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Bar ‘shooter’ trial postponed to January 
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Bar ‘shooter’ trial postponed to January 

Iuze Mukube  The trial of a 30-year-old man who is accused of allegedly indiscriminately firing a gun in a bar and restaurant in the capital, which subsequently hit a patron, has been postponed to January, next year.  Gabes Shiimi faces the charges of murder and discharging a firearm in public in relation to the death...

Know your Regional Councillors – //Kharas Region 
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Know your Regional Councillors – //Kharas Region 

Adolf Kaure  The recent 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections ushered in new councillors in various constituencies, while some were re-elected in their roles around the country.  We continue to feature the councillors in the following weeks as detailed below. The //Kharas region had approximately 109,893 inhabitants [2023 Census].  The region is predominantly a...

Exchanging the pen for a hoe  …former newsman Nashongo tills the soil for food security  
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Exchanging the pen for a hoe  …former newsman Nashongo tills the soil for food security  

Lylie Joel  NKURENKURU – John Nashongo never imagined that his journey from the newsroom to the field would lead him to believe that Kavango West could become Namibia’s ultimate food basket. The 45-year-old former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) supervisor resigned from his media career in 2022 to pursue a lifelong dream – growing mango trees...

Va pumbwa ekwafo mokulonga omapya
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Va pumbwa ekwafo mokulonga omapya

Matheus David Ehangano loKwafela Oshiwana Foundation olo la ndulukilwe momudo 2020 ola pewa omapya e li 32. Omapya okwa yandjwa kovaleli vopamifyuululwakalo, opo a dule okulimwa, mo mu dje oipalwifa oyo tai xupifa oshiwana pomafimbo omaudjuu. Paulus Kornelius oku li omutotipo wehangano Kwafela Oshiwana Foundation, okwa ti ehangano eli ola totwa po nelalakano lokukwafela oshiwana...

Former Otjombinde councillor Marenga dies 
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Former Otjombinde councillor Marenga dies 

GOBABIS – Former Otjombinde constituency councillor in the Omaheke region Karii Marenga died on Saturday in Windhoek after being ill. Marenga (65) led the constituency between 2009 and 2015.  Confirming his death to Nampa on Monday, his brother Fessy Rikondja Marenga, described his death as a painful experience, saying the family has lost a giant...

Aagundjuka mOmusati taya kandungikwa mokufikila 
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Aagundjuka mOmusati taya kandungikwa mokufikila 

Lahja Nashuuta Ombelewa yomukalelipo gwoshilongo shaGermany moNamibia oya tseyitha kutya otayi ka gandja uunongo wokufikila iitenda kaangundjuka moshitopolwa shaMusati oshiwike tashi ya, aagundjuka ye li 20 oya tegelewa ya ka kuthe ombinga momadhewulo ngaka. Pamushangwa okuzilila kombelewa yomukalelipo gwaGermany, omadhewulo ngaka otaga ningilwa poNakayale Vocational Training Centre  okuza momasiku 15 sigo 19 ga Desemba nuumvo. ...

NFA to host elite FIFA goalkeeping course 
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NFA to host elite FIFA goalkeeping course 

Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Football Association will host an Elite FIFA Goalkeeping Coaching course from 14-18 December 2025 in Windhoek.  The four-day course is set to bring together 30 goalkeeper coaches from Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe for a week of intense training by internationally acclaimed instructors.  The course is designed to help participants understand...

Machado ‘safe’ but will miss Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
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Machado ‘safe’ but will miss Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

OSLO – Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is “safe” and will reach Oslo by Thursday at the latest, but will not accept her Nobel Peace Prize in person, Nobel officials said. Machado, who won the Nobel for challenging Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s grip on power, is in hiding after threats to her life and...

Mbakera sets sights on premier league promotion 
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Mbakera sets sights on premier league promotion 

GOBABIS – Mervin Mbakera, head coach of the Southern Stream First Division League (SSFDL) outfit Mariental Sport Club (SC), said the team’s stellar performance in the first two round of matches is fuelled by its desire to play in the Namibian Premier Football League next season.  Mariental SC started their league campaign on a high...

Youth development between a rock and a hard place 
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Youth development between a rock and a hard place 

Rudolf Gaiseb  The National Youth Development Fund is the key highlight in youth development initiatives this year.  The Youth Desk of the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) attests that targeted finance and enterprise support garners job creation, income generation and skills development.  This, alongside other digital economy, innovation and creative sectors, is recognised as...