Newly-appointed governor of Kunene Vipuakuje Muharukua has vowed to prioritise unemployment and service delivery as he assumes office yesterday. He pledged to be a governor for all. President Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday appointed seven new governors for the Khomas, Kunene, Oshikoto, Kavango West, Kavango East, Hardap and Otjozondjupa regions. The New governors include Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma...
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen on Friday sentenced Rodney Afrikaner to 25 years in prison for a count of murder, of which three years were suspended. The 44-year-old man will remain behind bars for 22-years for the fatal stabbing of the mother of his minor children with a pair of scissors in...
BWABWATA- In the heart of Bwabwata National Park, the Khwe community faces an uphill battle for survival. Once reliant on their cattle for ploughing and farming, they now find themselves without oxen and without enough food to sustain their families. Cabinet took a decision in 1999, prohibiting communities in the Bwabwata National Park area from...
Gabriel Tomas OMUTHIYA – Outgoing Oshikoto region governor Penda Ya Ndakolo has expressed his gratitude to the government for the opportunity to serve the Namibian people in various capacities. Ya Ndakolo, in an interview with Nampa on Saturday, recounted his extensive career, which included roles such as regional councillor, management committee member, National Council member,...
Lahja Nashuuta Farmers in Namibia’s northern regions are calling for government’s urgent intervention to revive the livestock market in the Northern Communal Areas (NCAs), citing old-age infrastructure and restricted market access as major challenges. Despite housing approximately 2.5 million cattle, NCA farmers reportedly struggle to sell their livestock due to the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF). The...
Lahja Nashuuta The Michelle McLean Children’s Foundation Trust, in collaboration with SINASRA, a local organisation supporting people with albinism, recently donated hundreds of visual devices and prescription eyeglasses to visually impaired children and those living with albinism in Windhoek. The eyeglasses and devices were given to the School for the Visually-Impaired in Khomasdal, a government...
TSUMEB – The Oshikoto region’s Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture (DEAC) has launched an initiative to promote a positive reading culture amongst learners. Speaking at the launch of the ‘Read One, Read All’ Reading Café project at Francis Galton Primary School in Tsumeb on Friday, director Aletta Eises emphasised the project’s goal to enhance...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Namibian footballer Utjita Viera Kazongominja, who plays in the Botswana Premier League (BPL), is optimistic about achieving top accolades in his football career. Kazongominja was initially signed by Mochudi Centre Chiefs for a two-year contract, but was loaned to another BPL team, the Security System FC, this current season. The 22-year-old...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Following the completion of the first round of the Namport Omaheke Second-Division Football League over the weekend, Wikus Vleermuis, the head coach of Kom Haal Hulle FC, said he will use the off-season break as a ladder to gain promotion to the first division. The Leonardville-based outfit is currently sitting on...
Nineteen-year-old Bianca van Niekerk is proving that passion, perseverance and a love for racing know no gender boundaries as she rises to prominence as one of the few, if not the only, female jockey in Namibia. In a groundbreaking performance at this past weekend’s Independence Horseracing Cup competition, Van Niekerk claimed third place aboard Robyn...