The Latest Breaking News from Namibia

In the 46th minute of the 2023 Rugby World Cup (RWC) pool match between contenders France and pretenders Namibia, with the rampaging Europeans ahead by a thumping 54 points to nil, the wilting Welwitschias forfeited a player to a yellow card.

Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish president, died on 16 October at the age of 86. Born in eastern Finland, he was two years old when his family fled from the Russian invasion at the outbreak of the second world war.

The Kaokoveld region, covering north-western Namibia and south-western Angola, is one of the remotest areas in southern Africa. Although it’s extremely dry, it is a centre of species endemism: many species occur only there and nowhere else on earth.

Ahtisaari played a key role in negotiating peace in multiple countries, including Namibia, Kosovo and Indonesia.

The Mauritius Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law that criminalises consensual same-sex acts between adult men. The decision boosts the trend in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region towards decriminalisation. Now, a slight majority – nine out of 16 member states – do not prohibit gay and lesbian…

Barring spirited performances from the likes of Portugal or Uruguay, the 2023 Rugby World Cup currently underway in France has once again exposed the chasm between the sport’s haves and have-nots, highlighting the need for a concerted effort to help emerging nations raise their game, particularly in Africa.

Scrum-half suffered facial fracture during win over Namibia

Dupont was injured against Namibia.

Who's through and who's going home as the group stages draw to a close at France's 2023 Rugby World Cup?

Multiple theories to explain formation of enigmatic circular patterns have been put forward over five decades

New Zealand boss Ian Foster dismissed his nation's unbeaten record against Italy as irrelevant as the teams prepared to meet on Friday night in the 2023 World Cup in France.