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African Schools Football Championship fixtures released 
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African Schools Football Championship fixtures released 

The Confederation of African Football conducted the draw for the African Schools Football Championship and Cosafa qualifier yesterday, in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with the championship slated for 5 to 7 December 2025 in the same town.  The Namibian boys’ and girls’ teams will play their first matches against South Africa and the second against Zimbabwe...

Siyambi carves a living from wood 
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Siyambi carves a living from wood 

RUNDU – Paulus Daniel Siyambi (41) from Masivi village at the border of the two Kavango regions, along the Trans Caprivi Highway, ekes a living from making crafts from wood.  He takes care of his wife and five children, the youngest being three, while the oldest is 19 years old. Wood crafts are a significant...

Luvindao kahundilire asi gutudame twahakara noutjire womukisa guna homoka 
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Luvindao kahundilire asi gutudame twahakara noutjire womukisa guna homoka 

Ministera goukanguki noukali nawa Dr. Esperance Luvindao kahundilire vatungimo asi gutu dame, yimo vana kutanta wouministeli zoukanguki, kuna kutuhundira tukwate nomutjima, siruwo oso tuna kugwana mbatero kuvakwetu yipo tuture nayinye eyi melikwanmo mokukumburura kokambumburu aka monomukunda detu nadinye murongo nane.  Age kageve mbudi ezi moutano apa nye kageve asi Namibia kupi ana sikamene kweyi youkanguki,...

Africa and Europe celebrate 25 years of strategic partnership
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Africa and Europe celebrate 25 years of strategic partnership

Leaders from across Europe and Africa came together to commemorate a landmark moment: 25 years since the first Africa-Europe Summit in Cairo. Last week, in Luanda, Angola, Heads of State and Government from the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) convened for the 7th AU-EU Summit on 24 to 25 November 2025 to...

Lecturer recommends nuclear energy
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Lecturer recommends nuclear energy

Marius Johannes, a lecturer at the University of Namibia’s Business School, says Namibia should explore nuclear energy, especially because it is one of the world’s largest uranium exporters. Johannes explained that although Namibia does not yet have the capacity to build a nuclear power plant, the country can begin preparing step by step. This includes...

NNN a sindana ongomuleli Omuafrica dhingi 
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NNN a sindana ongomuleli Omuafrica dhingi 

Oshikundaneki shedhina African Leadership Magazine (ALM) koLondon osha gandja epapa kOmupresidente gwaNamibia Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, ongomuleli dhingi muAfrica gwomumvo 2025.  Namibia natango okwa mono epapa ndyoka lya pewa minista guuhaku nonkalo nawa Esperance Luvindao, ongomuleli osho wo omuxwaxwameki dhingi guundjolowele muAfrica.  Omukuluntu guuyuki Mandisa Maya, koSouth Africa, okwa sindana ongomuleli omukiintu dhingi muAfrica.  Omukwatelikomeho gwoshifokundaneki sho-ALM,...

Baster Kaptein dispute appeal dismissed 
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Baster Kaptein dispute appeal dismissed 

Iuze Mukube  The Supreme Court of Namibia has dismissed an appeal lodged by a candidate to supersede a decision of the High Court that declined to set aside the election of the Kaptein of the Rehoboth Baster community held on 24 April.  The appeal was dismissed in the appeal court on Monday. Renault van Wyk,...

Hydrocarbons discovered in Kavango 
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Hydrocarbons discovered in Kavango 

A high-level delegation from ReconAfrica, Namcor and BW Energy yesterday announced a breakthrough on new drilling results from the Kavango region, where early hydrocarbon indicators have now been confirmed. Hydrocarbons are used primarily as fuels, such as gasoline, jet fuel, and natural gas, but also serve as raw materials for manufacturing plastics, synthetic fibers, rubber, solvents and...

Usakos on growth path  …as Simeon-Kurtz cleans up her desk 
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Usakos on growth path  …as Simeon-Kurtz cleans up her desk 

SWAKOPMUND – Outgoing Usakos mayor Irene Simeon- Kurtz says her time in office focused on rebuilding systems, restoring confidence in the town council and improving service delivery for residents.  Reflecting on her time as the towns first citizen, the business woman said that despite challenges and Usakos being regarded as a small town, the council...

Namibia receives 1.2 million tourists
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Namibia receives 1.2 million tourists

Namibia remains one of the world’s most attractive and top tourist destinations, with latest statistics showing that the country’s tourism sector has made remarkable recovery from post-Covid figures of about 461,027 in 2022 to over 1.2 million visitors between last year and now. The figures are contained in the latest Tourism Statistical Report, which was...