Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has authorized the recruitment of an additional 10,000 policemen, a spokesman for the police announced on Saturday. Senior Superintendent of Police K.B. Manathunga stated that the new recruits will enhance efforts to…
Tsintsabis: The Swapo-led government plans to transform the Tsintsabis settlement in the Guinas Constituency into a village council, the party’s regional coordinator for Oshikoto, Armas Amukwiyu has said. He made the statement after the Electoral Comm…
Beirut: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday, urging Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon within the deadline set by the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire deal. “Continued Israeli viol…
Ekulo: A woman allegedly died after being run over on the B1 road at Ekulo village in the Oshikoto Region Friday night. The incident occurred around 23h40 and involved a silver station wagon with Oshakati registration, as confirmed by the Namibian Pol…
Eilat: Yemen’s Houthi group said in a statement on Saturday that it launched a ballistic missile earlier in the day targeting the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv. “In support for the Palestinian people and their Mujahideen (Hamas), we carried out…
Rundu: Nineteen people were rushed to the Rundu State Hospital with suspected food poisoning on Friday shortly after consuming oshikundu. The Namibian Police Force’s Regional Commander for Kavango West, Commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo, said the incident…
Melbourne: Defending champion Jannik Sinner has cruised into the round of 16 at the Australian Open with a comfortable third-round victory. Sinner beat the 46th-ranked U.S. player Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in two hours and one minute at Rod Laver Are…
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, is proud to announce the upcoming LaunchX event for Jambo, the world’s largest on-chain mobile network. Jambo aims to raise $5 million through a token sale on Bitget LaunchX to fund its ambitious satellite launch program, an initiative designed to […]
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Oshikoto: The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN)’s returning officer for Oshikoto’s Guinas constituency, Sion Shikufinde, reported that some property owners have not allowed ECN officials to enter their properties despite consulting them.
Accordi…
Swakopmund: The Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine on Friday donated close to N.dollars 300 000 worth of library equipment to the Mondesa Community Library. The donation consists of 20 computers and two printers, aimed at bridging the digital divide and emp…
Otjombinde: The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has announced an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in the Otjombinde Constituency of the Epukiro veterinary district. The ministry’s acting chief veterinary officer in the Department of Veter…
Windhoek: The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) has raised concerns over the absence of performance statistics for special schools in the recently released Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) and Advanced Subsidiary (AS)…
Ponta Grossa: Six suspects were killed on Friday in a shootout with police in Ponta Grossa, a municipality in the southern Brazilian state of Parana, local authorities said. The violent confrontation occurred during a police raid aimed at confiscating…
London: Chinese ace Ding Junhui was beaten by world No. 1 Judd Trump 6-3 in the quarterfinals at the Snooker Masters here on Friday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, Ding, making his 19th appearance in the annual invitational tournament, edged out…
