Russia said Sunday it had captured another two settlements in eastern Ukraine, one in the Donetsk region and one in the Kharkiv region. Ukraine did not immediately comment on Russia’s claims. Moscow has been grinding forward on the front line for over a year, pressing its advantage against overstretched and outmanned Ukrainian troops. On Sunday,...
The national U/20 women and men’s football teams had mixed results on the opening day of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games underway in Windhoek, Namibia. The championships kicked off with games on Thursday, while the football matches, which are part of 12 sport codes, started on Friday at Hage Geingob...
Andrew Ngenokesho Taapopi, Sports manager. Globally, one is likely to fully attest that successful or elite athletes have many fans on social media (check Instagram, search for Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Virat Kohli, LeBron James, Sydney McLaughlin etc.), this is because they are regarded as the greatest of all times (goat). But in the world...
Taimi Haihambo Ovashingi voutaxi oshoyo ovanangeshefa vamwe vomangeshefelo opedu, ova holola eudo nayi nehalo lavo va hala eefikola da tameka opo va dule oku longa oshimaliwa natango. Omushingi wotaxi Simeon Joesph okwa ti, oha twala ovanafikola kofikola pefimbo longula, yee teke va tala komatango, ashike ohashi mu etele oshimaliwa neenghono. “Paife omunhu nghee to penduka...
Auleria Wakudumo Outapi – Omaulikilo oipindi oshoyo epito letando loukadona mOutapi okwa enda nawa. Oshivilo shOlufuko osha tamekele momafiku momafiku 20 Juni neudo mOutapi nosha xula mu01 Juli. Omupopiliko welelo lodoolopa yaUtapi Joolokeni Haidula okwa holola kutya ova olo lwotete va unganeka lwotete olufuko lina ovakufimbinga vahapu okudja nghene oshivilo sholufuko sha tameka mo2012. Haidula...
Hilma Nalupe UpNext is back with its second season of weekly fashion cover series with Oshiwa Fashion Designs. The series, by Blaqhouse Collections Management and powered by Young Nams Investment Group, premiered on 2July 2025, showcasing extravagant and ready-to-wear garments that ensure their target market, women, feel empowered in their items. Executive Creative Director of...
The recent New Era article published on 1 July 2025, titled ‘NNN pushes for construction of a dam in Kunene region,’ resonated deeply with me not only as a scholar from Kunene but also as someone whose own academic work has pointed toward the same solution. I wholeheartedly applaud Her Excellency Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (NNN) for...
When the historic government-owned Newman Katuta Stadium in Opuwo was controversially sold to a northern businessman in 2013, the town’s youth felt betrayed. To many, it was a sign their leaders no longer cared about their interests and future. Some compared the move to the biblical betrayal: a ‘Judas moment’ in which a place of...
In less than a month, on 2 August 2025 to be precise, it will be 26 years since a secession attempt was launched on Katima Mulilo. On that fateful night, the residents of the town of Katima Mulilo, located on Namibia’s most north-eastern tip, went to bed like any other day. The toll of the...
The Namibian government has warned that it will not rule out applying “full force of the law” to crack down on renewed calls to secede the Zambezi Region from the entire territory of the Republic of Namibia. This is a complex legal issue which has been a subject of much debate throughout the 20th and...