The Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero, says Namibian sports officials and leaders have failed athletes, when it comes to the number of participants at Olympics and Paralympics events. Tjongarero was speaking during the official opening of the third edition of the National Youth Games at Oshakati last week. The minister said...
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday warned Yemen’s Huthi rebels of retaliation after the group claimed a missile attack on central Israel.“This morning, the Huthis launched a surface-to-surface missile from Yemen into our territory. They should have known by now that we charge a heavy price for any attempt to harm us,” Netanyahu...
CARACAS – Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilise the country, the government said, as the United States and Spain denied Caracas’s allegations they were involved. The arrests come amid heightened tensions between Venezuela and both the United States and Spain over Venezuela’s...
DAKAR – Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last week vowed to “relentlessly track down” migrant traffickers a day after news that at least 35 people had drowned off West Africa. Faye, elected in March, called on the country’s young people to stay in Senegal rather than falling for the “illusion” of a better future elsewhere....
Rudolf Gaiseb Mueteli wakopano ya NDP Martin Lukato ubata tumelano ya museto mwahala Namibia ni Botswana ya silimo sa 2018 kufeliswa. Mwasilimo sa 2018, nyandi mueteleli wanaha Hage Geingob ni muetapili sapili wanaha Botswana Ian Khama, neba nyatezi tumelelano ya kwa museto, yene nitifaza tumelano ya kale ni kuyandulula hande museto mwahala linaha zepeli. Kono...
Iuze Mukube African entrepreneurs showcasing their enterprises at the African Union’s Micro, Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (MSME) Forum in Windhoek last week expressed appreciation for Namibia’s convenient and at all-time accessible ports. Nigerian businesswoman Ameera Abraham, who owns Amali Cosmetics, expressed amazement at learning that Namibia’s ports are always open for business. “So, one...
Charmaine Boois MARIENTAL – Raymond Awaseb, affectionately known as ‘Lollipop’ to the people of Mariental, has been a cornerstone of his community’s musical life for years. The former Namibia Premier League footballer’s journey is a testament to unsung artists’ often-unseen struggles and triumphs, for who influence and recognition are sparse. The 50-year-old artist has...
To become a modern, high-income country is a dream shared by all developing countries. According to the World Bank, in the period between the end of WWII and 2008, among 200 developing economies, only South Korea and Taiwan (China) moved up from the status of low-income economies to high-income economies. Moreover, among the 101 middle-income...
Indeed, Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has proven to be youthful at heart by handpicking the young activist of the University of Namibia, Fenny Tutjavi (22). Namibia stands on the cusp of a new era as it prepares to witness an unprecedented event in its political landscape – the election of youth representatives to the National...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Walvis Bay Municipality has apologised to RedForce Debt Management over the recent allegations of fraud and misrepresentation against the company. The High Court of Namibia, in a settlement agreement signed on 10 and 12 September by both parties, stated that both RedForce and the council haveagreed that they will not proceed with...