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Nigeria staged an extraordinary second-half comeback to defeat hosts Morocco 3-2 and lift their 10th TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) crown at the Stade Olympique in Rabat on Saturday night. Read more: namibian.com.na/nigeria-produc…
Jacques Burger promised that his Namibia side “can be so much better” after they booked a place in November’s Final Qualification Tournament in Dubai with a clinical 86-29 win over UAE in the Africa/Asia play-off. Read more: namibian.com.na/burger-promise…
RUGBY ACTION … WHS beat Pro Ed Academy 61-18 in a Namibia Schools Sport Rugby u19 match on Saturday. In other matches Moria beat De Duinesig 64-3, Tsumeb Gimnasium beat WAP 24-13, Windhoek Gymnasium beat Walvis Bay Private School 34-15. Photos: Helge Schütz
India captain Shubman Gill starred in a remarkable rearguard action as his side checked England’s bid for a series-clinching win in the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Saturday following a long-awaited century from opposing skipper Ben Stokes. Read more: namibian.com.na/rahul-and-gill…
Arsenal on Saturday announced the signing of Swedish international striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon. Read more: namibian.com.na/arsenal-sign-s…
Lando Norris resisted mounting pressure from his McLaren team-mate and series leader Oscar Piastri on Saturday to take pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix. Read more: namibian.com.na/norris-on-pole…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has warned members of the public against fishing and consuming fish from the Goreangab dam on the western fringes of Windhoek. namibian.com.na/public-warned-…
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Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar was left standing on the cusp of a fourth Tour de France title as Alpecin rider Kaden Groves won Saturday’s stage 20 after a long-range escape that saw the Australian finish well ahead of the big guns. Read more: namibian.com.na/pogacar-on-cus…
NETBALL ACTION ... Okahandja Senior Secondary School beat Walvis Bay Private School 32-14 in an u17 match at the Capricorn Schools Netball League on Saturday. Photos: Helge Schütz
STALEMATE ... Okahandja Senior Secondary School and Wennie du Plessis drew 19-19 in an u15 match of the Capricorn Schools Netball League on Saturday. Photos: Helge Schütz
The Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) says there will be a power supply interruption on Sunday, 27 July, from 07h00 to 18h00 at Berg Aukas, Grootfontein and Kombat substations. namibian.com.na/nampower-annou…
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Hollard Namibia has entered into an official partnership with the Swakopmund municipality to sponsor the iconic ‘Promenade’, a palm-lined path along the beach between the Mole and the aquarium. namibian.com.na/hollard-namibi…
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Former Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored as Premier League champions Liverpool were beaten 4-2 by AC Milan on Saturday in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong. Read more: namibian.com.na/liverpool-beat…
KENYA WIN … Kenya beat Namibia A by 3 runs in the Pearl of Africa T20 series in Entebbe on Saturday. Kenya 126/6 (D Gondaria 39*, S Singh 28, Z Groenewald 2/17, S Shikongo 2/18), Namibia A 123/2 (Z van Vuuren 62, JC Balt 29, D Leicher 28*). Photo: Cricket Namibia
Namibia beat UAE 86-29 in their play-off match in Uganda on Saturday to remain on track for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Photos: Rugby Afrique
The British and Irish Lions staged a stunning comeback from an 18-point deficit with a last-gasp try to edge the Wallabies 29-26 Saturday and seal the three-match series with a game to go. Read more: namibian.com.na/lions-stage-st…
The treason trial of the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has begun in a military court in the capital, Kinshasa. namibian.com.na/former-congole…
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BOTTOMLINE | Namibia counted more than 2 770 000 head of cattle at the end of 2024, with Otjiwarongo, Windhoek, Grootfontein and Eenhana being the highest contributors. namibian.com.na/namibia-herds-…
BOTTOMLINE | Minister of agriculture, fisheries, water and land reform Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi says agricultural and industrial shows are not just exhibitions, they are instruments of national development. namibian.com.na/agricultural-s…
BOTTOMLINE | The Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) has approached the Supreme Court of Namibia to take urgent legal action against more than 200 pharmacies accused of colluding to fix medicine prices in violation of national competition laws. namibian.com.na/price-fixing-b…
