Chelva Wells KEETMANSHOOP – The outskirts of Keetmanshoop are defined by an endless horizon of ancient boulders and the shimmering heat of the //Kharas sun. However, beneath this rugged exterior, a new economic pulse is beating. The inauguration of the N$107 million Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) on 19 March 2026 is not merely the...
Adolf Kaure The secretary general of the National United Democratic Organisation (Nudo) Youth League, Veparura Kandjekiriria, has urged lawmakers to develop inclusive pathways for youth employment. In a recent party statement, Kandjekiriria called on the government to allocate sufficient funding to the National Youth Council (NYC) to close the youth unemployment gap in the...
Isabel Bento HENTIES BAY – For 17-year-old Obama Evangelista, the simple act of blowing out candles on a birthday cake was once unimaginable, a small, ordinary moment that had always felt outof reach in a life shaped by survival. Standing among dozens of other young people at the National Youth Service (NYS) Training Centre at...
The Kapako Constituency Youth Forum hosted a football and netball tournament at Sinzogoro village in the Kavango West Region over the weekend, with 24 football teams and 5 netball teams competing. Matches started on Saturday and ran throughout the weekend as community teams competed for cash prizes. In football, Leevi Hakusembe Secondary School Team A...
A swelling online campaign is demanding that if Senegal is stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title it won in January, then the team they beat, Morocco, should lose their 1976 crown. The problem, as an investigation by AFP Factcheck shows, is that there is no evidence to back up the claim that 50 years...
OPUWO – Okarindi Komutati FC, currently competing in the Kunene Regional Football League Second Division, has announced the appointment of an interim head coach following the temporary absence of its technical leadership. The club confirmed to Nampa yesterday that head coach Tjituka Ndjai is away on duty with a regional team in Outjo, while assistant...
Bravery Kabula Violent crimes such as murder, attempted murder, and hit-and-run incidents led the recorded cases nationwide over the weekend, accompanied by an increase in housebreakings and drug-related offenses. In Katutura, Windhoek, a 31-year-old man died after being assaulted with a metal object on Saturday afternoon. The victim later succumbed to his injuries at the...
Isabel Bento KARIBIB – Financial constraints and limited manpower are slowing efforts by the Karibib Town Council to address mounting housing and service delivery pressures as rapid population growth continues to reshape the town. In a recent interview with Nampa, Karibib CEO Tangeni Enkono said while the council has initiated several development projects, progress is...
Iuze Mukube John Kangumbe Mutirua (24), who was convicted of murdering two individuals in separate incidents in 2020 and 2023, has been sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment by the Windhoek High Court. The sentence was imposed yesterday by High Court Acting Judge Makapa Simasiku. Judge Simasiku found that Mutirua’s criminal history shows a...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Two pioneering communal farmers in the Omaheke region are making waves in the livestock industry by investing heavily in genetic improvement, signalling a new era for emerging farmers aiming to add value to their herds. Recently, at an auction in Windhoek, Kuhepa Marenga of the renowned Karima Brahman Stud and Wolle Mbaisa of...