OMUTHIYA – The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has reported two separate lion sightings in the Oshikoto region on Saturday morning. A press statement issued by the ministry’s spokesperson Romeo Muyunda on Saturday said a female lion was spotted between Tsumeb and Oshivelo. Another lion was spotted at Oromowa on the western periphery of...
UUKWANGULA – Tarah Iithete, the long-serving headman of Uukwangula village in the Oshana region, was laid to rest on Saturday at Oniimwandi. He was well-known for his passion for soccer and community development. Ithete, who went affectionately by the moniker ‘Choice’, died at the age of 59 after a short illness. Remembering the late headman,...
Michael Mutonga and Hâbatte Doëses were last Thursday sworn in as appointed commissioners in the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Namibia in the capital. The duo fill the PSC’s previously-vacant spot as well as the position vacated by commissioner Florence Munyungano, who retired after 15 years of service. The PSC is an independent body that mainly...
OMUTHIYA – A 29-year-old man allegedly raped a 24-year-old woman in Onyaanya area in the Oshikoto region on Friday. A crime report issued by regional commander Theopoline Kalompho-Nashikaku stated that the incident occurred at 22h00. A case has been opened against the suspect, an Angolan national. Kalompho-Nashikaku said the suspect allegedly escorted the victim from...
In July 2023, 34-year-old Ngerikomukuenu Tjihukununa was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis. This was a shocking recount, as she had never heard of the condition before. The World Health Organisation states that endometriosis affects approximately 190 million women and people assigned female at birth worldwide. Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory, gynaecologic disease, marked by the...
Namibia’s infant mortality rate declined by just over 3% over the past two years, the Ministry of Health and Social Services has reported. The infant mortality rate declined from 27.248 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2023 to 25.414 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2024, representing a 3.06% decrease. This follows a...
CAIRO – Egypt yesterday called for the swift reconstruction of Gaza and said Palestinians should not have to leave the territory, where the Palestinian Authority should “assume its duties”. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty’s call came during pre-scheduled talks with Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Mustafa in Cairo, hours after a shock proposal from president Donald Trump...
Thimbonde Stanley Kantana is a promising young winger, who is trying to leave his mark with Cuca Tops in the Namibian topflight. Born in Kayengona, his passion for football ignited while observing his mentor and top player Petrus Shitembi train. Despite facing challenges in developing his skills in Rundu, Kantana remained dedicated. With aspirations to...
Namibia’s men’s and women’s hockey teams delivered outstanding performances yesterday at the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Poreč, Croatia, securing back-to-back victories against Trinidad & Tobago and New Zealand. The men’s team bounced back from an opening 7-4 defeat to Belgium with a solid 6-3 win over Trinidad & Tobago. Pieter Jacobs, John Paul...
Auleria Wakudumo Ouministeli wouhaku nonghalonawa owa shiivifa epato lokapangelo kashona kaMondesa moSwakopmund sha landula oshiponga shomundilo osho sha hanauna po ombinga imwe oufiku wonghela. Moule wefimbo okapangelo ka pata, oshiwana molukanda Mondesa otashi indilwa shi konge ekwafo lopaunamiti kokapangelo koTamariskia manga ta ka wapekwa. “Omafulo, engabeko loludalo, otaa ka monika kokapangelo ka-DRC omanga ovanaudu ava...