Monika Amunyela Kaylah Cordom is a theatre girl, novelist, filmmaker and architecture student. Cordom, a youth ambassador for the AfriFOODlinks programme in Namibia and deeply invested in advocacy, is a founding member of the Inner Girl Foundation, working to uplift and support young women. “I wanted to give back to my female sisterhood and support...
Auleria Wakudumo Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has applauded the leadership of !Nknongo Community College for providing access to education for marginalised youth. !Nknongo Community College in Okongo, together with its sister institution, the Skills and Technical Education Academy (HSTEA) in Ongula yaNetanga village in the Ohangwena region, are among Namibia’s first academic institutions to focus...
Rudolf Gaiseb LUSAKA – Associate Dean of the School of Agriculture and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Namibia, Simon Angombe, said Namibia has launched a five-year Tripartite One Health National Strategy to address the country’s vulnerability to zoonotic diseases. Speaking at the Africa Biennial Biosciences Communication symposium that took place 26 to 28 August...
Hilma Nalupe The Nedbank for Good Series has wrapped up its coastal leg in style, delivering three competitive and well-supported tournaments at Henties Bay Golf and Lifestyle Estate, Rossmund Golf Course, and Walvis Bay Golf Club. Action teed off on 16 August at Henties Bay Golf and Lifestyle Estate, where a husband-and-wife duo stole the...
Zebalt Ngaruka Racehorses Boma from Harambee Sports Club (HSC) and Unbroken Promises of Eamon Freygang won the main races at the Back2Basics race held at the Gobabis turf in the Omaheke Region on Saturday. The distance of 2 000 metres was the main plate of the competition for both Nambred and Thoroughbred categories. HSC’s Boma...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Otjinene team manager Brix Kahuure has credited discipline, commitment, and early preparation for their dominant performance at the recently concluded VRK All-Stars tournament held in Windhoek. Hosted by the Namibia Rural Sports Development Federation at Khomasdal Stadium, Otjinene clinched both the football and netball titles, asserting their dominance across the board. Speaking to...
Hilma Nalupe When most Namibians think of sport, football, rugby, or athletics usually come to mind. But this week, a small group of dedicated anglers is making history on the international stage, representing Namibia at the XIX Black Bass World Championships in South Africa. Bass angling is a boat-based sport where only bass are targeted...
Vice President Lucia Witbooi will represent Namibia at the fourth Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF2025) in Algiers, Algeria. According to a statement issued by the Presidency, Witbooi will attend the fair on behalf of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, following an invitation by Algerian president Abdelmajid Tebboune. The IATF2025, organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration...
Lahja Nashuuta Mariental – The Jagger family is reeling from tragedy after two sisters, Diana Jagger and Roselda Higoam, lost their lives in Saturday’s horrific road accident near Mariental, leaving a total of seven children – now all orphans. The deceased sisters’ father, Bereht Jagger, now left to care for the surviving children, lost his...
Lahja Nashuuta Several community activists across Namibia have confirmed their intention to contest the upcoming regional and local authorities elections, citing public demand and the need for improved service delivery as their motivation. In Omaheke, social justice activist Veronia Kuzeeko-Mokaleng announced her decision to run under the banner of the Right to Shelter organisation. Kuzeeko-Mokaleng...