Year: 2018

WINDHOEK - Over 35, 000 men have been circumcised in Khomas Region since the inception of the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision programme in 2009.

WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) has spent over N$4 million on compensation for incidents of human-wildlife conflict resulting in loss of lives, crops and livestock for the period 2016/17 to 2017/2018.

WINDHOEK - The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has come out guns blazing at the police, saying several unresolved murder cases have reached a dead-end point due to the incompetence of police detectives.

WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob left the country yesterday for Accra, Ghana to attend the state funeral of the revered former United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, who will be laid to rest today.

WINDHOEK - Shiwomeho Kalla, also known as Shiwa the Baker, is on a mission to build a global legacy and a brand that will transcend her own lifetime. Although the young entrepreneur only started her craft a mere two years ago, she is making quite a name for herself in the local baking industry. But, while Shiwa’s wide range of confectionaries are drawing mouth-watering reviews from her clients, it is how she ended up in this profession and what she is doing to change it that is making waves in the industry. 

WINDHOEK – Namibia Premier League (NPL) outfit Tura Magic Football Club yesterday announced the appointment of Ghanaian national Mohammed Gargo as new head coach, replacing James Britz who resigned at the end of the 2017/18 season.

WINDHOEK  - This past weekend, from Friday to Sunday, the Namibia Bowling Association hosted an International Quadrangular Test series. 

GOBABIS - The Regional Councils annual multi sports tourney (RCAST) got underway with a colourful opening ceremony at the Legare sports field in Gobabis on Monday. 

WINDHOEK - The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Windhoek launched its children’s storybook titled Frieda and the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations (UN) Library in Klein Windhoek recently.

ORANJEMUND - The Southern Youth Entrepreneurs (SYE) in collaboration with Oranjemund Town Council and the constituency office is to host a fundraising gala dinner to be attended by the Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service Erastus Uutoni.