Eba Kandovazu The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the //Kharas region has opened a case of dealing in prohibited dependence-producing drugs after it uncovered and seized drugs worth N$5.4 million at the Noordoewer border post on Friday.A weekend crime report issued by NamPol on Sunday indicated that a white Mahindra vehicle with a Windhoek registration...
Namibia’s strategic focus on bolstering local crop production, enhancing agricultural exports, developing innovative food security systems and reducing reliance on imported food items by at least 80% is starting to bear results. Through the National Development Plan (NDP6), the country has set an ambitious target to become food self-sufficient by 2030. During President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s...
Namibian long-distance runner Lavinia Haitope delivered a commanding performance to clinch the 2026 Two Oceans Marathon half marathon title, underlining her status as one of Africa’s elite distance athletes. Haitope powered through the challenging 21.1 kilometre (km) course in an impressive time of 1:14:36, navigating the race’s demanding hills with composure and strength. Her dominant...
The MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing Academy has officially announced that the Tribute to Founding President Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma Boxing Bonanza will take place on 9 May. Organised in partnership with the Sam Nujoma Foundation, the event aims to celebrate the enduring legacy of Namibia’s founding president, whose influence extended beyond politics into the development of...
WALVIS BAY – Electricity is one of the most expensive basic commodities in Walvis Bay, unlike most Namibian towns. To put this into perspective and in juxtaposition, the suburb of Kuisebmond alone consumes about 54% of the total electricity used by the entire town of Swakopmund, highlighting the growing pressure and demand for affordable housing...
ONANDJOKWE- A new maternity ward has been constructed at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital in the Oshikoto region. The ward has 120 beds, 12 private rooms, and air conditioning, at a cost of N$57 million. The ward addresses a long-standing need for expectant and new mothers. It offers 12 private rooms, with six in the antenatal section...
OTJIWARONGO – Hundreds of Otjozondjupa region inhabitants on Saturday flocked to the Otjozondjupa Regional Council Hall in Otjiwarongo to receive the remains and pay their respects to their former governor and parliamentarian, James Unomasa Uerikua. Uerikua died in a car accident over the Easter weekend, along with his 14-year-old son, Venturo. The regional council on...
Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal yesterday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities, and the region clung to hope that a fragile truce would hold. US Vice President JD Vance left Pakistan after the talks – the highest-level meeting between the...
The Namibian public health sector continues to make commendable progress in rolling out equitable, accessible and quality health care and social welfare services to the populace, President Nandi-Ndaitwah has said. This, she said, is evident through the rapid upgrading of health facilities, enhanced procurement of medicines and the recruitment of additional health professionals. Through the...