Iuze Mukube Landless People’s Movement leader and chief change campaigner Bernadus Swartbooi has lauded the legacy of Founding President Sam Nujoma. Swartbooi said Nujoma’s contributions to the nation will be immortalised in history. He was speaking at the party’s press conference yesterday. He emphasised that Namibian history, particularly from the 60s, is incomplete without the...
NKURENKURU – The Kavango West region has joined the rest of the country in mourning founding president Dr Sam Nujoma who died on 8 February at a Windhoek hospital. The regional Governor Sirkka Ausiku remembered the departed leader as one who dedicated his entire life to the liberation and nation building of Namibia as a...
Frank Fredericks, a celebrated figure in Namibian sports, on Wednesday night, shared his reflections on the late Sam Nujoma’s profound influence on the nation, particularly during Namibia’s early years of Olympic participation. Fredericks reminisced about the historic 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, a momentous occasion f o r the country. Namibia’s debut at the 1992...
Ananias Gebhardt’s Baroka FC will face Deon Hotto’s Orlando Pirates tomorrow in an exciting Nedbank Cup last 16 clash at Orlando Stadium. The match promises to be an emotional one for Gebhardt, who shares a strong bond with Hotto, his Namibian compatriot. “When it was confirmed, we were excited because these are the games you...
Lahja Nashuuta Creating a vibrant education system, prioritising decent school infrastructure, sheer passion for the Namibian child’s education and social progress through technology are hallmarks of the Nujoma presidency. This is the view of former prime minister Nahas Angula, the man late Founding President Sam Nujoma first assigned to lay an independent Namibia’s education bedrock,...
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – The Erongo Regional Electricity Distributor (RED) has committed to electrifying 1 838 houses across the region within the next four months in efforts to ensure universal electricity access. The initiative, valued at N$66.8 million, will be undertaken in honour of Founding President Sam Nujoma and will cover Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Usakos,...
The Forum of German-speaking Namibians has hailed late Founding President Sam Nujoma for ensuring that minority groups such as themselves felt safe and part of a new democratic dispensation at the dawn of independence. It is something many were unsure of at the time. Paying tribute to the late anti-colonialism icon who died on Saturday...
Hesron Kapanga OKANGHUDI – Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba has urged Namibians against destroying what Founding President Sam Nujoma built. In an interview with Nampa at his homestead at Okanghudi in the Ohangwena region on Tuesday, Pohamba said now that Nujoma has died, people should not think of destroying what he built, but should rather work...
Namibia Futsal Women’s team, also known as Futsal Gladiators 5, will know their opponents for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, after the draw, set to take place today. The 2025 Women’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations’ tournament is scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco from 22 to 30 April. This inaugural tournament will...
Gobabis outfit Young African’s player George Hummel Junior, the son of legendary former Brave Warriors’ defender, George Hummel Senior, credits much of his achievements on his football journey to his father’s guidance and influence. Born in Grootfontein and raised in South Africa, the 26-year-old Junior said his father’s support and guidance on hard work and...