Maria David INHABITANTS of Oshikoto Region have called on the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture to construct an education directorate office in the region as travelling to Ondangwa in the Oshana Region is costly for them. Some parents indicated that Oshikoto serves a large population in a remote area, therefore they are unable to...
The Namibian Richelieu Eagles dropped to the bottom of the T20 Tri-Nations series in Nepal, after losing to the home side by three runs on Friday. After being sent in to bat, Nepal scored a competitive 180/8 off their 20 overs and then restricted Namibia to 177/7 as they held on for their first victory...
African programmers in the Python community will soon meet in Windhoek for the 9th edition of the annual Python software programming conference hosted and presented by PyCon Namibia. The conference is scheduled to run from 04 to 07 March, starting with training workshops on the first two days at NUST for university students and at...
In Gaza, a strip of land fast becoming a wasteland, few international aid bodies can still operate. The United Nations is one of them. Its Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, was founded in 1949, working in Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, caring for the 700,000 Palestinians who were...
By Freeman Ya Ngulu. The 32nd Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE) is taking place from 16 to 18 January 2024 in Windhoek. The event is centred on the theme of “Rethinking Relevant Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education for the 4th Industrial Revolution...
Mohammed Shami took five wickets as India’s pacemen produced a devastating display to skittle out Sri Lanka for just 55 as the unbeaten tournament hosts secured a World Cup semi-final place with a colossal 302-run win on Thursday. Sri Lanka’s woeful innings in Mumbai featured five noughts, with both their openers falling for golden ducks....
Dan Gordon, Anglia Ruskin University; Chloe French, Anglia Ruskin University, and Jonathan Melville, Anglia Ruskin University Breathing is subconscious. We don’t have to think about it – it just happens. But when we exercise, many of us become more aware of it than we normally are – sometimes thinking about every breath we take. During...
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...
Namibia’s u19 cricket team lost by 18 runs to their Tanzanian counterparts yesterday, in their final warm-up match before the start of the u19 ICC World Cup Africa qualifier in Dar es Salaam this weekend. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Tanzania made a fine recovery to reach 204, before dismissing Namibia for...