The Brave Warriors fell short of lifting the 2024 Cosafa tournament trophy after a 5-0 drubbing against a marauding Angolan side, but Namibians should take away the positives and be proud of coach Collin Benjamin and his charges. This was the standout message from Angola’s head coach Pedro Gonçalves, who after Sunday’s final showered praised...
Author: Otniel Hembapu (Otniel Hembapu )
Nangolo ushers Nanso into new era
Dorthea Nangolo (22) is the new Namibia National Students Organisation’s president. Under Nangolo’s stewardship, the newly-elected Nanso leadership poured cold water over assertions that the organisation has become a shadow of its former self. They dismissed claims that Nanso is politically-compromised, and has lost its moral compass. Nangolo yesterday said those still longing to see...
Namibia exploresMiddle East beef markets…northern farmers to benefit
The government, in collaboration with the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN), has again embarked on a mission to unlock export opportunities for the country’s beef to the highly-lucrative Middle East markets. Delegations of senior officials from both the agriculture ministry and the LLPBN are in the Middle East, exploring further export opportunities...
N$4.5m approved for red line repair… foot-and-mouth disease in check
The Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPBN) approved and allocated N$4.5 million towards the repair and maintenance of the Veterinary Cordon Fence, which is infamously known as the red line. The sum of N$4.5 million was approved at the LLPBN’s recent meeting, where it was resolved that the funds be transferred to the...
Defiant ECN refuses to budge…stands by decision to unplug partiesDefiant ECN refuses to budge
Despite threats by the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters and Christian Democratic Voice to mount a legal challenge against it, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) maintains that its decision to deregister the political parties is beyond reproach. This follows the ECN’s earlier decision to deregister both parties as political entities for failure to comply with...
Sheya: Only Swapo is tried, tested
OKAHANDJA – The ruling Swapo Party remains the country’s only political entity with a proven track record on upholding the values of democracy, human rights, peace, stability, development and continued progress. “So, why fix it if it is not broken?”, Kunene governor Marius Sheya wanted to know. This was amongst the questions he posed to...