The Ohangwena Education Directorate is currently hosting its regional awards ceremony in Eenhana. Outstanding teachers and learners are expected to be awarded today for their excellent performance.The Ohangwena Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa is expected to deliver the keynote address.Photos: Festus Hamalwa
In Namibia’s boxing circles, the name Siegfried ‘Blackie’ Kaperu, affectionately known as SBK, commands immense respect. From humble beginnings on a farm to shaping some of the country’s greatest boxing champions, Kaperu’s journey is a story of dedication, discipline and passion for the sport. Today, regarded as one of Namibia’s most decorated boxing trainers, Kaperu’s...
The Namibia Powerlifting Association held a successful deadlift challenge on Saturday at CrossFit Sold Out in Windhoek, attracting a competitive group of athletes and highlighting the sport’s increasing local interest. A total of 18 athletes participated in the event, including eight female competitors, reflecting a steady rise in women’s involvement in powerlifting. The competition saw...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Otjozondjima FC and Renamo Bucks emerged as the new champions of the Omaheke Top 20 Cup after thrilling performances in the football and netball finals played at Legare Stadium in Gobabis on Sunday. The two Epukiro-based teams demonstrated determination, teamwork and resilience throughout the tournament to secure top honours in their...
Namibian fencers delivered an impressive performance at the 2026 Easter Club Challenge held on 28 March 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana, bringing home three bronze medals. The competition, hosted by Thobega Fencing Academy, featured multiple age categories, including cadet, junior, and senior events and brought together fencers from across the region. With over 20 fencers competing...
A swelling online campaign is demanding that if Senegal is stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title it won in January, then the team they beat, Morocco, should lose their 1976 crown. The problem, as an investigation by AFP Factcheck shows, is that there is no evidence to back up the claim that 50 years...
TEHRAN – Israel and Iran exchanged more missile fire yesterday as concerns that the United States might escalate the Middle East conflict by launching ground raids against the Islamic Republic’s Gulf islands sent oil prices soaring. Iran also launched new strikes on a water desalination plant in Kuwait, after its own electrical facilities came under...
MOSCOW – Russia is pleased that a shipment of its oil reached Cuba despite a de facto US blockade of the island, the Kremlin said yesterday. Russia sent the Anatoly Kolodkin, a sanctioned oil tanker carrying 730 000 barrels of crude, to Cuba earlier this month as the Communist-run island grappled with fuel shortages. Shipping...
The Kapako Constituency Youth Forum hosted a football and netball tournament at Sinzogoro village in the Kavango West Region over the weekend, with 24 football teams and 5 netball teams competing. Matches started on Saturday and ran throughout the weekend as community teams competed for cash prizes. In football, Leevi Hakusembe Secondary School Team A...
KHARTOUM – In Sudan’s Kordofan, now the fiercest battleground between the army and rival paramilitaries, 53-year-old trader Hamed Hamidan always keeps one eye on the sky, looking out for the drones that punctuate daily life. “They never leave the city,” Hamidan told AFP by text message from South Kordofan’s Dilling, where the army in January...