Fortune Eichab, head coach of Khomas Nampol, has expressed confidence in his team’s ability to secure maximum points in tonight’s match. Nampol currently leads the league with seven points, having won three matches and drawn one. Tonight, they will face last year’s runners-up and 13th-placed FC Ongos at Independence Stadium. The match is scheduled to...
The president of Netball Namibia, Rebekka Goagoses, expressed satisfaction with the organisation and progress of the Africa Netball Cup tournament, which is currently underway at the MTC Dome in Swakopmund. The competition kicked off on Monday and will run until Saturday, drawing attention from local netball fans. Goagoses acknowledged that while the tournament faced some...
EPUPA – Residents of the Epupa constituency in the Kunene region had high hopes of accessing improved healthcare services, including maternal care, after the government had prioritised the construction of the Epupa Health Centre. However, the residents’ hope of getting access to improved healthcare is now in jeopardy due to possible delays to the construction...
Iuze Mukube Acting Judge Moses Chinhengo is adamant that the plea-taking stage in the Fishrot scandal must proceed until completion, despite a special plea lodged by accused Sacky Shanghala. Judge Chinhengo rejected Shanghala’s contention that the court does not have jurisdiction to hear the case and, therefore, sees no reason why the proceedings should be...
President Nangolo Mbumba and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame said they have been working with China in a partnership which seeks to optimise benefits for their people. Mbumba noted that China has increasingly played an important and influential role in the global economy and development of African countries. Mbumba said the impact that Chinese investments...
President Nangolo Mbumba has pledged to deepen Namibia’s friendship and cooperation with Ghana under the leadership of John Dramani Mahama. In his congratulatory message to Mahama, Mbumba applauded the president-elect and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party following their victory in Ghana’s general elections on 7 December. The win marks Mahama’s return to the presidency,...
In an effort to provide local players a platform to prepare for the upcoming 2027 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, MTC and the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) have joined forces to launch a new regional 15s tournament. The newly-formed tournament will feature four teams, with approximately 200 local players engaging in non-stop action between February and...
Conny Samaria, the chairperson of the organising committee for the Africa Netball Cup currently taking place at the MTC Dome in Swakopmund, has hailed the tournament as a success thus far. The competition, which began on Monday and is set to end on 15 December, has drawn impressive participation in both the women’s and men’s...
The first mobile telephony company in the country, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), stated it remains unshaken by the potential introduction of Elon Musk’s low earth orbiting satellite communication company, Starlink. This is as Starlink, a wholly owned subsidiary of Musk’s SpaceX, currently faces regulatory hurdles in Namibia and across many other African countries. At its...
The Chief Hosea Kutako Memorial Museum and Homestead Shrine, which was officially unveiled yesterday at Toasis in Omaheke region’s Aminuis constituency, should be viewed in correspondence with Kutako’s principles and ideals of unity, nationalism and the development of all Namibians. This was the key message from President Nangolo Mbumba during the inauguration yesterday, where he...