The Confederation of African Football conducted the draw for the African Schools Football Championship and Cosafa qualifier yesterday, in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with the championship slated for 5 to 7 December 2025 in the same town. The Namibian boys’ and girls’ teams will play their first matches against South Africa and the second against Zimbabwe...
Namibia is represented by Victoria Katukula, the member country representative, and Charles Humavindu, the chief administration officer at the ongoing World Conference on Doping in Sport in Busan, Republic of Korea. The World Anti-Doping Agency officially welcomed participants to the sixth World Conference on Doping in Sport during the Opening Ceremony held at the BEXCO...
Chery has strengthened its safety credentials with the Tiggo 7 CSH earning a five-star Euro NCAP rating, following strong performances across all four of the programme’s assessment categories. The Chery Tiggo 7 CSH recently achieved a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating, earning high scores across all four assessment categories: Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection,...
The Nedbank Desert Dash returns this Friday and Saturday, taking riders from the Grove Mall in Windhoek to the Platz Am Meer in Swakopmund. More than 1 000 cyclists from across the globe are expected to take part in the world’s longest single-stage mountain bike event, a gruelling 24-hour race through the Namib Desert, covering...
Ford Motor Company of southern Africa is scheduled to launch a revised line-up for its Everest sport utility vehicle (SUV) range in the first half of 2026. Offering new engine choices, the introduction of a new Active series in place of the previous XLT, and various specification and feature enhancements, the seven-seater Ford Everest is...
The draw for the CAF African Schools Football Championship will take place today in Stellenbosch, South Africa. With a single draw being conducted for both the Boys and Girls Under-15 competitions, mapping out the teams’ potential paths to glory. The CAF African Schools Football Competition and COSAFA qualifier will take place from 5-7 December 2025,...
Standard Bank Namibia reaffirmed its commitment to driving growth, sustainability, and homeownership at its recent Home Loans Grand Finale. The event honoured top-performing estate agents, developers, and consultants whose dedication has shaped Namibia’s housing market. Standard Bank chief executive Erwin Tjipuka emphasised the bank’s strategic focus on growth and sustainability. “Namibia is our home, and...
Further to an ongoing discussion of global exploration opportunities between TotalEnergies and Chevron, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a farmout agreement with Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company, to sell a 40% participation in the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 exploration licences offshore Nigeria. Located in Nigeria’s prolific West Delta basin, the PPL...
Osino Gold Exploration and Mining has announced the reburial of graves that were exhumed from Farm Okawayo in January 2024. The four historical graves were exhumed on 13 January 2024 in line with Namibian heritage legislation and the Burials and Ordinance Act of 1966, following extensive consultation with the Office of the Presidency, the Ministry...
In an era where Venture Capital (VC) and Private Equity (PE) have accelerated business growth, created jobs and fostered innovation across the world, the Economic Association of Namibia (EAN), in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), recently hosted a public discussion under the theme ‘Investing in Potential: How Venture Capital & Private Equity Can...