The top-flight FNB Women’s Super League concluded its last-round football matches last weekend before taking a break until January. According to the Namibia Football Association (NFA), the women’s football league will resume on 25 January 2025. Several matches were played at various venues throughout the weekend. After five rounds, Khomas Nampol sits atop the standings...
The Namibian senior women’s hockey team successfully defended their Nkosi Cup in Cape Town on Tuesday night, crushing South Africa 3-1 in an intense final at the Wynberg Military Base. The victory marked another milestone for Namibia, securing their second consecutive Nkosi Cup. Namibia took control early in the match, with Jivanka Kruger scoring the...
As the festive season approaches, Inspector General of the Namibian Police Joseph Shikongo has issued a stern warning to motorists to prioritise safety to prevent a surge in road accidents and fatalities. Speaking to New Era yesterday, he expressed concern over the rising number of accidents recorded in November, some of which resulted in fatalities. ...
PRESIDENT Nangolo Mbumba has reiterated Namibia’s unwavering and unrelenting support for Cuba’s continued fight against the USA’s unilateral economic, financial and commercial blockade. This blockade has been in force for 60 years since it was imposed in 1962 in response to what the US termed “the Cuban missile crisis”. Mbumba, who is in Cuba on...
Auleria Wakudumo Police in Otjozondjupa are investigating a case of murder after a 49-year-old man was fatally shot while allegedly trying to rescue a lady who was being robbed last week. Otjozondjupa’s Community Policing Sub-division head, Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha, said the incident occurred at Carwash No.1 in Okahandja at around 11h03 on Monday. She...
Iuze Mukube Another application brought by alleged Fishrot mastermind Sacky Shanghala last week was dismissed as having no grounds to stand on by acting High Court judge Moses Chinhengo. The stay application was to postpone the plea-taking stage to make way for the former justice minister to file a review with the Supreme Court for...
Despite delivering a title-charged message last weekend following their back-to-back wins, Khomas Nampol’s Fortune Eichab said they will not be carried away with their recent good results and set unrealistic expectations for themselves. “I believe that is a good confidence-booster for us, but we’ll not let the great form get to our minds, and get...
The Bank Windhoek Kehat Beukes Chess Tournament hosted in conjunction with the Namibia Chess Federation (NCF) attracted 70 participants over the past weekend. The tournament, which was sponsored by Bank Windhoek, was held from Saturday, 14 to15 December in Swakopmund. It was dominated by Namibian players who travelled from across the country, and had an...
After almost half-a-decade of letters flying back and forth, and attempts by some media house bosses to reduce it to a briefcase entity, the Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu) was yesterday certified by the Labour Commissioner. Nampu becomes Namibia’s first-ever union specifically representing and targeting issues which affect journalists and media professionals in general in...
Rudolf Gaiseb Despite the suspension of its board by youth and sports minister Agnes Tjongarero, a faction of the National Youth Council (NYC) convened its third general assembly in Rietfontein and elected a board of their own. Tjongarero, meanwhile, has appointed an interim board of her own. In essence, the NYC now has two parallel...