Namibia's President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek.
A veteran of the country's independence struggle, Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed the details to (...)
The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, represented by the Religious Attaché at the Saudi Embassy in the Republic of South Africa, has launched the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Gift Program for Iftar Banquets for Muslims of (...)
Cheetahs are set to roam in India for the first time since they were declared officially extinct in 1952.
A group of eight cats arrived from Namibia on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on Saturday.
They will undergo a (...)
President Dr. Hage Geingob of the Republic of Namibia received here today, the Advisor at the Royal Court Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan and the accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, Qattan conveyed the greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy (...)
Namibia's parliament on Tuesday resumed debate around the signing of a joint declaration with Germany regarding the former colonial power's recognition that it perpetrated genocide in the early 1900s.
Around 300 protesters stormed the parliament, as (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has delivered health aid contains 23 ventilators, to the Republic of Namibia to combat the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services of Namibia Dr. Esther (...)
The United Nations Secretary-General on Monday urged governments to "do everything in their power" to support free, independent and diverse media, which the UN's top human rights official highlighted as "a cornerstone of democratic societies".
In a (...)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday named investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines as the recipient of its 2021 press freedom award.
For over three decades, (...)
'Adolf Hitler' has been elected as a local councilor in Namibia — although it's not quite what you might think.
The new councilor, whose full name is Adolf Hitler Uunona, won 85 percent of the vote last Wednesday in the Ompundja constituency.
He (...)
After six months of lockdown, the Namibian government ended travel restrictions and curfews on Friday, in light of a drop in new COVID-19 cases. But Namibia's economy, which depends heavily on wildlife tourism, has taken a major hit during the (...)
India's GS Lakshmi has become the first female match referee after the International Cricket Council (ICC) named the 51-year-old in its list of elite match officials on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, Australian Claire Polosak became the first woman to (...)
Air Namibia (SW) and Turkish Airlines (TK) have signed a codeshare agreement. Effective from March 1, the agreement will cover routes between Turkey and Namibia, and set to expand further travel opportunities for the passengers of the two (...)
QATAR Airways is inviting travellers to plan the perfect trip for two with an exclusive Companion Offer available on board Qatar Airways' acclaimed First and Business Class cabins.
From Nov. 1 to 7, 2016, couples, friends and families can take (...)
QATAR Airways has today announced a new daily service to the popular city of Luxor, Egypt — effective Oct. 30. The now daily service is an increase on Qatar Airways' current five-times weekly service to the Egyptian city, and will deliver an (...)
SAUDI Arabia's Minister of Transportation Suleiman Al Hamdan has recognized Qatar Airways for its continued dedication to the Kingdom and its role as Qatari Pilot sponsor of the Global Ministerial Aviation Summit, recently held in Riyadh.
Qatar (...)
QATAR Airways has announced Sunday that it will operate 20 flights per week to and from Riyadh starting Sept. 1, 2016, increasing its services by more than 40 per cent. Passengers traveling into and out of Saudi Arabia will benefit from greater (...)
QATAR Airways has announced an increase in services to Jeddah and Madinah, connecting travellers from Saudi Arabia to more than 150 worldwide destinations and enabling football fans to conveniently travel to support Al-Ahli, the Kingdom's much-loved (...)
Saudi Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-O'aifir presented here yesterday his credentials as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Namibia.
In a ceremony held at the presidential (...)
Victor Guzman scored in the second half and Mexico beat Honduras 2-0 Tuesday night in the final of the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
The teams already clinched spots in the 2016 Rio Olympics with victories in the semifinals Saturday. (...)
The Peace Corps has confirmed the death of an American volunteer in Africa's southwestern country of Namibia, AP reported.
Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said on Monday that John Petersen died in a swimming accident on Dec. 31, (...)
Namibia's ruling party looks set for a sixth
straight election victory on Monday, dpa cited a second round of
preliminary results as showing.
With slightly more than half of votes counted, the South-West Africa
People's Organization (Swapo) party - (...)
About 1.2 million Namibians are to line up to vote for a new president and parliament Friday morning, in an election expected to be won by Prime Minister Hage Geingob and secure a sixth straight victory for the ruling South West Africa People's (...)
Namibian Prime Minister Hage Geingob is the
frontrunner in a presidential election, and his ruling South West
Africa People's Organization party (Swapo) is expected to secure its
sixth straight victory in a parliamentary election on Friday, dpa (...)
This year, Namibia unveiled a hilltop statue of independence leader Sam Nujoma holding aloft a copy of the African country's constitution, which was amended to let him to serve three terms as president until 2005. With the ruling party he led poised (...)
WINDHOEK — A Mozambique Airlines plane en route to Angola crashed in a game park in northeast Namibia killing all 34 people on board, Namibian police said on Saturday.
Flight TM 470 left Maputo on Friday for the Angolan capital of Luanda with 28 (...)
