Iuze Mukube Businesswoman Lydia Elindi on Wednesday declared in court that she has no intention of fleeing if granted bail, stating that her priority is to clear her name and restore her reputation. Elindi, who is accused alongside her husband Malakia Elindi, was responding on one of the State’s grounds for objection to the nine...
Rauna Kalola The Ministry of Health and Social Services in the Erongo region is set to roll out the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign from 4 to 15 August 2025, aimed at girls aged 9 to 14. This marks a major step forward in the region’s long-term cervical cancer prevention strategy, which also encompasses regular...
Stefanus Nambara EKONDJO – The Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) has officially handed over a newly constructed building to Ekondjo Primary School, a rural school in Kavango West, valued at N$2.4 million. The facility comprises four classrooms, a storeroom, an administration block with a master office, a strong room, a reception area, additional office...
The alleged tribal confrontations that recently erupted at Otjinene in the Omaheke region, if indeed are found to be ethnic tensions as many are asserting, are strongly condemnable and very unfortunate. Otjinene, a sparsely populated constituency of about 7 000 inhabitants, was on Monday this week rocked by violent clashes following the death of a...
Debt has become a lifestyle, and that’s a problem. Over the past decade, Namibia has witnessed a mushrooming of micro-lenders and cash loan businesses. While their services are legal and can sometimes be necessary, many operate with minimal regulation, predatory practices, and poor credit controls, pushing thousands of salaried workers into a dangerous cycle of...
Hilma Nalupe Cricket Namibia vice president Polly Negongo has taken a major step onto the continental stage after being appointed to the Africa Cricket Association (ACA) board. His election came during the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s annual general meeting, held recently in Singapore. The ACA, which functions under the ICC, plays a vital role in...
Taimi Haihambo OSHAKATI – Opolifi moitukulwa i li itatu yokonooli, Oshana, Ohangwena nOmusati, oya twa kumwe mokutuma ovapolifi koitukulwa opo va tameke opatolola youfiku nomutenya moitukulwa okulwifa oimbuluma. Ookomanda vokoitukulwa ivali Omusati noHangwena, opamwe novapolifi okudja koitukulwwa yavo, ova shakena Omaandaxa pombelelwa yakula mOshana opo va tameke noshikonga yavo moshana. Pefimbo lokutambula ko ovapolifi noku...
Taimi Haihambo Ovanadolongo vamwe vomodolongo yOluno mOndagwa ove lipyakidila nokutalelapo eesekundofikola moshitukulwa shaShikoto okuyandja ehongo kovanafikola li na sha noshiponga nomalihumbato a puka osho yo elongifo loingangamifi. Exungomwenyo eli nekumaido otali yandjwa kovanadolongo ovo va pewa nale ehandukilo molwoimbuluma ya yooloka. Ovanadolongo ova hoololwa onomenawina opo va ka popye novanyanyamaulu ovo va ninga oihakanawa yoimbuluma...
Taimi Haihambo Ouministeli wouhaku owa hoolola eenhele da fika puheyali moshilongo di na omhumbwe yokutungwa oukilinika. Edi oda popiwa komupresidente woshilongo Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah pefimbo a li ta shivifile oshilongo eshi ye pamwe neeminista daye va dula okulonga moule weemwedi nhatu edi va panga mombelewa. Nandi -Ndaitwah okwa ti epangelo ola hoolola eenhele di li...
BEIJING – China yesterday said it regretted the United States’ decision to withdraw from the United Nations cultural and education agency United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). “This is not the action that a responsible major country should take,” foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said. “China has always firmly supported the work of...