DAM levels across the country remain substantially lower than a year ago, with most water reservoirs not receiving substantial inflows yet during the current rainy season. According to the Namibia Water Corporation’s latest update on the state of the country’s dams, the three dams on which Windhoek depends for a major part of its water...
A bill aimed at lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) has been tabled in The Gambia’s parliament by an independent lawmaker. Female genital mutilation was outlawed in the mainly Muslim nation in 2015 when Yahya Jammeh was president.He said it was not required in Islam. However, influential Muslim clerics have been pushing for...
Morocco coach Walid Regragui said he wants his team to break “the curse of the African Cup” as he named his 27-man squad for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday. It is 47 years since Morocco last won the continental competition but after reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar last...
The German airline Lufthansa on Thursday lifted the four-month long cargo embargo on Hosea Kutako International Airport. In a communication to cargo clients, Lufthansa’s key accounts manager, Loretta Hall, said that the airline’s Windhoek station will be open for imports. This will be applicable for flight 4Y132 and 4Y142. Flight Y138 remains excluded from cargo...
England head into the Rugby World Cup arguably at their lowest ebb since the inaugural 1987 edition and with a favourable draw no longer offering much comfort. Defeat by Fiji in their final warm-up match last weekend meant England have now lost six of their nine games under coach Steve Borthwick. But it was the...
Liverpool’s new-look midfield faces a stern examination as the Reds put their Premier League title aspirations to the test at Newcastle on Sunday, while Manchester United aim to kickstart their campaign against Nottingham Forest. Title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal are two of only three sides with six points from their opening two games of...