Lahja Nashuuta For Tjarirehua Mupya, teaching is not just a profession, but a calling deeply-rooted in purpose and passion. A proud son of the Opuwo Urban constituency in the Kunene region, Mupya is committed to educating Namibia’s previously disadvantaged and marginalised children. Now a seasoned educator, he is based at Coblenz Combined School in the Okakarara constituency under the Grootfontein...
Editorial – Using brute force on vendors not the way to go
The heavy-handedness of the police in dealing with defenseless and vulnerable vendors raises eyebrows for all the wrong reasons. While it is within the mandate of the City Police to maintain law and order and enforce compliance with municipal by-laws – it is disheartening to see the amount of brute force used against these defenseless women, who are only trying...
Letter – Shattered Lives, Broken Policies…Confronting Femicide in Namibia
Like the oppressed fighting for liberation, death permeates our waking dreams. Death selectively chooses women and children. Death walks the streets boldly, casually, intentionally, waving at neighbours as an active responsible member of society, masking his thirst for blood. The undisclosed nature of death. Our parasympathetic nervous systems are permanently switched on and we live in a state of flight...
DRC to debate Kabila’s immunity
KINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate was yesterday scheduled to debate lifting the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, who the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the mineral-rich east. A vote in favour could expose the 53-year-old to prosecution on charges of supporting the M23 armed group, which has seized swathes of the eastern DRC with...
Netanyahu orders enhanced security at Israel missions
JERUSALEM – Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said he had ordered stepped-up security measures at Israeli diplomatic missions worldwide after a gunman who shouted “free Palestine” shot dead two embassy staff outside a Jewish museum in Washington. Foreign minister Gideon Saar attributed the killings to a wave of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel “incitement”, saying European governments were also to blame. Netanyahu...
Benjamin calls up youthful Warriors squad
Brave Warriors’ head coach Collin Benjamin has named a youthful squad, set to begin training on Monday at 16h00 at the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Technical Centre. This is as preparations intensify for the 2024 Cosafa Cup from 4 to 15 June. Among the returning players is striker Isaskar Gurirab, who currently plays for Zimbabwean outfit Simba Bhora. Another notable...
Local horses to grace Opuwo Trade Fair
OPUWO – The Opuwo Annual Trade Fair Society will host the third horse racing event at the Newman Katuta Sports Field on Saturday. This is in a bid to provide a platform for local riders to compete for top honours. The event will feature over 35 local horses from Opuwo and eight horses from the inland Omaheke region competing in...
Northern volleyball for all set for Saturday
OSHAKATI– The fourth edition of the Northern Volley Games is set to take place at the Embadu Sports Stadium in Oshakati tomorrow. Founder of the tournament Asheel Ramjit told Nampa on Thursday that the event has already attracted numerous corporate companies and teams from across the northern areas of Oshana, Ohangwena, Omusati and Oshikoto. He said the competition is open...
Beauties aim to extend league lead
With less than five games remaining in the FNB women’s Super League, log leaders Beauties are determined to secure maximum points from their fixtures this weekend. Beauties play Khomas Nampol tomorrow, before a crucial match against Windhoek City on Sunday. These games could significantly impact on their dream of winning the league. Action kicks off today at the Namibia Football...
Flying V search for first Futsal win
The second round of the NDTC Futsal league takes centre-stage this weekend, with several exciting matches lined up for tomorrow. Flying V, who are still searching for their first win this season after 13 losses and one draw, will be hoping the second round offers them that opportunity. They will face another struggling team, The Mavericks, at the Windhoek Showground...