Zebaldt Ngaruka The second and third rounds of the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) will continue across various towns in the country, with most teams aiming to secure early points. Leading the log after one match is Omaheke’s Young African FC, which crushed Tigers 3-0 last weekend. The Gobabis-based team faces a tough challenge ahead...
WALVIS BAY – Erongo Red has launched a new mobile application aimed at making electricity services more accessible and convenient for its over 53 000 customers. The app allows clients to buy prepaid electricity, pay bills, check balances, report faults, and receive power outage notifications from anywhere. CEO Tino !Hanabeb said the launch marks a...
Defending champions African Stars say they have yet to receive their monthly grant from the Namibia Football Association (NFA). This is despite the new league season kicking off last weekend. African Stars’ chairman Salomo confirmed yesterday that the club has not received its monthly allocation from the local football governing body. “We have not received...
Minister of Education , Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp said despite Namibia’s strong legal and policy frameworks promoting national unity, the enforcement of anti-tribalism measures in schools remains inconsistent. This is allowing ethnic divisions and stereotypes to persist among learners. In an interview with Nampa, Steenkamp said tribalism among learners has become...
WASHINGTON – US president Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing to equal China and Russia, just minutes before opening a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The move comes after Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow had successfully tested a nuclear-capable,...
Walvis Bay will host the second edition of the Namport Nedbank Powerhouse Challenge this weekend. Following the success of its inaugural event in Lüderitz earlier this year, the challenge returns to Namibia’s coastal town with an expanded programme of running and cycling events. These activities are designed to cater to both elite athletes and recreational...
Takarive is settlement in Botswana near Mahalapye. Originally this settlement was donated by the Bamangwato chieftainship for settling Chief Samuel Katjiikumbua Maharero’s people. Thus, several clans who fled Namibia with Samuel Maharero including those of Riarua, Ombongora, Tjivasera, Toromba, Mireti, Kaposambo and many others have settled there. It is said that many of the Genocide...
The history of Namibian football will be incomplete if the name of Shepherd Murape does not appear in the golden pages of our national archives. He warmed himself up into the hearts and souls of many local football followers with his vast expertise of international football. Without a shadow of doubt, the former Dynamos Football...
The country’s leading amateur boxing stable, MTC Kilimanjaro Boxing Club, will this weekendstage an exciting boxing bonanza in Oshakati. The event, scheduled for Saturday at Ekuku, will bring together top amateur clubs from across northern Namibia to battle for top honours across various categories. According to stable founder and trainer Joseph Bernhard, more than 100...
WALVIS BAY – Indonesia aims to deepen its economic and cultural ties with Namibia, with trade and tourism at the centre of the relationship. This is according to the ambassador of Indonesia, Mirza Nurhidayat. He was speaking at the official opening of the 17th Annual Erongo Business and Tourism Expo on Tuesday. This is the...