Rudolf Gaiseb Acting High Court Judge Anne-Doris Hans-Kaumbi on Monday evening granted the National Youth Council (NYC) interim board an interdict against youth leaders William Minnie, Julia Nekwaya and Jafet Amakali. The application was filed on an urgent basis by NYC chairperson Beverly Silas, its director Dominic Mukumba, and the sports ministry. It comes on the heels...
OMUTHIYA – The new school year commences this week, with an anticipated 896 311 learners from pre-school to Grade 12 filling up classrooms. The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture’s executive director Sanet Steenkamp in an interview with Nampa on Monday said the 450 691 boys and 445 620 girls will be attending 2 036...
Immanuel ‘AC’ Moses, the owner of African Connection (AC) Boxing Academy, held a press conference yesterday at the NIIDA Building in Windhoek, unveiling the academy’s major plans for the year ahead. Two of the academy’s top fighters, Charles Shinima and Flame Nangolo, are set to compete in highly-anticipated bouts this year, marking a significant step...
In a determined effort to return to the Premier League, Chief Santos is on the lookout for a new head coach to lead the team in their quest for top-tier football. The ideal candidate must hold a Caf B, C or D coaching licence. The club aims to strengthen its technical team, and improve its...
Iuze Mukube The Roads Authority (RA) has been ordered to pay 28 of its employees a total of N$7.8 million. The Labour Commission’s Moses Mazambo made the order earlier this month. It resulted from a dispute involving three RA employees, being non-engineering middle-level managers, who alleged they were excluded from pay scale adjustments under the...
Rudolf Gaiseb Police supremo Joseph Shikongo is a worried man. This follows the concerns he raised over the disturbing rise in the exploitation of children through prostitution, and the alarming circulation of sexual-related content on social media. Addressing the media in the capital yesterday, the police inspector general emphasised the gravity of the situation, saying...
Aletta Shikololo Eba Kandovazu For weeks now, despair loomed over families displaced by floods in Windhoek’s informal settlements. Lives were uprooted, homes washed away, and possessions destroyed. But amidst the misfortune, a glimmer of hope has emerged at Farm 508 in the Goreangab informal settlement – a relocation site currently taking shape. The site is...
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – A 42-year-old Zambian national died in a motor-vehicle accident after the truck he was driving reportedly swerved off the road. The Namibian Police Force (NamPol)’s senior inspector in the Erongo region, Hilda Shomongula, said the accident occurred at around 11h44 on Sunday on the B2 national road, some nine kilometres towards...
The next Nedbank Windhoek Pedal Power Race event is scheduled for Sunday at Copperkettle in Windhoek. This is after Namibian elite cyclist Alex Miller and cycling newcomer Louise Breed won the first Nedbank Windhoek Pedal Power race of the 2025 season. The road cycling season opener took place at Teufels Schlucht outside Windhoek this past...
The highly-anticipated 2024/2025 Debmarine Premier League returns this weekend with a thrilling lineup of matches. First up, the newly-renamed Bucks Buccaneers, formerly known as Civics, will kick things off at 14h00 against Rundu-based Julinho Athletics at the University of Namibia (Unam) Stadium. Despite sitting 13th on the log, coach Bertus Bock and assistant James Britz...