Zebaldt Ngaruka OKATUMBA GATE –The South West Africa National Union (Swanu), the country’soldest political party, is banking on 26-year-old Kueekuje Kazapua to snatch the Otjombinde constituency from Swapo party during the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections next month. Kazapua was recently elected as the party’s representative after beating former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s Omurari producer...
Namibia veteran midfield and former Brave Warriors captain Dynamo Fredericks was on target on Saturday as he helped steer his Botswana club, Jwaneng Galaxy to a convincing 3-0 win over Marupele Wanderers during the Botswana Premier League at Galaxy Stadium. The win saw the defending champions shot to the top of the premier league with...
FNB Women Super League champions, Beauties, yesterday left the country for South Africa, where they are set to compete in the upcoming 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League Cosafa Qualifiers from 22 to 31 August in Johannesburg. Beauties will make their debut at the tournament after winning the local women’s championship. They are drawn against two-time...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has conferred national hero status on the late retired military commander, Lieutenant General Solomon ‘Jesus’ Hawala, honouring his lifelong contribution to Namibia’s liberation struggle and post-independence nation building. Hawala, who was born on 17 August 1935 and passed away on 11 August 2025 at the age of 89, will be laid to...
WALVIS BAY – The Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations has appealed to the fisheries and marine resources ministry to consult the industry before enforcing Cabinet’s decision to reduce the bycatch limit to 2%. The government earlier this month cut the bycatch limit from 5% to 2%. It further raised penalty fees from 15% to 50%,...
Lahja Nashuuta The Gobabis Municipality said it has positioned the town as “the jewel of the east” and a thriving hub. The town has a strong focus on infrastructure, environmental and social development, tourism and local economic growth.This could be deduced from a recent sit-down with the town’s spokesperson, Frederick Ueitele, who said Gobabis’ location makes...
ANTANANARIVO – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, in her first address to the 45th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit as Namibia’s Head of State, has called for greater cooperation and urgency to ensure food security is not just a goal on paper but a reality in every home across the region. The summit, which brought together...
Defending champions Liverpool will get the 2025/2026 English Premier League campaign underway tonight when they face Bournemouth at Anfield. Namibian fans are eagerly waiting to get their bids in, something which has become a ritual for many, weekend in and out. As it stands, Liverpool have embarked on a bold recruitment drive under Arne Slot,...
The late football crazy Justus Katume Handura was a formidable, tough-as-steak defensive midfielder who plied his trade with the now-defunct old location outfit Young Standard Football Club during the hotly contested knockout cup tournaments back in the day. He was amongst some of his teammates and others who vigorously advocated for the merger of Young...
Rudolf Gaiseb Affirmative Positioning (AR) leader Job Amupanda has called for the further extension of the National Youth Development Fund (NYDF) and a change of its application terms. In a letter to Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare on Thursday, Amupanda suggested the rerouting of the entire application process. He suggests that the different application timeframes in...