterday after returning from his morning jog, and is currently in a critical condition. "The doctors say the next 48 hours…

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Peter Shalulile (Gallo Images) Highlands Park dangerman Peter Shalulile is determined to claim the 2019/20 Absa Premiership  Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot award.The Namibian striker is currently level with Orlando Pirates' Gabadinho Mhango striker on 14 goals.Shalulile finished as joint-top goalscorer in the National First Division in 2018 with 15 goals.He…

WALVIS Bay-based fishing company Seaflower Pelagic Processing, which yesterday lost a High Court case about the auctioning of Namibian fishing quotas, says the retrenchment of people in its employ is now inevitable. The company said in a statement yesterday it had no alternative but to start a consultative process preceding…

Featured More Top News Tens of thousands march in Belarus despite firearms threat Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand the resignation of veteran president Alexander Lukashenko, despite a threat by officials to use firearms against protesters. 10:05am EDT…

Accra — Immediate action can prevent disaster in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Outbreaks of African Migratory Locust (AML) are threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of people in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned today at the…

Authorities in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe are scrambling to control titanic swarms of migratory locusts, which have put 7 million people in the southern region at risk of famine. The four countries have launched pesticide spraying efforts to combat the invasion, as the United Nations warns that up to…

A black rhino and its calf; new technology that uses software to read unique features of rhino footprints will help protect this endangered species from poachers. Credit: WildTrack Interactive software that 'reads' and analyzes footprints left by black rhinoceroses can be used to monitor the movements of the animals in…