Matheus David The Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) contributed to the national road safety campaign with N$300 000 in support of the prevention of accidents and the enforcement of safety rules across the country. The funding forms part of the 2025 Festive Season Road Safety Campaign, implemented in partnership with the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund...
Rudolf Gaiseb The United Nations Gender Theme Group (UNGTG) states that artificial intelligence (AI) is being weaponised against journalists. It was reported that 65% of Namibian women social media users have experienced online abuse, and journalists are among the most affected. Then again, there is a surge in AI-generated content, deepfakes, and manipulated images that...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibian national indoor hockey teams are currently in Cape Town, South Africa, competing in the 2025 Nkosi Cup. The defending champion women’s team, Namibia, opened their campaign in style, winning their first match 7-3 against Zimbabwe last Friday. The men’s team also started on a positive note, edging the United States of...
SYDNEY – Two suspected shooters opened fire at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday, killing nine people and wounding multiple others in an attack that spread panic, with bodies reported lying on the ground. An annual “Chanukah by the Sea” gathering marking the Jewish festival of Hanukkah was planned at the beach Sunday afternoon, but...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Renowned racehorses Woodland Ridge and Boma won the main races at the Tobie Van Wyk Race Day held by Naris Turf Club in Rehoboth on Saturday. Hundreds of racehorses vied for the N$85 000 worth event aimed at honouring legendary Tobie Van Wyk who played an instrumental role in horse racing sport in...
Secretary to Cabinet, Emilia Mkusa, says the 2024/25 rainfall season was Namibia’s 13th wettest in 44 years, officially ending a cycle of consecutive droughts across the country. Mkusa said this in a statement released on Friday through the Office of the Prime Minister. The Secretary to Cabinet, however, said the improvement in rainfall came with...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Manchester City Football Academy signed 14-year-old Namibian young footballer Forestar Rukeeveni Kuzatjike from West Bromwich Albion Academy. The youngster, born in England to Namibian parents living there, plays either as number 10 and 11. He started his football career at the ADS Grassroot Academy at the the age of seven. Kuzatjike’s father Foreman...
Adolf Kaure Swapo party president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said that the party’s regaining control in key regions during the recent Regional Council and Local Authority elections is a call for the party to take appropriate action to ensure service delivery to the nation. Speaking at the final Swapo party central committee ordinary meeting at Parliament on...
Psychological effects are not readily apparent and are difficult to discern for an ordinary individual. The survivor and those who premeditated human behaviour comprehend this well. According to Karakurt and Silver (2013), young adults are facing psychological distress, and this affects them conventionally and those near to them secondarily. Sexual abuse is any activity or...
JUBA – South Sudan yesterday said it had reached an agreement with warring parties for it to secure a key oil field in Sudan near the border after the site was seized by paramilitaries. Kordofan, where the Heglig oil field lies, has become the epicentre of the Sudanese civil war after the paramilitary Rapid Support...