Handre Pollard kicked four penalties to help South Africa to a nail-biting 12-11 victory over 14-man New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday to claim a record fourth title. As is so often the case with finals, the match proved to be a tight, edgy encounter at a rain-soaked Stade de France...
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme has revealed that Namibia is among the top five African diamond exporters, ranking fourth behind Botswana, Angola, and South Africa. This comes after Namibia extracted 2.1 million carats worth an estimated N$23bn last year. Despite producing fewer diamonds by volume compared to other African producers, its high average value per...
NDN Staffer WINDHOEK, Sept. 13 — The anticipation for the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) has reached a fever pitch as the final two teams, Cameroon and Namibia, have clinched their spots in the highly anticipated tournament. The AFCON is set to take place in Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11, 2024,...
By Josef Kefas Sheehama The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) stands poised to reshape Namibia’s economy, heralding an era of enhanced productivity, global trade expansion, and improved citizen well-being. In this landscape, technological literacy emerges as a prerequisite for genuine economic transformation. Professor Anicia Peters, Chief Executive Officer of the National Commission of Research Science and...
Australia have retained the Ashes after the fourth Test against England ended in a rain-affected draw, with bad weather at Old Trafford washing out Sunday’s final day. The result ensured Australia, as the holders, kept the Ashes at 2-1 up with one match left in the series — regardless of the result of next week’s...
Fast bowler Mark Wood ripped through Australia’s top order following Jonny Bairstow’s thrilling 99 not out as England strengthened their grip on a must-win fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford on Friday. Australia were 113-4 in their second innings at stumps on the third day, still 162 runs behind England’s huge first-innings 592. Wood had...
England’s Stuart Broad became just the fifth bowler to take 600 Test wickets, as Australia ended Wednesday’s opening day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford on 299-8. Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Marsh each made 51 after England captain Ben Stokes won the toss in a match the hosts must win to maintain their hopes...
Namibia’s men’s squash team finished fourth in Division C of the South African Growthpoint Inter-Provincial Tournament in Pretoria after losing 16-10 to Gauteng on Friday. It was Namibia’s best performance in recent years and all the more commendable after ijnuries had ravaged the team. On Thursday, Emil Dorgeloh aggravated an injury in Namibia’s 3-2 semifinal...
Belgian Jasper Philipsen sprinted to his fourth stage win on this year’s Tour de France with a powerful last burst on stage 11 from Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins. The Alpecin sprinter edged Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen to the line on Wednesday with Phil Bauhaus in third. There was no change in the overall standings between race favourites...
Shell has racked up a fourth successive discovery offshore Namibia after hitting pay dirt with a just-completed exploration probe in the Orange basin. Fresh from this latest success, the supermajor has now started drilling a fifth exploration probe, targeting a major prospect some distance north of its quartet of discoveries in Block 2913A. A Shell...