NKURENKURU – Residents of Nkurenkuru are calling on incoming leaders elected in the upcoming election to prioritise permanent employment opportunities over temporary work arrangements that have left many struggling to make ends meet. Roswitha Haita, a 30-year-old woman who has been voting since 2013, expressed frustration with the current system during an interview with Nampa...
Hilma Nalupe For the third time in a row, Namibia will compete at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Schools Football Championship and COSAFA qualifiers taking place from 5-7 December in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Namibia made its debut in 2023 during the zonal qualifiers held in Harare, Zimbabwe, where the boys’ team claimed victories...
ACCRA – Ghana has received official confirmation from the United States that Washington has fully removed the 15% tariff imposed on the West African nation’s cocoa and agricultural exports, its foreign minister announced Monday. The move comes at a sensitive moment in Ghana-US relations. Accra recently accepted dozens of deportees from the United States, exclusively...
Joseph Kaula Onanghulo – Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Esperance Luvindao last week inaugurated two clinics in the Ohangwena region worth a combined N$10.9 million. The Onanghulo clinic in Onanghulo village, Ohangwena constituency, and the Onamukulo clinic in Onamukulo village, Omulonga constituency are now officially opened for business, aimed at expanding primary healthcare...
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo last Wednesday scheduled the trial of British businessman Harvey Boulter for commencement in March, next year. This was following the request of Boulter’s lawyer, Sisa Namandje, for a longer postponement in order to consider the Supreme Court judgement that upheld the decision of the prosecutor...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Several political parties in the Omaheke region have opted to field candidates in selected constituencies, as an ‘election stratergy’ in tomorrow’s regional council and local authorities elections. Omaheke has seven constituencies which are Aminuis, Gobabis, Epukiro, Kalahari, Okorukambe, Otjombinde, and Otjinene. Only the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), Independent Patriots for Change...
MOGADISHU – Mogadishu is rising, literally, from the ashes of decades of war. Pavements remain scarred by bullet holes and ruined buildings still line many streets, but the city’s cacophony is now one of construction, not destruction. The east African nation saw civil war in the 1990s mutate in the 2000s into an Islamist insurgency...
Auleria Wakudumo No major obstacles or hindrances were observed during special voting day across the country, although many polling stations got off to a slow start. In Oshana region, voting went smoothly, with residents and Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) officials ensuring that operations proceeded efficiently and without major disruptions. ECN regional electoral officer for...
Iuze Mukube A 37-year-old woman was sentenced to an effective prison term of 23 years on a charge of murder last Friday. The sentence stems from the death of her one-year-old baby, who was found buried in a shallow grave on Farm Bucholtzbrunn in 2023. Windhoek High Court Judge Philanda Christiaan, while handing down the...
Namibia’s crop sector is fundamental, as it ensures that food is readily available at the household, regional and national levels. It also creates much-needed employment opportunities, providing income for rural populations. One notable observation is that crop production is seasonal and largely relies on annual rainfall, enabling farmers to grow staple grains for both the...