Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Sports Commission yesterday held send-off ceremonies for three teams traveling to world championships during October, marking a proud moment for the country’s sporting fraternity. The first ceremony celebrated the Special Olympics Namibia Unified Volleyball team, who will travel to Katowice, Poland, from 4 – 9 October for the inaugural Unified Volleyball...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Ovambanderu Traditional Authority is gearing up for the second edition of its annual Fun Games, scheduled for Saturday at Bethold Himumuine Primary School sports grounds in Windhoek. The event will bring together eight Ovambanderu branches from across the country to compete in a variety of sporting codes, including football, netball, tug of...
Rudolf Gaiseb Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) parliamentarian Lilian Lutuhez said there has been a noticeable increase in the number of alleged stateless and Angolan children on the streets. She expressed concern about the homeless and vulnerable, and the safety and protection of the children roaming the streets. “The children fill the streets of Oshakati,...
ISTANBUL – The Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office yesterday announced that it had opened an investigation after Israeli forces arrested Turkish citizens on board a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying activists and humanitarian aid. The probe concerns “24 Turkish citizens arrested following the attack carried out by elements of the Israeli navy in international waters against the Global...
Khomas regional governor, Sam Shafaiishuna Nujoma (SSN), emphasises that Namibia’s land reform programme should not be seen just as a land redistribution effort, but as a national initiative to boost productivity, generate jobs, and enhance food security. The Governor recently visited resettlement farms across Khomas region to engage local communities and learn about their challenges...
As fate would have it, Sheehama passed on, on 05th and Kaujeua Junior on 07th September 2025. Death is by definition a ‘deconstruction,’ so how could we talk of ‘reconstruction’ through the death of these two prominent Namibian musicians? Both of them were ‘exile kids’ and their music was, to a large extent, shaped by...
Hesron Kapanga Namibia’s 15-year-old swimmer, Keila de Oliveira, will take valuable lessons from her debut appearance at the 2025 Toyota World Para Swimming Championships, which concluded in Singapore on Saturday. The championships, hosted by the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC), took place at the OCBC Aquatic Centre from 21 to 27 September 2025. The event...
WASHINGTON – Efforts to swiftly end the US government shutdown collapsed Wednesday as Democrats in Congress went home without resolving a funding stand-off with President Donald Trump and the White House threatened public sector jobs. Federal funding expired at midnight after Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal to keep the lights on,...
Auleria Wakudumo ONDANGWA- The Ondangwa Town Council has officially launched a N$14.5 million road construction project in Extension 7, aimed at improving access to key institutions, easing congestion and boosting business growth in the town. The Mayor of Ondangwa Paavo Amwele said the project represents another milestone in the implementation of the council’s five-year strategic...
The mushrooming of private nursing training institutions across Namibia has become one of the most heated debates in the National Assembly. Members of Parliament (MPs) accused regulators of failing to protect students and the country’s health system from exploitation. The debate intensified after Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) lawmaker Winnie Moongo tabled a motion in Parliament,...