Dalene Kooper Four Metro Mariental employees were granted bail of N$3 000 on Friday at the Mariental Magistrate’s Court, after they were arrested last week for allegedly stealing Metro’s stock valued at over N$24 000. The released accused were identified as Richard Ralph Tjombe, Zembrahno Bikeur, Jessica Ludewyk and Brown-lee Coetzee. The accused are charged...
Iuze Mukube Five members of the Swapo Party have failed in their attempt to overturn the party’s decision to postpone its extraordinary congress to 19 April 2025. This follows a High Court ruling last Friday dismissing their application. The applicants are Reinhold Nghihepavali Shipwikineni, Petrus Ndeshipanda Shituula, Joshua Vaino Martins, Erich Chrismann Shivute, and Aina...
Menette Hiyavali From nights of fear and military patrols to a nation of opportunity, veterans in Kavango East reflect on Namibia’s 36 years of independence, recounting sacrifice, resilience and the steady transformation of their communities. Seventy-seven-year-old Klemence Kaveto Kanyaga from Ngondo village recalls a childhood overshadowed by fear. Growing up in Rundjarara, he witnessed a...
The organisers of the inaugural Namibia Street Classic announced on Sunday that the highly anticipated event has been postponed following the withdrawal of several international athletes. The street athletics classic is an innovative track-and-field format in which a temporary sprint track is constructed in an urban setting or stadium forecourt, bringing the sport closer to...
Auleria Wakudumo Omuprima woshilongo Elijah Ngurare okwa holola kutya omalelo opamufyuululwakalo oo omesho nomatwi epangelo okuhanganifa oshiwana. Ngurare edi okwe di holola pefimbo ta talele po Omukwaniilwa wUukwaluudhi Josia Shikongo Taapopi. Omuprima okwa talela po omukwaniilwa mOmbala yaye mUukwaluudhi. “Omalelo opamufyuululwakalo ohaa longo oshilonga sha fimana okuongela oshiwana nokukwafela epangelo,” Omuprima ta holola ngaho. Ngurare...
The head coach of the Kunene region U/20 football team, Simon Petrus !Haradoeb announced a provisional squad on Friday ahead of the upcoming Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup. This year’s edition of the Newspaper Cup runs from 3 to 5 April in Keetmanshoop in the //Kharas region and defending champions Kunene are gearing up to retain...
Adolf Kaure President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday welcomed Botswana President Dumo Boko and his delegation to State House for a one-day visit. The two countries pledged to exchange strategies crucial in securing essential commodities such as oil flows, and to ensure ports remain open to facilitate the seamless movement of goods, thereby strengthening economic growth...
Auleria Wakudumo OSHAKATI- Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has praised the development progress made in the Oshana region, saying government investments are improving the lives of many people. Speaking during the 36th Independence Day celebrations at Oshakati stadium on Saturday, Ngurare said developments in rural electrification, water supply, roads and health facilities have made a positive...
Rudolf Gaiseb Three teachers from Otjiwarongo are feared to be among the five people who died in a car accident near Okahandja last Thursday. Police have not yet confirmed the identities of the deceased. However, a colleague and some friends of the missing teachers said they were returning from a work-related trip to Windhoek at...
Dalene Kooper The Association of Diplomatic Spouses (ADS) recently handed over newly installed shade nets valued at N$41 000 to the Special Olympics Namibia centre in Windhoek. National Director of Special Olympics, Levien Smit in her acceptance speech said that the donation immensely strengthens their programmes at the Katutura youth complex. “This is really just...