Lahja Nashuuta Praise rained on popular former president Hifikepunye Pohamba at the launch of his biography titled the ‘Footprints of Hifikepunye Pohamba’, held in Windhoek yesterday. The biography, co-written by the former Head of State, provides a retrospective reflection on his journey pre- and post-independence. It details his trials and tribulations in the quest to...
Year: 2024
Porridge deaths being probed
Namib Mills, one of the leading staple food suppliers in the country, has temporarily removed its Top Score Instant Porridge from shelves in both South Africa and Namibia. The drastic action comes after serious allegations that the Namib Mills product may have been responsible for the deaths of three toddlers, and the hospitalisation of a...
N$11.5m Zambezi rural road construction kicks off
KATIMA MULILO – In its continued effort to make roads accessible to rural communities, the government has embarked on a project to construct gravel roads to schools and clinics in Makanga and Masida in the Zambezi region. These include the District Road (DR)3 562 to Makanga, which is approximately 3.54 kilometres (km) long, and the...
Ndiyona circuit receives new primary school
Cecilia Iyambo To decongest schools in the Kavango East region, the education directorate has resolved to construct a new primary school at Ndiyona circuit, a settlement some 100 kilometres east of Rundu. The primary school is part of a cohort of schools to be constructed throughout the region during the current financial year. During a...
NDP6 targets cross-border crime
SWAKOPMUND – Cross-border crime, statelessness, border control and access to justice are some of the key issues to be addressed by the security cluster under the sixth National Development Plan. This was highlighted by the deputy executive director of justice John Shimaneni, following a five-day workshop on the finalisation of the NDP6 chapter on peace,...
Malaria spraying in progress at Oshakati
ONGWEDIVA – The Oshakati Town Council commenced with its indoor residual spraying campaign at the beginning of this month. The programme will be conducted throughout the whole of Oshakati, and conclude on November 30 this year. Oshakati Town Council CEO Timoteus Namwandi said the exercise aims to reduce the Anopheles mosquito population in the town....
SKW’s U/15 send Dama SA packing…as ACFA advance to the next round
Dama Soccer Academy (Dama SA) got knocked out of the U/15 group when they lost their second-leg match against Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) 2-0. The second leg proved to be an uphill battle for Dama SA, as they were supposed to overcome a 6-1 scoreline from the first leg. Dama SA coach Luciano Isaacs felt...
We will do better – Britz…as U/20s face Zambia in a do-or-die clash
James Britz, head coach of Namibia’s U/20 men’s football team, is confident that his team will turn things around today when they take on Zambia in a decisive group stage match of the U/20 Cosafa qualifiers. The match is scheduled to start at 12h00. The competition, which is being held in Matola, Mozambique, sees teams...
Relegated teams reflect on setbacks, future
Losing players to top teams and inadequate training are some of the key factors that led to northern based Young Stars relegation, said head coach David Tutaleni. Young Stars Netball Club and Tsumeb Netball Club are the latest teams to find themselves relegated from the country’s topflight MTC Namibian Netball Premier League. The play-offs will...
First-ever Onawa ECD inaugurated
ONAWA – The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare officially inaugurated the first-ever early childhood development centre (ECD) at Onawa location in Oshakati on Friday. The centre was constructed with funding from Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) and Development Workshop Namibia (DWN) at a cost of N$800 000. In a speech read on...








