The City of Windhoek has launched an emergency pothole repair programme following extensive road damage caused by heavy rainfall earlier this year.The programme costs a total N$324 million, having commenced on 12 May 2025.City public relations officer Lydia Amutenya told Nampa in an interview last week that two contractors have been appointed for three months....
ABUJA – Flash flooding in north-central Nigeria last week killed more than 200 people, the Niger state humanitarian commissioner said yesterday. Hundreds more remain missing and are feared dead. The town of Mokwa was hit with the worst flash flood in living memory last week from overnight rains. More than 250 homes destroyed and swathes...
MOSCOW – A red Ferrari glides by as techno music blasts from fancy bars full of dressed-up revellers sipping ice-cold spritz. The party is in full swing in Moscow’s posh Patriarch Ponds neighbourhood. Even though Ukraine has recently intensified its drone attacks, aimed at the vibrant Russian capital, the wealthy Muscovites heading out for Friday...
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios said yesterday that he will miss this year’s tournament and the grass-court season after “a small setback” on his latest injury return. The 30-year-old Australian has played very little tennis over the last two years because of various injuries, notably a wrist problem that required surgery. In March at...
Zebaldt Ngaruka After proudly representing Namibia at the Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA) in Harare, Zimbabwe, recently, renowned sport journalist Limba Mupetami said her participation was not merely to make up the numbers – it was earned and deserved. The RASA, hosted annually, honour and celebrate sporting excellence within the African Union Sports Council Region...
The stakes are getting higher for the top four teams in the Southern Stream First Division Football League as the race for the title progresses. These teams – Blue Birds, Eleven Arrows, Friends and Dates Eleven – remain in contention to claim the league title and qualify for the Debmarine Namibia Premier Football League next...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Former African Stars goalkeeper Colin Maripeuani Ka-Teacher Usurua has transitioned from saving goals on the pitch to raising Brahman cattle in the kraal, becoming a respected farmer in Namibia’s Omaheke region. Born in Omatjete village in the Erongo region, Usurua joined African Stars during the 1981/82 season. He dedicated 17 years...
Auleria Wakudumo Omusamane weedula 52 okwa xulifa omanga omonamati weedula 22 a xupa moshiponga shodila eshi vati kwa li tava taataa ookavandje nomatotongwe nodila hai ifanwa oWindlass Aquila Microlight mofaalama yavo. Oshiningwanima eshi osha ningilwa kofaalama Grass, momudingonoko waKalkrand, sha ningwa Olomakaya lwopo 08h45. Nakufya okwa tongololwa oye Johannes Jakobus Spangenberg. Omupopiliko wopolifi, Deputy Commissioner...
Auleria Wakudumo Oshakati – Minista woikwameni neameno lokeengaba Lucia Iipumbu okwa indila ovakwashiwana vomomudingonoko waShakati opo va longife omayakulo taa yandjwa kouministeli waye pefimbo lomauliko oipindi aShakati, a shiivika nawa oTotem Expo. Omauliko omadimo okwa hovela Etitano notaa ka kala ko oule woshivike, fiyo Olomakaya tali ya lomafiku 07 Mai neudo. Pefimbo ta patulula omauliko...
The Namibian Poultry Producers’ Association (PPA) revealed that the Namibian poultry industry’s production value reached N$1.74 billion in 2024. This represents an approximate 13% increase from the N$1.5 billion recorded in 2023. The sector now stands as the second-largest contributor to Namibia’s agricultural production, trailing only the cattle industry, which recorded an estimated N$3.2 billion...