The Secretary General of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), Akhator Odigie, has urged the Namibian government to advocate the inclusion of international labour standards in trade protocols. Speaking at a press conference in Windhoek on Friday, Odigie said Namibia is central to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),...
GAZA STRIP – Gaza’s civil defence agency yersterday said 30 people, including 13 children, were killed in Israeli strikes on two houses in the north of the Palestinian territory. The first strike early yesterday hit a house in Jabalia, northern Gaza, killing “at least 25” people, including 13 children, and injuring more than 30, civil...
MOSCOW – Russia downed 34 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow yesterday, the defence ministry said, in the largest attack on the capital since Russia began its offensive in Ukraine in 2022. The attack, which forced the temporary closure of three Moscow airports, injured a 52-year-old woman and set two homes on fire in the village of...
BAMAKO – Three expatriate executives from Australian company Resolute Mining, which owns a gold mine in Mali, have been detained for questioning, industry and judiciary sources told AFP on Saturday. It is the second time in just over a month that employees of a foreign mining firm have been detained in Mali, as the ruling...
SOCHI – Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday promised Moscow’s total support for Africa, at a conference with African officials in Sochi in southwest Russia.“Our country will continue to provide total support to our African friends in different sectors,” Putin said in a speech read by foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to other foreign ministers and senior...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Uzuvira Uatjiua is one of Namibia’s talented athletes who made a name for herself in the netball league and the national team at a tender age. Hailing from the tiny Ozombouvapa village in the Omaheke region’s Epukiro constituency, she is currently one of the key players for MTC Namibia Netball Premier...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Tomi Adams retained the chairperson position of Black Africa (BA) Sports Club after its elective congress at Khorixas over the weekend. He will be deputised by former BA and Brave Warriors’ midfield maestro Sylvester ‘Lolo’ Goraseb. Before the congress, Goraseb was the supporters’ coordinator of the club as the previous leadership’s tenure expired...
Charles Ndeumane Minista gwuunamapya nuuniimuna, omeya netulululo lyevi Carl Schlettwein okwa ti uuministeli ota wu kutha ko omavi goofaalama dhimwe ndhoka dha li dha gandjwa kaashi li pauyuuki pethimbo lyuukoloni noku ga topolela Aanamibia shi ikolelela koompumbwe dhawo. Schelettwein okwa ti ethimbo lyuukoloni olya etitha etopolo lyevi inaa li talwa nawa moka aantu yamwe ya...
Charles Ndeuman Ehanga lyaNamibia lyomaloli olya kanitha oshimaliwa shoomiliyona N$4 sho yimwe yomoololi dhalyo dhoondongelwa anuwa lya fikwa po kaakwashigwana yaMozambique methimbo lyiikolokosha yopapolitika mbyoka yi li moshilongo shoka. Omukuluntu gwehangano lyoNel Snel, Beni Steyn okwa ti eloli olya li ta li fala oohi oontalala koshilandopangelo shaMozambique Maputo uunambo sho lya katekwa kegungo lyaantu ya...
Charles Ndeumane Okomisi yomahogololo yaNamibia (ECN) oya kwashilipaleke omahogololo ge li paushili nopauyuuki pethimbo lyepatululo lyoshigongiilonga shomadheulo gaanambelewa yokomisi mboka taya ka longa momahogololo. Eegululo lyoshigongiilonga shoka olya ningwa komukuluntu gwokomisi yomahogololo Peter Shaama. Aanambelewa otaya dheulwa nkene yena oku ungaunga nomauyelele gomahogololo, nkene yena oku kwatathana naahogololi, nkene iizemo yomahogololo yina oku kuthwa kiitopolwa...