Thirteen members of the same family have died in Namibia after eating porridge that authorities believe became toxic when it was mixed with a fermented substance left over from a homemade alcoholic beverage, the state broadcaster reported. The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation said another four people are in a criticial condition in the hospital. NBC, quoting the Namibian health ministry, said at least 20 people consumed the "poisonous or toxic" porridge after it was mixed with sediment from a homemade beer. The victims ranged in age from 2 to 33, NBC said. The incident happened in the Kavango East region in the far northeast of the country.  

The Netherlands maintained all-win run in the first round Group A match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Cricket beating giant Namibia by five wickets at the GMHBA Stadium in South Geelong in Victoria, Australia on Tuesday.  With the day's feat, the Netherlands brightened their chance to reach the Super-12 stage of the World Cup securing full four points from straight two matches and will face Sri Lanka on Thursday (Oct 20) in their last group match.    Namibia, which came to the limelight upsetting Sri Lanka in the opening first round match, today (Tuesday) opted to bat first after winning the toss and scored 121 for 6 in quota 20 overs with middle order batter Jan Frylinck making the team's highest 48-ball 43 runs with one four and one six. Later, Jan Frylinck was adjudged the most valuable player of the match.  Besides, opener Michael Van Lingen (29), one down Stephan Baard (19), captain Gerhard Erasmus (16) and David Wiese (11) were the other notable scorers for Namibia reaching the double figure.  Bas De Leede grabbed two wickets for 18 runs in three overs. Chasing a target of 122 runs, the Netherlands scored the match-winner 122 runs for the loss of five wickets with three balls to spare. Two openers Max O Dowd and Vikramjit Singh made a good foundation of the Dutch innings contributing 59 runs in 8.2 overs in the opening stand.   Max scored 31-ball 39 runs hitting three fours and two sixes, Vikram made run a ball 30 with two boundaries.  Bas De Leede, who earlier bagged two wickets, scored run a ball 30 featuring two boundaries to be adjudged player of the match.  No other Dutch batter failed to score the double figure run. JJ Smit took two wickets for 24 runs in four overs.

Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first against Namibia in the opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. The Netherlands will play United Arab Emirates in the second match of the qualifying tournament, also in Geelong, which will determine four teams to advance to the main event starting later this week. Sri Lanka, the T20 World Cup champions in 2014, sustained a big blow on the eve of the tournament when left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka was ruled out with a quadriceps injury. Lineups: Namibia: Divan la Cock, Michael van Lingen, Stephan Baard, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (captain), Jan Frylinck, J.J. Smit, David Wiese, Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo . Read: T20 World Cup 2022: Where to watch live in Bangladesh via TV, OTT, and apps Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Pramod Madushan. Umpires: Joe Wilson, West Indies, and Rod Tucker, Australia. TV umpire: Paul Reiffel, Australia; Match Referee: Andy Pycroft, Zimbabwe

Afghanistan gave a perfect farewell present to Asghar Afghan with a thumping 62-run victory over Namibia in the T20 World Cup Sunday. Asghar made 31 off 23 balls in his last international appearance, which lifted Afghanistan to 160-5 after captain Mohammad Nabi won the toss and opted to bat in the Group 2 game. Read:Shakib ruled out of T20 World Cup Namibia batsmen fell against the slower deliveries of Afghanistan fast bowlers and limped to 98-9 with David Wiese top-scoring with 26 off 30 balls. Fast bowler Hamid Hassan, playing his first T20 international in five years, picked up 3-9 while Naveen-ul-Haq polished off the top order to finish with 3-27. Asghar, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket Saturday, was given a guard of honour by Namibia fielders as he walked out to bat midway through the innings. He belted three fours and a six before scooping a catch to backward point in the penultimate over. Read:England gives old rival Australia 8-wicket thrashing at WCup Afghanistan, who have two tough games in hand against New Zealand and India, have four points from three games. It lost a nail-biting game to Pakistan by five wickets when hard-hitting Asif Ali smashed four sixes in the penultimate over. Namibia have two points from two games after beating Scotland in the opening game.

Namibia reached the main draw of the T20 World Cup for the first time by beating Ireland by eight wickets on Friday and becoming the final team to qualify for the Super 12s. Set a target of 126 to win, Namibia got there with nine balls balls to spare mainly thanks to 53 not out off 49 balls by captain Gerhard Erasmus, who shared an unbeaten 53-run partnership with David Wiese (28). The Namibians previously beat the Netherlands in Group A of qualifying for the country’s first win at a World Cup and went a step further by taking down an opponent seven places higher than them in the ICC rankings. Read: T20 WC: Bangladesh advance to Super 12s as Group B runners up They will join Sri Lanka in qualifying from the group. Sri Lanka was to play the already eliminated Netherlands later Friday. Ireland, looking to qualify for the main draw of the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2012, won the toss and was 55-0 after six overs at the end of the powerplay. Read: Shakib takes most wickets in T20 WC to equal Afridi’s record The team failed to build on its strong start and the runs stopped flowing on a slow pitch after Paul Stirling was out for a 24-ball 38. The Irish finished on 125-8, having been 62-0 after 7.1 overs. Bangladesh and Scotland qualified from Group B to get to the Super 12s, which start Saturday.

Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism on Wednesday called on both the public and holiday makers to observe littering rules in a bid to protect the environment.

With more than 85% of votes counted, Namibia's president was set to win another term Saturday and already was thanking voters.

Namibia has recorded 51 poaching incidences since January, spokesperson of the Environment and Tourism Ministry Romeo Muyunda said Wednesday.

Namibian President Hage Geingob on Thursday announced that his government will issue five-year visas to South African business people.

The Namibian government is developing a national lifelong learning policy, as it seeks to synchronize the country's societal interests and continuous learning needs, a government official said Monday.