Namibian mixed martial artist Geraldo Bok is set to showcase his skills this Saturday when he takes on South African opponent James ‘JJ’ Karagiannidis in the featherweight division at Versus Fight Night 13, scheduled to take place at the Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria, South Africa. Bok, who trains out of Kosoto MMA in Windhoek, carries...
Defending champions of the Debmarine Premiership African Stars could end the week at the top of the table if they beat Tigers in tomorrow’s tie. The MTC Maris Cup champs found themselves third on the standings on Sunday. This came after they went 2-0 down to Unam on Saturday, and achieved a hard-fought 1-0 victory...
Rudolf Gaiseb The boy-child is falling behind. Namibia has attempted to level the playing field, promoting equal opportunities and the empowerment of all. Deliberate actions were taken to ensure women had equal opportunities with their male counterparts. But while the nation solved one problem, another surfaced. This is a view held by many, including...
ARANDIS – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has strongly called for Namibia’s natural resources, especially uranium, to deliver permanent benefits to the country’s economy and its people, even after the minerals run dry. The president was speaking during an extensive tour of Rössing Uranium Mine near Arandis in the Erongo region on Saturday, where she warned that...
ARANDIS – Namibia entered a new era of industrialisation after the inauguration of one of the world’s first industrial facilities dedicated to zero-emissions iron production on Friday. It is the HyIron Oshivela Plant in Arandis, a cutting-edge facility producing green iron with zero emissions. The N$600 million investment places Namibia at the forefront of sustainable...
Linea Dishena President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has directed staff at State House to hold themselves to high ethical standards, strongly stressing that “there will be no tolerance for corruption”. Addressing State House staff on Thursday, Nandi-Ndaitwah reiterated the eighth administration’s commitment to zero tolerance for corruption in all its forms. The Head of State stressed the...
Action Time delivered a standout performance to win the headline 2000-metre (m) race at the Namibia Horse Racing Association Easter Cup, held on Saturday in Otjinene. The racehorse edged out Equeery, who finished a strong second, while Chief Helmet crossed the line in third place in what was one of the most-anticipated events of the...
Namibia’s top cyclist Drikus Coetzee claimed victory at the 2025 Nedbank Cycle Challenge, crossing the finish line in an impressive 2:22:39 seconds. He described the conditions as ideal for racing, crediting teamwork and strategic timing for his win. “It was a perfect day – great weather, not too much wind. I had my teammate Theuns...
USAKOS – Drug abuse, a cycle of sheer poverty and a moment of madness have surfaced as harbingers to the killings of six family members in cold blood, suspectedly at the hands of their own. “A child raised in the skirt of his grandmother since the age of five doesn’t just wake up and beat...
GAM – “I’ve travelled all over the world. This [Namibia] is home. I want to take all of you [along when I travel] on a big bus, and take you around. “When you are there, you will say, ‘I want to go back home.’ That’s why I say Namibia is the only place we can...