Month: June 2022

Namibia’s senior netball team, the Debmarine Desert Jewels, yesterday dusted themselves off with a hard-fought 38-34 win over Zimbabwe to get their Tri-Nations Cup campaign back on track.

Although the sport of horseracing has seen tremendous growth over the last couple of years, event organisers feel much more work needs to be done, especially in the area of infrastructure development.

Recon Namibia received lavish praise as a development partner of the Kavango East region at the recent state of the region address by governor Bonifatius Wakudumo. “Recon Namibia, the people of the Kavango East Region are indebted to you,” Wakudumo noted.

Newly appointed Omaheke chief regional officer Pecka Semba has promised to uplift the quality of life of all citizens of Omaheke by tackling issues of social justice.

Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku said service delivery in the region has continuously improved in the past nine years as government institutions continue to open shop there.

Women and children continue to suffer sexual violence at the hands of men as the police investigate several cases in which three women and a boy were sexually violated over the weekend.

The police in the Khomas region are looking for three suspects who held a taxi driver at gunpoint and robbed him of the vehicle and other valuables on Friday at Hakahana. The 33-year-old taxi driver was robbed of his Nissan Note valued at N$37 000 and a cellphone (iPhone 6) worth N$3 600.

The Namibia Tourism Board has jumped on board to denounce the latest decision by the Centres of Disease Control and Prevention to categorise Namibia as a high-risk country, arguing the ranking lacks scientific data. 

Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni has urged the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority and its leadership to safeguard peace and stability among the community.

Emma Theofelus, information deputy minister, scooped the 2022 UN Population Award yesterday in a virtual ceremony for her work, advocating for women’s empowerment and adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Namibia.