KATIMA MULILO – Historian and teacher Francis Mabuku Sinvula, who died last Thursday at the age of 67, has been laid to rest at his home village of Ikumwe in the Katima Mulilo Rural constituency. Sinvula, who was also known as ‘Ba Mars’, was a well-known public figure. At the funeral, speaker after speaker praised...
Lylie Joel NKURENKURU – More than 150 women from Bunya village and surrounding areas in the Kavango West have had the Copper Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) inserted since its introduction at the Osaat clinic in November 2024. The non-hormona l contraceptive offers women protection against falling pregnant for up to 10 years. This milestone was...
OUTJO – Kunene education director Sophia Ferdrieck says hostels should use hostel development fees, payable by the boarders, for maintenance and to improve living conditions. She was responding to media queries regarding the dilapidated conditions at the Eddie Bowe hostel in Khorixas. The hostel reportedly faces a shortage of beds, lockers, mattresses, and has exposed...
NIAMEY – A major journalist in Niger was in custody on Saturday, an association said, a day after the private TV channel he runs was suspended following a report critical of the military-led regime. Seyni Amadou, editor-in-chief of Canal 3 TV, has been arrested, said CAP-Medias-Niger, which represents media workers in the country. On Friday,...
PORT LOUIS – A prospective deal on returning the Chagos islands to Mauritius will ensure the United States maintains its strategic military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago, Mauritius’s prime minister said yesterday. “There is a disinformation campaign in the United States claiming that we are close to China, that we are going to let...
JERUSALEM – Israel yesterday said a truce with Hamas began in Gaza at 0915 GMT, nearly three hours after initially scheduled, following a last-minute delay on the orders of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During the delay, Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed eight people. A statement from Netanyahu’s office, issued less than an...
Barcelona’s faltering La Liga title challenge suffered another setback after they surrendered a 1-0 lead to draw 1-1 at relegation-threatened Getafe. A surprise 1-0 loss for leaders Atletico Madrid at Leganes on Saturday afternoon presented Hansi Flick’s third-placed side a chance to move within three points of top spot. But having won just one of...
MELBOURNE – Daniil Medvedev has been fined more than half his Australian Open prize money for his behaviour at Melbourne Park. The Russian, a three-time beaten finalist, crashed out of the tournament in the second round following a five-set loss to American teenager Learner Tien, during which he received a point penalty after throwing his...
Auleria Wakudumo Opolifi moshitukulwa shaShikoto oya patulula oshibofa shekwatonghonga sha dja eshi okakadona keedula nhano ka kwatwa vati keenghono kokamwainamati keedula omuwoi. Eshi osha ningwa vati mefudo laDecemba odula ya dja ko, sha ningilwa koTsintsabis mOshikoto. Komufala wopolifi moshitukulwa shaShikoto, Commissioner Teopolina Kalompo-Nashikaku okwa koleka oshiningwanima eshi. Nashikaku okwa holola ta ti vati ounona aveshe...
Auleria Wakudumo Omukainhu weedula 28 okwa xulifa eshi onduda omo va li va nangala ya kwatwa koluvadi. Oshiningwanima osha ningilwa komukunda Nkonke moshitukulwa shaKavango West keengulasha dEtine, lwopo 04h00. Nakufya okwa tongololwa oye Johanna Nzawo, omukalimo wokomukunda Matata mOkavango West. Oshiningwanima osha kolekwa kukomufala wopolifi moshitukulwa shaKavango West, Commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo. Sakuwa-Neo okwa holola...