Michael Mutonga Liswaniso KATIMA MULILO – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani has called for urgent national reflection on the state of sanitation and a firm commitment to ending open defecation. In a speech read on her behalf by Deputy Minister Ruth Masake at Katima Mulilo on Monday, Zaamwani stated that...
Hilma Nalupe After months of intense competition, the 2025 MTC Volleyball National League (VNL) ended last weekend. Keetmanshoop Correctional Facility Volleyball Club, Mighty Gunners Volleyball Club, Otjiwarongo Nampol Volleyball Club and Ball Busters Volleyball Club face relegation. While the disappointment was evident among the relegated teams, their spirit remains unbroken. Instead, they are regrouping, reworking...
Pinehas K. Pinehas The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has set out an ambitious plan to provide adequate, safe and affordable housing to thousands of Namibians yearning for a proper roof over their head. At the launch of its Integrated Strategic Business Plan (ISBP) for 2024/25 -2028/29 yesterday, the parastatal acknowledged the need for decent houses...
Taimi Haihambo The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in the Omusati region is urging the public to help provide vehicles for the upcoming Regional and Local Authority Elections scheduled for 26 November 2025. During a stakeholder engagement session held yesterday, Regional Electoral Officer Elizabeth Shiningayamwe said the commission currently has only 286 registered private vehicles,...
Namibian cyclists Drikus Coetzee and Melissa Hinz continue to demonstrate their dominance in the opening three stages of the Nedbank Gravel Burn, which is currently taking place in South Africa. The Gravel Burn is a seven-day, 800-kilometre full-service gravel stage race that traverses some of South Africa’s most diverse landscapes. The route starts in the...
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi has warned public officials and agencies in the transport and road safety sector that he no longer wants to see reports that do not translate into tangible results. Speaking at the opening of the 10th National Road Safety Conference in Swakopmund on Monday, Nekundi...
Hilma Nalupe The nominees for the 2025 Namibia Annual Sport Awards were officially unveiled on Wednesday evening during a nomination ceremony held in Windhoek. This year’s edition features 18 categories. The highly anticipated main awards gala will take place on 22 November at the Queen’s Hall, Ongwediva Trade Fair Centre, in the Oshana region. Among...
BRUSSELS – The European Union on Wednesday denounced what it said was the “brutality” of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, which recently captured the key city of El-Fasher. The statement came as reports emerged of mass atrocities there and the killing of five Red Crescent volunteers in Kordofan. “Civilians being targeted based on...
DAR ES SALAAM – Hundreds protested yesterday in Tanzania’s largest city, tearing down banners of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and burning a police station, as the East African country went to the polls in elections where the main challengers have either been jailed or barred from standing. Despite heavy security in the commercial capital, Dar...
GAZA CITY – Israel said it had carried out strikes on dozens of Hamas targets following the death of a soldier, with Gaza experiencing its deadliest night of bombing since a US-brokered truce went into effect earlier this month. After the strikes, the Israeli military said it had begun “renewed enforcement of the ceasefire”, though...