Lucasfilm dagvaar Star Wash motorwassery in Chili Die Walt Disney produksiemaatskappy Lucasfilm dagvaar ‘n tema-motorwassery aan die buitewyke van die Chileense hoofstad Santiago vir plagiaat van sy multimiljard-dollar film- en televisiesage Star Wars. Die plek se naam is Star Wash, in presies dieselfde skrif as Star Wars. Star Wash het video’s op sosiale media gedeel wat...
Bayern Munich striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is the notable absentee from Cameroon’s Africa Cup of Nations squad unveiled by head coach Rigobert Song on Thursday. Song included other stars who play abroad such as Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana and Besiktas striker Vincent Aboubakar. However, 47-year-old Song, who was a pivotal player for Cameroon when...
South African playwright and actor Mbongeni Ngema (68) was killed in a head-on car crash on Wednesday night while returning from a funeral at Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. Shortly after Ngema’s death, the singer’s family issued an official statement. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved brother,...
When it comes to perfecting the taste of summer, the juice really is worth the squeeze for Gqeberha chefs Tyran Vaghi and Mthobeli “Sunshine” Ndaleni. Being based in one of South Africa’s biggest citrus-growing regions is a constant source of inspiration for the pair and it comes as no surprise that lemon, lime and orange...
Wanderers and national netball team player Salome Davin was one of Namibia’s best goal defenders of her generation but the Windhoek-born star refuses to bask in any praise of her achievements. Although she captained both her secondary school team and the pre-independence national schools team, the Jan Mohr Secondary School matriculant remains as humble as...
Joao Felix’s superb dinked finish earned Barcelona a vital 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday in the La Liga title race. The Portuguese forward, on loan at Barca from Atletico, made no secret of his pleasure to escape the Spanish capital this summer and made his parent club pay at the Olympic Stadium. Felix...
Former SKW FC and Brave Warriors midfield star Rolf Beiter is one of a handful of retired players whose football career have gone full circle, meaning he represented the country at both junior and senior level. The former midfielder was still a pupil at the former Deutsche Schule Windhoek when he was first called up...
Daniel Nghipandulwa is not just any athlete, he is the man who bettered Lazarus Kapolo’s long-standing record of 1:46,80 in the 800m, set in 1981. Born at Oshikuku village in the Omusati region, Nghipandulwa bettered Kapolo’s 15-year record in 2011 during the Yellow Page South African Championships at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, in...
Virat Kohli scored a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred before Mohammed Shami took a sensational seven wicket-haul as India sealed a place in the World Cup final with a 70-run win over New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday. Kohli made 117, to surpass the record he had shared with India great Sachin Tendulkar, and Shreyas...
Mariental-born former United and Namibian national netball team defence stalwart Magda van Schoor was once described by ex-Tigers opponent and star goalshooter Ndemu ‘Demolition’ Hipondoka as “not an easy player to tantalise with the ball, she had very perfect timing and she was hard but never rough”. The retired star started playing netball in Standard 1...