The Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero, says Namibian sports officials and leaders have failed athletes, when it comes to the number of participants at Olympics and Paralympics events. Tjongarero was speaking during the official opening of the third edition of the National Youth Games at Oshakati last week. The minister said...
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday warned Yemen’s Huthi rebels of retaliation after the group claimed a missile attack on central Israel.“This morning, the Huthis launched a surface-to-surface missile from Yemen into our territory. They should have known by now that we charge a heavy price for any attempt to harm us,” Netanyahu...
CARACAS – Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilise the country, the government said, as the United States and Spain denied Caracas’s allegations they were involved. The arrests come amid heightened tensions between Venezuela and both the United States and Spain over Venezuela’s...
DAKAR – Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last week vowed to “relentlessly track down” migrant traffickers a day after news that at least 35 people had drowned off West Africa. Faye, elected in March, called on the country’s young people to stay in Senegal rather than falling for the “illusion” of a better future elsewhere....
Rudolf Gaiseb Mueteli wakopano ya NDP Martin Lukato ubata tumelano ya museto mwahala Namibia ni Botswana ya silimo sa 2018 kufeliswa. Mwasilimo sa 2018, nyandi mueteleli wanaha Hage Geingob ni muetapili sapili wanaha Botswana Ian Khama, neba nyatezi tumelelano ya kwa museto, yene nitifaza tumelano ya kale ni kuyandulula hande museto mwahala linaha zepeli. Kono...
OMEGA 1 – Nihakubonahala kuli kuna ni butata kufumana sico sa kazazi kufepa mabasi abona. Makwengo ba ba pila kwa Omega 1 mwasikiliti sa Kavango ya Upa, neba itumezi kwa mubuso kakubafa lico zalinanga. Babapila mwa sibaka sa pabalelo ya lifolofolo sa Bwabwata, sicaba sipilela fakulima masimu, kucala bubeke kupilisa mabasi abona. Yomunca kwa Omega1,...
SALAMBALA – Sicaba sa Salamba ba ba pila mwa silalo sa Silumbi, mwa silalanda sa Katima ya Matakanyani basaba kuli kuzwelapili kwa linanga kuka totobeza mayemo abona acwale akutokwa mezi, hape ba akaleza kuli kuna ni ketululo hala kuholisa lico za linanga mwasikiliti. Limembala za sicaba ba ba likana myanda yemilalu baka mezi mwa siliba...
Iuze Mukube African entrepreneurs showcasing their enterprises at the African Union’s Micro, Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (MSME) Forum in Windhoek last week expressed appreciation for Namibia’s convenient and at all-time accessible ports. Nigerian businesswoman Ameera Abraham, who owns Amali Cosmetics, expressed amazement at learning that Namibia’s ports are always open for business. “So, one...
Collaboration between the governments of Namibia and Botswana continues to bear fruit for citizens and businesses of both countries through last week’s announcement of a substantial reduction of mobile roaming charges. The move by the two countries, which was embarked on about a year ago, signifies a major step towards realising enhanced regional connectivity and...
Charmaine Boois MARIENTAL – Raymond Awaseb, affectionately known as ‘Lollipop’ to the people of Mariental, has been a cornerstone of his community’s musical life for years. The former Namibia Premier League footballer’s journey is a testament to unsung artists’ often-unseen struggles and triumphs, for who influence and recognition are sparse. The 50-year-old artist has...