Year: 2021

Namibians living along the border with Angola have been reminded to apply to travel if there is genuine reason to do so as borders remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

A Windhoek resident who was convicted and sentenced to 27 years imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 23-year-old woman, is appealing his conviction and sentence in the High Court.

Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua has commended the development of the Blue Economy Policy, which aims to create an integrated approach and outlining rules and regulations that will help Namibia to better manage and control the country’s marine and aquatic system and maximising economic activities.

As the country comes to terms with the devastation of veld fires that continue to decimate tens of thousands of acres of grazing land over the past few months, farmers across the country have now turned to prayer. 

Two of the three men who were arrested for allegedly breaking into the Katutura Magistrate’s Court in July have been released on bail.

The police are regretting a shooting incident that happened over the weekend here in which two people were allegedly wounded as Reserve Force members were dispersing a crowd that gathered for a music concert. 

To assist entrepreneurs recovering from Covid-19, SMEs Compete provided an opportunity to 20 small business owners to pitch their products to a panel of adjudicators for possible funding. 

Namibia’s senior netball team head coach Julene Meyer has welcomed the improvement shown by players in the just-ended MTC Namibia Netball Premier League (NNPL), saying they have embraced the challenge and stepped up their game.

The Independence Stadium in the capital will be a hive of activity on Saturday when it hosts the first-ever U/17 National Relay Championships.

Peter Mawere, the chief operations officer at Namscore Consultancy, yesterday said the Women and Girls Sports Leaders’ Forum held over the weekend was a success.