Zebaldt Ngaruka The second and third rounds of the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) will continue across various towns in the country, with most teams aiming to secure early points. Leading the log after one match is Omaheke’s Young African FC, which crushed Tigers 3-0 last weekend. The Gobabis-based team faces a tough challenge ahead...
WASHINGTON – US president Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing to equal China and Russia, just minutes before opening a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The move comes after Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow had successfully tested a nuclear-capable,...
Charmaine Boois ARANOS – Over 30 houses were destroyed in a severe rainstorm in Aranos on Tuesday night, leaving several families without homes. Some victims have found temporary shelter with relatives, while others are staying at the Roman Catholic Mission Church. Gavin Beukes, one of the affected residents, described the moment the storm struck ....
Takarive is settlement in Botswana near Mahalapye. Originally this settlement was donated by the Bamangwato chieftainship for settling Chief Samuel Katjiikumbua Maharero’s people. Thus, several clans who fled Namibia with Samuel Maharero including those of Riarua, Ombongora, Tjivasera, Toromba, Mireti, Kaposambo and many others have settled there. It is said that many of the Genocide...
Hilma Nalupe The Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, Zhao Weiping, has reaffirmed the strong relationship between China and Namibia, while further outlining the key outcomes from recent global and domestic policy events led by China. Zhao addressed the media during a press conference at the Chinese Embassy in Windhoek yesterday. The briefing outlined the outcomes of...
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...
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...
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...
NCAMAGORO – Government officials and agricultural leaders commemorated World Food Day at Ncamagoro village in the Kavango West region on Saturday with a call for collective action to combat hunger and food insecurity. Minister of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, in a statement read on her behalf highlighted Namibia’s vulnerability to climate...
OPUWO – With 30 days before Namibians go to the polls to elect regional and local authority councillors, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in the Kunene region has begun engaging stakeholders to share vital information to bolster election preparations. The region expects a voter turnout of 61 657 for the regional council elections and...