The president of Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a political dispute. Earlier this year, Germany’s environment ministry suggested there should be stricter limits on importing hunting trophies. Botswana’s president Mokgweetsi Masisi told German media this would only impoverish Botswanans. He said elephant numbers had exploded as a result of conservation...
An 84th-minute header from Niclas Fuellkrug sent Euro 2024 hosts Germany past the Netherlands 2-1 in a friendly in Frankfurt on Tuesday. Brought on with 17 minutes remaining, the Borussia Dortmund striker leapt highest to head in a Toni Kroos corner, with goal-line technology confirming the ball had crossed the line. Germany were forced to...
NAMIBIANS from all 14 regions are paying tribute to the late President Dr. Hage Geingob as they prepare to lay him to rest at the Heroes Acre by the end of this week. Today, the community of Swakopmund once more gathered to pay respects to the man who was dubbed “the peoples president,”. Joined by...
In a function room on the edge of Moscow, something unusual is happening. A group of women are publicly criticising the Russian authorities. Their husbands are among the 300,000 reservists mobilised by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war in Ukraine in autumn 2022. And they want them home. “When will our husbands be considered...
Liverpool shrugged off the absence of Mohamed Salah to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League as Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez struck twice in a 4-0 win at Bournemouth on Sunday. The Reds’ title credentials will be tested while their star man is away with Egypt at the Africa Cup...
Rani Group of Companies managing member Ali Dharani says a man filmed in a video clip waving a gun at activist Michael Amushelelo is not known to the company. “I do not know about the firearm being pointed at Amushelelo and who paid the person that is appearing in that video (posted by Amushelelo on...
Defender Federico Gatti grabbed his second goal in as many matches as Juventus saw out a 1-0 home win against champions Napoli on Friday to go top of Serie A. The centre-back rose highest shortly after the break to nod in the only goal of closely contested match between two of Italy’s footballing powerhouses. Victory...
Jannik Sinner beat world number one Novak Djokovic twice in one day to send Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-1 win over Serbia on Saturday in Malaga. Italy, who won the trophy for the first and only time in 1976, will face 28-time winners Australia on Sunday. Sinner, who has now triumphed...
England sent Pakistan crashing out of the World Cup with a convincing 93-run win as Ben Stokes and David Willey helped their team end their miserable title defence on a high in Kolkata on Saturday. Stokes, who came out of ODI retirement for the World Cup, scored 84 while Joe Root hit 60 to lift...