Namibia has not had national cancer statistics since 2019, leaving the country without an updated picture of the disease’s impact, the chief executive officer of the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), Rolf Hansen, has said. Since 2019, CAN has not released an updated of the register, which Hansen attributed primarily to financial constraints. In an...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Namibia’s international goalkeeper, Loydt Kazapua, has apologised to the nation for leaving the Brave Warriors team hotel in Francistown, Botswana without authorisation from team management. The Warriors were in Francistown where they played Malawi and Sao Taome and Principe in the Fifa World Cup qualifier matches. Kazapua’s decision to leave the hotel after...
SANGOUINÉ (Ivory Coast) – Abou Fofana spent his student years making the most of the opportunities on offer in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s bustling economic capital of six million people. But after finishing his studies and newly qualified in farming, the 33-year-old decided to move back to his hometown in the country’s west. Sangouine, a fraction...
Hilma Nalupe At just 14 years, Kamrouz Ghayouri is already making waves in Namibian sport. Born and raised in Windhoek, the Grade 8 pupil at St Paul’s College first discovered his love for table tennis in Grade 6, when he and a cousin played for fun on the school table. What started as a pastime...
Taimi Haihambo ONGWEDIVA – Onduba yovanafaalama moshitukulwa shaShana oya li ya ongala onghela pombelewa yaAMTA mOngwediva, ve ya okulandifa omahangu avo. Molwomuloka muwa neudo, ye AMTA a kala he shi ningi shito, okwa tameka opoloyeka yokulanda oilya kovakwashiwana, unene tuu ava va li va lima omahangu ahapu. Omukwatelikomesho wopoloyeka ei Steven Iimbili okwa ti opoloyeka...
Auleria Wakudumo Omulumenhu weedula 49 okwa tulwa moipandeko eshi vati a twa nokudipaa omukainhu waye komesho yainamweno momukunda Omanyanga moshitukulwa shaShikoto. Omupopiliko wopolifi moshitukulwa shaShikoto, Chief Inspector Ellen Nehale-Kangulu okwa holola kutya oshiningwanima eshi osha ningwa Omaandaxa lwopotundi 14h00, sha ningilwa poundingosho vopomukunda Omanyanga. Nakufya okwa tongololwa oye Kristofina Hainyanyula, omukalimo womomukunda Omanyanga. Otaku hokololwa...
Namibia’s young people have been urged to take the lead in shaping the country’s green hydrogen ambitions, as the first cohort of Green Hydrogen Youth Ambassadors received their certificates in Windhoek on Friday. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Hyphen Hydrogen Energy chief executive officer, Marco Raffinetti, said Namibia’s green hydrogen strategy is bold and unprecedented,...
Not all learning takes place in a classroom. Sometimes, it happens behind a welding mask, a workbench, or at a farm. Vocational training is not a back-up plan; it is a plan for the future. From bricklaying in Eehnana, solar installations in Keetmanshoop and to hospitality skills in Swakopmund, Namibia is a country full of...
Imagine a scenario where you see an online video of a prominent authority announcing a shocking new policy. The footage looks authentic, the voice is uncannily accurate, and it has already gone viral, so you hit “share”. The catch? It is entirely fake, conjured up by artificial intelligence (AI) in minutes. As AI advances, it...
China-proposed Global Governance Initiative (GGI) has gained a significant attention worldwide, which marks the fourth landmark global initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping over the past several years, following the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative. Some countries have expressed the support to the initiative and some others already...