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Wales Online · May 6, 2022

Namibia rugby legend killed at age 60 after being struck by car while cycling

Gerhard Mans—Namibia's first rugby captain after the country gained independence—was killed after being hit by a car while cycling near the capital, Windhoek, on Wednesday

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

How legal hunting supports African rhino conservation

While the UK government has been considering a ban on imports of hunting trophies, the South African government recently approved an annual maximum quota of ten legal trophy hunts of endangered black rhinos for 2022. South Africa has permitted white rhino hunts, without quota limits, since 1972.

The Conversation · Apr 5, 2022

History may explain South Africa's refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine

South Africa abstained in a vote in the United Nations General Assembly on the resolution condemning the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, and demanding their withdrawal.

The Conversation · Mar 11, 2022

Gay couple in Namibia wins partial victory on residency application

A gay Namibian-Mexican couple won a part of their case at Namibia’s Supreme Court on Monday after the ruling that the government had discriminated against their residency application because one of the couple is foreign-born.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 7, 2022

Gay couple scores partial victory on Namibia residency in top court

A gay couple scored a partial victory in Namibia's Supreme Court on Monday after it ruled the government had discriminated against them when it rejected the residency application of one of the two who is Mexican-born.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

Namibia’s abstention on Russia violates its foreign policy principles

When the United Nations General Assembly took a vote on Russia’s war against Ukraine in an emergency session on 2 March, an overwhelming 141 out of 193 member states supported the resolution calling on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine.

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2022

India’s wait for cheetah could extend to months

An expert team visited Namibia last week, but a formal MoU for transfer is yet to be signed

The Hindu · Feb 25, 2022

Four month old baby who died helps save 10 lives

A trip to Namibia in Emmie Violet's name has transformed the lives of 10 children

Liverpool Echo · Feb 20, 2022

Project Cheetah team to head for South Africa on February 17

BHOPAL: An Indian delegation will finally leave for Namibia to finalise the modalities of the first-ever inter-continental translocation of cheetah.

The Times of India · Feb 14, 2022