GAZA – The Israeli army intensified shelling of northern Gaza and closed roads, preventing the delivery of aid, the conflict-torn Palestinian territory’s civil defence agency said yesterday. The army, which said it surrounded Jabalia in northern Gaza at the weekend, issued new evacuation demands on Tuesday, as analysts suggested Hamas was regrouping, despite a year...
Heather Erdmann It is every petrol head’s dream to own a classic beauty from decades long gone. However, many drivers only get to see pristine, ageless vehicles on television. That was until Ricky’s Custom Carshow took the stage. Boys and their toys – pristine paint jobs, vintage rides and timeless show pieces – were exhibited...
PARIS – The world is falling short of a global agreement to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 but the target is within reach if governments take policy actions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday. With China and solar energy leading the charge, renewables are set to meet almost half of global electricity demand...
OSHAKATI – The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism is expected to commemorate Arbor Day at Onawa in Oshakati next Friday. A statement issued yesterday by ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said, this year, the ministry in collaboration with the Oshakati Town Council and the Oshana Regional Council will be hosting the official Arbor Day event...
OTJIWARONGO – The Otjozondjupa Regional Council on Tuesday signed 20 contractual agreements with private companies and individual truck owners to assist in distributing food under the government’s drought relief food programme. Otjozondjupa Regional Council chairperson Marlayn Mbakera signed the agreements on behalf of the regional council. She said the council’s disaster risk management committee is...
Dr David N Emvula In recent months, a troubling trend has emerged at our Windhoek state hospitals. Teenage pregnancies are on the rise, igniting a wave of concern among healthcare workers. This increase has prompted calls for a renewed focus on prevention, education and support systems. A growing issue Data from the United Nations Population...
The Ohangwena Athletics Club is grateful to NamWater for helping to make their trip to Potchefstroom, South Africa, possible. The sport club’s spokesperson Teofelus Moses in an interview with Nampa yesterday said NamWater has pulled its financial muscle by helping 22 athletes to enable them to participate in the NWU Top 30 Athletics Championships in...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – The N/a’an ku sê San United sport club in the Omaheke region’s Epukiro constituency aims to take San players’ talent to greater heights. N/a’an ku sê comprises football and netball teams, established with the aim of promoting San talents. The club manager, Theo Jazema Tjiseseta, said the aim is to keep...
ABIDJAN – Suspected jihadists killed at least 10 civilians at the weekend at a market in the north of Burkina Faso, security officials and locals told AFP on Tuesday. The West African nation has been battered by a jihadist insurgency that swept in from neighbouring Mali in 2015. Thousands of civilians, troops and police have...
Charles Ndeumane Omuwilikindjayi gwehangano lyoAnti Corruption Commision (ACC) Paulus Noa okwa ti okulundulula nenge okuthindila mo ooveta nomilandu itaku kwatha lela mokukondjitha uulingilingi ngele aantu itaya lundulula omitima nomadhiladhilo gawo. Noa okwa popi ndhoka momutumba gwopashigwana gwokutalulula omikalo dhokukondjitha uulingilingi ngoka gwa li mOutapi moshitopolwa shaMusati ohela. Omutumba otagu gandja uuyelele kombinga yomasindano oshowo omashongo...