Deputy Prime Minister and minister of industries, mines and energy, Natangwe Ithete has called on Africans to be self-reliant. Ithete, who is the chairperson of the African Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Bureau, was speaking during the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction event in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday. The event held from...
The Capricorn Foundation has committed N$2 million to fighting hunger and malnutrition in Namibia.The foundation in a statement on Monday said it has committed N$600 000 to the Gondwana Meal4Two Programme for the provision of nutritional meals across the country. In addition, N$1.4 million will be provided to Genesis Namibia to address malnutrition in Omaheke.Quintin...
The City of Windhoek has launched an emergency pothole repair programme following extensive road damage caused by heavy rainfall earlier this year.The programme costs a total N$324 million, having commenced on 12 May 2025.City public relations officer Lydia Amutenya told Nampa in an interview last week that two contractors have been appointed for three months....
Despite routine maintenance on the West African Cable System (WACS), which Namibia relies on for its internet connection to the rest of the world, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has rerouted most of the country’s data traffic to backup systems to ensure continuity of internet services. MTC yesterday stated that scheduled maintenance on WACS is ongoing...
ABUJA – Flash flooding in north-central Nigeria last week killed more than 200 people, the Niger state humanitarian commissioner said yesterday. Hundreds more remain missing and are feared dead. The town of Mokwa was hit with the worst flash flood in living memory last week from overnight rains. More than 250 homes destroyed and swathes...
MOSCOW – A red Ferrari glides by as techno music blasts from fancy bars full of dressed-up revellers sipping ice-cold spritz. The party is in full swing in Moscow’s posh Patriarch Ponds neighbourhood. Even though Ukraine has recently intensified its drone attacks, aimed at the vibrant Russian capital, the wealthy Muscovites heading out for Friday...
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios said yesterday that he will miss this year’s tournament and the grass-court season after “a small setback” on his latest injury return. The 30-year-old Australian has played very little tennis over the last two years because of various injuries, notably a wrist problem that required surgery. In March at...
Zebaldt Ngaruka After proudly representing Namibia at the Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA) in Harare, Zimbabwe, recently, renowned sport journalist Limba Mupetami said her participation was not merely to make up the numbers – it was earned and deserved. The RASA, hosted annually, honour and celebrate sporting excellence within the African Union Sports Council Region...
The stakes are getting higher for the top four teams in the Southern Stream First Division Football League as the race for the title progresses. These teams – Blue Birds, Eleven Arrows, Friends and Dates Eleven – remain in contention to claim the league title and qualify for the Debmarine Namibia Premier Football League next...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Former African Stars goalkeeper Colin Maripeuani Ka-Teacher Usurua has transitioned from saving goals on the pitch to raising Brahman cattle in the kraal, becoming a respected farmer in Namibia’s Omaheke region. Born in Omatjete village in the Erongo region, Usurua joined African Stars during the 1981/82 season. He dedicated 17 years...