Hosts Omaheke are through to the knockout stages of the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup, following a great display in their two group matches on Friday. The cattle country boys opened their campaign with a convincing 3-0 win over //Kharas. Spurred on by the crowd, the hosts continued their good run by holding on to a...
The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage on Saturday, carrying what amounted to the population of a small city. The ship, built over 900 days at a shipyard in Turku, Finland, is a monument to enormity, longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall,...
An expedition of 188 women from all over the world, is setting sail to Antarctica in November, on a collaborative mission to promote the long-term sustainability of the planet. With representatives from South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe, the 19-day voyage provides participants, all with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM), with a...
The Comptroller General of Customs(CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has given a directive to the Portplus Ltd. consultant managing the two ocean-going vessels, Customs Pride and Group of Nine, to ensure that the vessels sail by November. Comptroller Odaudu Salefu of the Western Marine Command of Customs said this in and interactive session with newsmen in Lagos...
NDN Staffer Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 — Namibia’s U-19 cricketers have achieved a remarkable feat by qualifying for the 2024 ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, becoming the third team to secure their spot through the Qualifier route. In an exciting final of the Africa Qualifier, the Walvis Bay Salt Eagles emerged victorious, defeating...
The National Assembly yesterday passed the private member’s bills introduced by Swapo lawmaker Jerry Ekandjo to define the term spouse and amend the Marriage Act of 1961. Ekandjo on Thursday last week introduced a bill on the definition of a spouse, which seeks to explicitly define the term spouse, invoking articles 81 and 4 of...