The Namibia Annual Sports Awards nominations took place yesterday in Windhoek. The awards ceremony will take place on 22 November...
TODAY
NAC, NCAA to host 2025 SOE Games in Swakopmund
WALVIS BAY – The Namibia Airports Company (NAC), under the leadership of CEO Bisey /Uirab, has announced that it will...
Unite against poverty – Mbumba
President Nangolo Mbumba has urged Namibians to unite in the fight against poverty, emphasising the importance of decent work and...
Rukoro: Swanu coalition won’t cripple Nudo
Barry Rukoro, the president of a National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) breakaway group, has insisted that his faction’s newly-formed coalition...
Clergy, traditional leaders bemoan rape ‘epidemic’
ONGWEDIVA – Several traditional leaders, church leaders and psychologists have spoken out on the prevalence of rape incidents in Namibia....
Himba woman takes on copper mining
Himba mother Jakarisiua Tjiurua said she does not sit idle at home while her children languish in poverty. She has...
JUST IN
Ex-cop guilty of incest
A former police officer accused of raping his biological daughter, impregnating her before forcing her to abort the foetus was...
Duo arrested for stealing tourist’s equipment
Two suspects have been arrested after stealing goods worth N$ 164 387 from a tourist’s vehicle at Brandberg Rest Camp...
BUSINESS
OPINION – Insurance: Your safety net in health crises
In the face of a serious illness, the immediate focus often centres on medical treatment and recovery. However, the financial...
New sanctions’ monitoring to track North Korea violations
SEOUL – Eleven countries, including South Korea, the United States and Japan, will launch a new joint mechanism to monitor...
NAC’s financial statements up-to-date
The Namibia Airports Company (NAC)’s recently-concluded annual general meeting marked a significant achievement for the company in that it is...
Reduced repo rate extends consumer relief
The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday provided more relief to Namibian consumers when it reduced the repo rate...
SPORTS
Young African back-paddles on planned march
Zebalt Ngaruka The peaceful march planned by Young African FC, the premier league football team from the Omaheke region, has...
Sport stars nominated for awards
The Namibia Annual Sports Awards nominations took place yesterday in Windhoek. The awards ceremony will take place on 22 November...
Personality of the week – Pedaling through life with ease
A young cyclist with big dreams, Johannes Simon, has a quirky sense of humour and a heart full of passion....
Rent-A-Drum named official partner for Cricket Ground
Cricket Namibia yesterday announced Rent-A-Drum as the newest sponsor of the First National Bank Namibia (FNB) Cricket Ground, under construction,...
LANGUAGES
Oshibofa medipao lomuhongwa waNust sha undulilwa komesho
Auleria Wakudumo Omupanguli Vicky Nikolaidis okwa undulila komesho oshibofa shovafekelwa vaheyali medipao laMatheus Sheehama, omuhongwa kwa li ha fikola koshiputudilo...
Ta hupile moshikunino she shiikwamboga
OSHIPANDA – Omunafaalama gwiikamboga okwa ti ngoka kee na oshikunino shiikwamboga mongashiingeya okwa kala po koshindji. Maria Shiningayamwe gwomomukunda Oshipanda...
Ookalyamupombo ningeni omutilo …muHanghambya mwe ya opolifi
OSHAKATI- Oimbuluma molukanda Oshoopala, olo kwa li hali ifanwa Hanghambya otai ka kandekwa noupu molwaashi paife ovakalimo vokolukanda oko ova...
Omakwatokoonkondo ga vuka mOshikoto
Omukuluntu gwopolisi moshitopolwa shaShikoto Teopolina Kalompo-Nashikaku okwa kumagidha oshigwana shi kale tashi thigi aanona momatonatelo gaantu aayinekelwa. Kalompo-Nashikaku okwa kumagidha...
INTERNATIONAL
Lebanon says six dead in Israeli strikes on Nabatiyeh
BEIRUT – Lebanon said six people were killed in Israeli strikes yesterday on municipality buildings in the southern city of...
Indian airplane forced to divert after latest bomb hoax
BENGALURU – An Indian passenger aircraft was diverted yesterday after the latest in a string of hoax bomb threats made...
Impeachment trial of Kenya’s deputy president commences
NAIROBI – Kenya’s Senate yesterday launched the impeachment trial of deputy president Rigathi Gachagua after the embattled politician lost yet...
Swedish prosecutor confirms ‘rape’ probe
STOCKHOLM – Swedish prosecutors confirmed yesterday a rape probe following media reports that French footballer Kylian Mbappe was being investigated...
AGRICULTURE
Farmers Tips – Good rainfall does not guarantee rangeland recovery
Erastus Ngaruka Arangeland refers to land inhabited by native plants (grass, forbs, shrubs and trees) and utilised by domestic and...
Ovitoto farmers receive free lucerne
Zebaldt Ngaruka Drought-hit farmers in Ovitoto, especially the settlement’s pensioners, received significant support from esteemed businessman and prominent farmer Mbiripipo...
Hardap farmers trained in food- processing
Over 45 farmers from the Hardap region recently received training in food preservation and processing from the United Nations World...
Farmers’ Kraal with Charles Tjatindi – Beware of the hidden costs of farming
How do you, as a farmer, measure the success of your farming operations? Is it through the yields of your...