Zebaldt Ngaruka ONDJIRIPUMUA – Aminuis-based horse leader Stone Katuuo of the red flag said drill horses play a significant role in many traditional activities of the Ovaherero and Ovambanderu cultures. In an interview with VIBEZ!, Katuuo said horses symbolise heritage, identity and the connection between communities and their history. “Horses were used as a means...
The national chairperson of the unemployed qualified teachers, Joyce Liswaniso, has expressed mixed feelings about the government’s decision to fill approximately 660 teaching posts. The government has announced plans to recruit over 2 000 unemployed teachers and nurses, allocating N$151 million for 665 teachers and N$185 million for 1 537 health professionals. The plan was...
Matheus David The fight against Gender- Based Violence took centre stage in Windhoek this week as Namibian and Ghanaian activists and youth gathered to strengthen efforts toward creating safer and more equitable communities. The training, themed “Preventing and Responding to Gender- Based Violence,” is being hosted by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)...
Lahja Nashuuta Omanga omalongekindho gomahogololo gaamboka taya ka kelela po iikandjohogololo noondoolopa geli taga pula komeho, aakwashigwana otaya kunkililwa opo ya yande omayipumo mumwe, pethimbo lyiigongi yopapolitika noshowo esiku lyomahogololo. Omahogololo giikandjohogololo noondoolopa otaga ka kala ko momasiku 26 gaNovomba 2025. Omwaalu gwaantu yethike poomiliyona mbali oye li yiishangitha oku ka hogolola aakalelipo naaleli miikandjo...
Iuze Mukube A ruling of Acting Judge Petrus Unengu yesterday will see four convicts, who were sentenced to more than 20-years imprisonment for the attempt to secede the then-Caprivi region from Namibia in 1998, heading to the Supreme Court to appeal their sentence. Progress Kenyoka Munuma, Shine Samulandela Samulandela, Manuel Manapelo Makendano, and Hoster Simasiku...
London – England will play their first match of Euro 2028 at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium if they qualify directly, with fellow co-hosts the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales set to play all their group games at home. The tournament was officially launched at an event in central London on Wednesday, which included an unveiling...
Iuze Mukube A 45-year-old resident of Rehoboth on Monday tendered a not guilty plea before Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku denying that he unlawfully and intentionally stabbed his brother with a knife on the chest. Riaan Andrew van Wyk is facing a charge of murder and another of attempted murder. The state alleges that...
Adolf Kaure With Namibians bracing to head to the polls on 26 November for the 2025 Regional Council election, the Otjozondjupa region remains a key battleground. Historically, the region is dominated by Swapo in terms of constituencies won over the years, while NUDO has also maintained a grip on some of the constituencies. The Otjozondjupa...
Lahja Nashuuta The Oshana Regional Council has received an adverse audit opinion for the 2022/2023 financial year due to irregularities, misrepresentations, and non-compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). According to the report signed off by the Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke, the adverse opinion was issued primarily because of unclear investments in a joint venture...
WINDHOEK – The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) has intensified the decentralisation of healthcare services by officially handing over several delegated functions to Regional Councils (RCs). The core functions being decentralised include disease prevention, health promotion, community-based social welfare services, curative services, pharmaceutical stock management at regional facility level, management of capital projects...