Iuze Mukube As the curtain fell on the ongoing Namcor corruption scandal case yesterday, details emerged pointing to a tale of how public resources were allegedly looted at an industrial scale by once-powerful individuals and their cronies. Playing out in court this week, arguments brought to light elements of close-knit ties and how beef was...
Hilma Nalupe Speed action returns to the capital this weekend, as the fifth leg of the Namibia National Karting Championships roars to life at the Tony Rust Race Track on Saturday, 19 July 2025. Hosted by the Windhoek Motor Club, the event promises a day packed with speed, skill, and fierce competition. The upcoming championship...
Namibia’s Welwitschias will be aiming to secure a historic eighth Rugby World Cup appearance when they take on Zimbabwe’s Sables in the final of the Rugby Africa Cup tomorrow at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. The highly anticipated clash will commence at 15h00 and will determine which team qualifies directly for the...
Johan Diergaardt, vice president of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU), said the primary objective of the newly introduced 2025 Club Championship is player development. He shared these sentiments in response to questions about the one-day tournament. He stated that Namibia’s rugby, at both club and national levels, has many crucial competitions lined up ahead. For...
Meunae Mieze (17) has big dreams. She wants to become a technical official in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This ambition was ignited by her recent experience officiating matches at the AUSC Region 5 Games in Windhoek. Mieze, still a high school student, became a basketball statistician two years ago after completing an online course offered...
Global energy giant Shell has committed to transitioning from exploration to oil production in Namibia, marking a significant step forward in unlocking the country’s offshore petroleum wealth. This will confirm its position as Namibia’s largest energy investor, with over US$1 billion already invested in the sector. The pledge came during a courtesy meeting at State...
Molly Weyulu In the quiet corridors of Namibian homes, an unspoken crisis is emerging, one that is claiming lives faster than society can respond.Between January and March this year, 124 people died by suicide in Namibia, with 108 of these being men. The statistics, recently released by the Namibian Police, paint a sobering picture of...
GOBABIS – A combination of strategic interventions by the Office of the Omaheke governor and partners resulted in a 20% reduction in severe acute and moderate acute malnutrition in the region. One of the driving factors that helped with the reduction in malnutrition cases is the partnership between the governor’s office and Genesis, an organisation...
Lahja Nashuuta As the campaign season picks up, Katutura Central constituency councillor Vezemba Rodman Katjaimo wants to be given another mandate, saying he delivered on his 2020 campaign vows. Katjaimo, in an interview this week, revealed his intention to seek re-election in the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authority elections scheduled for November. The interview...
Hilma Nalupe Namibia’s undefeated boxers Paulinus Ndjolonimus and Mateus ‘Beats’ Heita are set to face two of the toughest tests of their professional careers this month. Major international bouts are lined up in Germany and the United States. Ndjolonimus, boasting a record of 19 wins from 19 fights, left the country yesterday for Germany. There,...