Matheus David Kavango West is one of Namibia’s youngest and most diverse regions, created on 8 August 2013 when the former Kavango region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West. The regional capital is Nkurenkuru, which remains the only self-governed town in the region. Kavango West has a population of approximately 123 266 people...
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia set a new record for the number of executions carried out in a single year, according to an AFP tally, with the kingdom killing 340 people so far this year after authorities said three people were put to death on Monday. The toll marks the second-straight year Saudi Arabia has broken...
GENEVA – The United Nations on Monday called for the unconditional release of the estimated 10 000 people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea, including politicians, journalists, and students. The Horn of Africa country has been ruled with an iron fist by president Isaias Afwerki (79) since independence from Ethiopia in 1993 and ranks near the bottom...
Hilma Nalupe Life Fighters Football Club has finally climbed out of the relegation zone following a strong showing during last weekend’s Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) round 15 fixtures. The club now ranks 13th in the league standings after securing two victories, edging Young African FC 1-0 and defeating Tigers FC 3-2. The wins mark...
Auleria Wakudumo Ehangano lokuandjaneka omalusheno (NamPower) ola holola kutya eendjo dolusheno neudo oda londa fiyo opeemiliona N$912, osho tashi ka tula eandjaneko needjo dolusheno moshiponga monakuiwa. Eshi oshahololwa komukulunhuwiliki woElectricity Control Board (ECB) Robert Kahimise pefimbo ta holola omhangela yo-ECB ipe Etitano moshilandopangelo. Kahimise okwa holola kutya omalelo eedoolopa nomahangano epangelo ihaa futu oishoshela yawo...
Lissony Njembo The Mukaa OtjaHosea Women National group from Okotjitituo, last week donated a well-constructed corrugated iron house to a destitute pensioner, Kamii Mbirijona in Coblenz village in the Okakarara constituency of Otjozundjupa region. Mukaa Hosea is a group of women married to men of the OtjaHosea Traditional Peer Group. The group, as per Ovaherero...
Rudolf Gaiseb Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp has warned private tertiary institutions against raising their current fee structures. She said that intitutions doing so risk being disqualified from the subsidised tertiary education model. “We will not pay an increased new fee. We will pay what is in existence,” she...
Uakutura Kambaekua Namibiab ǂhanub ge mîǁguiba ge ū, ǂnaumâiǁanǁguigu !nâ ra hâ omaridi di !gôaba nēsib mâ-ai 28.7 persentga xu 14.35 persentgu kōse ǁgôaxa-ūsa. Hāǀaro raseb ǂhanuba ra ǁgūbas ge !gao!gao !oabadi ǀkha aiǂhomisatoa !hū!âdi !gôaba 25 111 xu 50 000 kōse ūkhâi tsî ǂnuwisa omdi !gôaba 12 598 xu 55 126 kōse ǂharo kaisa...
Tisha Steyn Smart agriculture can address the four main challenges in Namibia’s food production: affordability, market access, climate resilience, and long-term food stability. This will culminate in sustainable food security, which is presently vulnerable to risk. Building a resilient future requires rethinking how Namibia produces food more efficiently and sustainably, and with stronger links from...
Max Henrich OMUTHIYA – Following several days of consistent rainfall, Oshikoto region governor Sacky Kathindi has urged all farmers in the region to prepare their fields promptly and to plant sufficient crops to ensure family food security and potential surplus. Speaking to Nampa on Friday, Kathindi said that the abundant rainfall in northern Namibia is...