India’s new High Commissioner to Namibia, Rahul Shrivastava, says his country has consistently been at the vanguard of support for Namibia, before and after independence in a mutually beneficial relationship that continues to grow in leaps and bounds to this day. Shrivastava hastened to say the enduring relationship between the two countries, founded on solidarity,...
The ministries of health, agriculture and environment are hard at work, striving to work together on One Health, by signing a tripartite agreement dealing with plants, animals, and human health to address health conditions in the region. This is according to Professor Simon Angombe, the Associate Dean of the School of Agriculture and Fisheries Science...
Parliamentarian Utaara Mootu is set to represent Namibia on the global stage as part of the Munich Young Leaders Class of 2025 in Germany. She will join emerging leaders at the renowned Munich Security Conference, where critical global security issues, including regional conflicts in Southern Africa, will take centre stage. “Being selected to represent Namibia...
As the nation mourns the passing of Founding President Sam Nujoma, the government announced a raft of directives, among them one limiting sporting activities to preparatory purposes only. Announcing yesterday, deputy information minister Modestus Amutse said sport activities may still take place in limited circumstances. “Sports events are allowed in limited instances for predatory purposes...
Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez has declared a mourning period in honour of Founding President Sam Nujoma, who died on Saturday. That official mourning period started yesterday at 06h00, and will last until midnight today. The Cuban president also declared a national mourning period from tomorrow at 06h00 until midnight. “During the validity of both...
World leaders have en masse praised late Founding President Sam Nujoma for his tenacity, dubbing him a visionary leader whose heroism towards independence will never be forgotten. Leading the tributes was Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan, who said she is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Nujoma. “A freedom fighter, a Pan-Africanist and a...
Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma died in a Windhoek hospital on Saturday evening. He was 95. President Nangolo Mbumba broke the news on NBC TV moments ago, noting that the government will soon announce a period of mourning for the late anti-apartheid activist. Nujoma served as Namibia’s first president between 1990 and 2005. He was...
Local filmmaker Nahenda Matheus believes that one obstacle to the boom of the Namibian film industry is the lack of access to production. Based on her research, potential filmmakers do not know where and how to access the material. The multi-media journalist said that based on enquiries through TikTok, people said they do not know...
The Namibian Society of Composers and Authors of Music (Nascam) is pleading with its members to ensure they have bank accounts to ensure a smooth payment system. The organisation’s CEO, Albert Nicanor, said they have signed up with the newly-launched MTC Maris system, a flexible and cost-effective solution for paying MTC-registered and active users. This will...
In July 2023, 34-year-old Ngerikomukuenu Tjihukununa was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis. This was a shocking recount, as she had never heard of the condition before. The World Health Organisation states that endometriosis affects approximately 190 million women and people assigned female at birth worldwide. Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory, gynaecologic disease, marked by the...