Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez praised his side’s “winning character” after a sensational 3-2 comeback to beat Celta Vigo on Saturday and move top of La Liga. The coach, who signed a new deal until 2025 this week, celebrated with his 50th victory in La Liga, as Robert Lewandowski’s brace and Joao Cancelo’s late winner helped...
The South African Presidency said it “noted” the Southern African Development Community’s reports of widespread irregularities in Zimbabwe’s elections. But there was no mention of the claims of “intimidation” faced by Zimbabwean voters. On Monday, the Presidency congratulated the Zimbabwean government and its people for “organising and holding the harmonised elections”, during which President Emmerson...
Stefanus Nashama Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), says the country’s current marketing strategy is not likely to attract an inflow of foreign direct investments or boost tourism, which are both essential to stimulating economic activities and growth unless urgent steps to develop a national brand are taken. In a media statement the NIPDB...
NDN Staffer Windhoek, Aug. 18 – The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Dr. Peya Mushelenga, has hailed the Huawei Seeds for the Future program as a valuable initiative to cultivate local ICT talent in Namibia. In a speech at the launch ceremony of the 2023 program in Windhoek on Friday, Mushelenga said that the...
A communications expert and youth advocate, Mr Oloruntobi Alasi, has described President Bola Tinubu’s youth inclusion in governance as unprecedented. Alasi, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, commended Tinubu’s inclusion of youths and women in the ministerial list submitted to the Senate for screening. Alasi explained that appointing youths and women as ministers would...
Founding President Sam Nujoma has hailed President Hage Geingob’s leadership in prioritising the implementation of targeted policy programmes to enhance service delivery. These efforts, Nujoma says, contribute to economic recovery and engender inclusive growth through the Harambee Prosperity Plan. It is with this message that the Founding President wished Dr. Geingob well on his 82nd...
Amb. Abdullahi Shehu, Nigerian Ambassador to the Russian Federation has commended Russian government for granting opportunities to African students. Shehu gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Moscow, Russia. Describing the development as one of the significant gains of Russia-Africa Economic Summit, he said that it...
Dane Kasper Asgreen won stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday as a long range escape edged a fast-closing peloton to the line at Bourg-en-Bresse. Another Dane, Jonas Vingegaard, retained his 7min 35sec lead atop the overall standings. As the Tour returned to flat terrain, three members of a four-man escape group crossed...
Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard hailed his rivalry with Tadej Pogacar after surviving the Slovenian’s latest attack to cling on to the overall lead of the Tour de France on the Grand Colombier mountain on Friday. Vingegaard finished just four seconds behind Pogacar after a sudden late attack that also earned the latter a four-second time...