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Over 2 900 road accidents recorded this year 

Namibia recorded 2 925 car accidents between 1 January and 7 December this year, resulting in 5 297 injuries and 385 fatalities. This was revealed by the Motor Vehicle Assistance (MVA) Fund at a media event of the 2024/2025 Festive…

* ANNA WILLARD

Barca, Madrid on guard against Liga slip-ups after European joy

Barcelona and Real Madrid are looking over their shoulders in La Liga at in-form Atletico Madrid, wary of a letdown after taxing wins away from home in the Champions League this week. A 3-2 victory at Borussia Dortmund ensured Barcelona will…

* ANNA WILLARD

Man City host Man Utd in crisis derby, Newcastle need win

Manchester’s crisis-hit clubs face off in the Premier League when City host United on Sunday while Newcastle boss Eddie Howe badly needs a win against Leicester at St James’ Park. Leaders Liverpool, playing Fulham at Anfield, will expect to stretch…

* ANNA WILLARD

Resurgent Leverkusen find form to keep tabs on runaway Bayern

Toiling quietly behind leaders Bayern Munich and surprise package Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen have returned to the form which took them to a league-cup double last season. Xabi Alonso’s side, who travel to mid-table Augsburg on Saturday, may be seven…

* ANNA WILLARD

Diplomats engage in friendly golf warfare

The Americas team won the 2024 Continental Challenge hosted by the Windhoek Diplomatic Golf Group in Windhoek earlier this week. The friendly competition saw 16 representatives from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas taking part at Windhoek Country Club Resort.…

* ANNA WILLARD

Windhoek City Sports Club comes alive

The recent launch of the Windhoek City Sporting Club marked a notable step in advancing sports and youth empowerment in Namibia. The new sports and personal development hub in the heart of Windhoek promises to be the cornerstone in the…

* ANNA WILLARD

Namibia gears up for Region 5 Youth Games 

The Africa Union Sport Council Region 5 Council of Ministers Meeting got underway in Windhoek yesterday in preparation for the Region 5 Youth Games that Namibia will host in June 2025.  It will be the second time that Namibia hosts…

* ANNA WILLARD

The right football training makes perfect

Former Blue Waters and Life Fighters midfield ace Heinrich ‘Barnes’ Angula rates among the best distributors of the ball, something he learned from former Black Africa wonderboy Lucky ‘Thindwa’ Bostander. The Otjiwarongo native says he grew up admiring Bostander. “I…

* ANNA WILLARD

Mysteries of the Sperrgebiet: Namibia’s Original Fraud?

The Sperrgebiet conjures up many images, mostly of a desert full of diamonds that only a few have entered, and some having perished on arrival or in transit. The need for permission from Namdeb to enter Oranjemund ended several years…

* ANNA WILLARD

Police confirm viral assault video was an extortion ploy

THE Namibian Police has confirmed that a video trending on social media of an inmate being assaulted by cellmates at the Okahandja Police Station, was a ploy to extort money from the victim’s family. This was confirmed in a media…

* ANNA WILLARD