Limba Mupetami THE Namibia Sports Commission supported by the ministry of sports awarded eight local athletes, a cricket team, and their coaches N$1.045 million on Friday, in honour of their remarkable performances at the 13th edition of the Africa Games held in Accra, Ghana, in March this year. Namibia proudly secured 10 medals at the...
GAZA STRIP – Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City’s Shujaiya district for a fourth day yesterday, months after the Israeli army declared Hamas’s command structure dismantled in the northern area. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled the devastated neighbourhood, where the army said it has fought Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants “above and...
Paulina Ndalikokule Oshiindingili shotango shEtotha Carnival shoka sha longekidhwa kelelo lyOndonga melongelokumwe nuuministeli womidhingoloko nomaendathanaosha tameka ohela kekangolyomongwa komukunda Onanke moshikandjohogolo Omutele moshitopolwa Oshikoto. Amushangwa gwomukwaniilwa gwOndonga Manikie Kambonde moonkundathana naKundana okwa ti aantu oyendji oya holoka noya inekela kutya oshituthi otashi ka enda nawa. “Aantu oya holoka lela momwaalu omunene,” a ti ngaaka. Oshiindingili...
Limba Mupetami Hallo Naugaweseb, a 50-year-old mixed-media artist, embodies resilience and determination as he navigates the challenges of surviving through his art. Living in the Havana area on the outskirts of Windhoek, he supports himself by selling his artwork to anyone interested. This publication found Naugaweseb outside his house made from corrugated iron painting. When...
Chelva Wells The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) will never award concessions that have detrimental effects on Namibian tour operators. The ministry’s goal is to improve service delivery, and make Namibia one of the best and most inexpensive tourist destinations. This was stated by MEFT minister Pohamba Shifeta in answer to queries posed...
Several members of the Namibian Parliament are expected to attend the SADC 55th Parliamentary Forum in Luanda, Angola next month. The delegation will be led by Professor Peter Katjavivi, Speaker of the National Assembly, and other members, including Phillipus Katamelo, Utaara Mootu, Agnes Kafula and Paula Kooper from the National Assembly, along with John Likando...
Lahja Nashuuta OPUWO – Served by a single borehole, over 2 000 residents of the community are compelled to fight for their turn at the borehole each morning. The area sits on underground aquifers, but access to potable water for the residents of Kaoko-Otavi in the Opuwo Rural constituency remains a distant dream. During school...
ONAKANKUZI – Residents of Onakankuzi village in Omuthiya constituency of Oshikoto region, have expressed concern over water shortages in their village. A total of 97 residents from 94 households attended a village meeting on Thursday where they expressed concern over the challenges they face in securing water, to the various directorates of the Oshikoto regional...
Mulisa Simiyasa OTJIWARONGO – A Brazilian tourist charged with culpable homicide and negligent driving following an accident in which nine people were killed on the B1 road outside Otavi, was on Thursday released on bail by the Otavi Magistrate’s Court. The 59-year-old Luiz Charles Araujo De Sa appeared before Magistrate Ounjandere Ndjiharine, who set bail...
Linea Dishena Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says it is important for Namibians to appreciate the progress that has been made in the 1904-1908 genocide negotiations, cautioning that relying on external organisations may not benefit Namibia in the current highly polarised international political order. Opening the Chiefs Forum for more than 100 chiefs and their senior...